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IBM Digital Marketing and Growth Hacking with GenAI Professional Certificate

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IBM Digital Marketing and Growth Hacking with GenAI Professional Certificate

​​Prepare for digital marketing specialist career.

Gain in-demand and practical skills to be job-ready in 2 months. No prior experience needed.

IBM Skills Network Team
SkillUp
Rajesh Menon

Instructors: IBM Skills Network Team

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from 190 reviews of courses in this program

Beginner level

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8 weeks to complete
at 8 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Master the up-to-date practical skills and knowledge that digital marketers use or are required for becoming a growth hacker

  • Practice concepts and strategies across digital advertising, SEO, content marketing, social media, e-commerce, and email campaigns

  • Learn how to create, manage, and analyze effective marketing campaigns across major social media platforms, such as Google, LinkedIn, and YouTube

  • Use GenAI to automate and personalize marketing content, including ad copy, product recommendations, and email promotions

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Professional Certificate - 8 course series

Introduction to Digital Marketing

Introduction to Digital Marketing

Course 1, 12 hours

What you'll learn

  • Gain foundational skills in social media marketing and digital advertising to kickstart your digital marketing or growth hacking journey

  • Leverage digital channels like social media (including LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook), email, PPC, and content to build marketing strategies

  • Identify and analyze target audiences using demographic and psychographic insights to create effective, goal-aligned campaigns

  • Recognize career paths and business opportunities to confidently pursue roles in the digital marketing field

Skills you'll gain

Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Data-Driven Marketing
Category: Digital Marketing Campaigns
Category: Digital Media Strategy
Category: Digital Content
Category: Content Development and Management
Category: Social Media Analytics
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Social Media
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Pay Per Click Advertising
Category: Digital Marketing Tools
Category: Digital Analysis
Digital Advertising

Digital Advertising

Course 2, 15 hours

What you'll learn

  • Build the knowledge and skills you need to run successful digital advertising campaigns in just 4 weeks. No prior experience required

  • Conduct keyword research and set up Google Search campaigns that are optimized for better ROI

  • Create and manage effective advertising campaigns on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram using platform-specific tools and best practices

  • Analyze influencer marketing strategies, including identifying appropriate influencers & evaluating campaign effectiveness through relevant metrics

Skills you'll gain

Category: Keyword Research
Category: Campaign Planning
Category: Meta Ads Manager
Category: Paid media
Category: Data-Driven Marketing
Category: Social Media Campaigns
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Google Ads
Category: Marketing Analytics
Search Engine Optimization and Content Marketing

Search Engine Optimization and Content Marketing

Course 3, 14 hours

What you'll learn

  • Develop job-ready SEO and content marketing skills essential for success in digital marketing and growth hacking.

  • Implement on-page and off-page SEO strategies, including keyword research, content optimization, meta tags, link building, and domain authority.

  • Apply technical SEO best practices to enhance website performance, mobile responsiveness, indexability, and overall search engine rankings.

  • Create and execute content marketing strategies that align with SEO goals—developing high-quality, engaging content. 

Skills you'll gain

Category: Search Engine Optimization
Category: Content Marketing
Category: Content Optimization
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Customer Engagement
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)
Category: MarTech
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Content Development and Management
Category: Market Research
Category: Content Creation
Category: Blogs
Category: Content Performance Analysis
Category: Web Analytics and SEO
Category: Digital Marketing Tools
Category: Search Engine Marketing
Category: Web Analytics
Social Media Marketing

Social Media Marketing

Course 4, 12 hours

What you'll learn

  • Gain essential skills in social media marketing and management to elevate your digital marketing and growth hacking journey.

  • Develop a social media strategy by mastering planning, goal-setting, and platform selection across channels like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, & X.

  • Create and manage engaging content across various formats using tools like Canva & inVideo for enhanced audience interaction and community building.

  • Analyze and optimize performance using key metrics and management tools to monitor campaigns, measure engagement, and refine strategies.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Social Media Management
Category: Content Scheduling
Category: Content Creation
Category: Drive Engagement
Category: Social Media Analytics
Category: Social Media Strategy
Category: Brand Awareness
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Content Performance Analysis
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Market Research
Category: Social Media Content
Category: Instagram
Category: Content Development and Management
Category: TikTok
Category: Content Optimization
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Social Media
Category: Social Media Campaigns
E-commerce Marketing and Email Campaigns

E-commerce Marketing and Email Campaigns

Course 5, 13 hours

What you'll learn

  • Gain essential skills in e-commerce marketing and email campaigns that drive engagement, conversions, and success

  • Explain the core e-commerce concepts, including business models, platforms, and technology stacks, and the strategic role of email marketing

  • Develop an e-commerce strategy, including a plan, value proposition, compelling product listings, and craft engaging, personalized email campaigns

  • Use e-commerce and email analytics tools to track metrics, analyze customer behavior and lifetime value, run A/B tests, and gain data-driven insights

Skills you'll gain

Category: Email Marketing
Category: E-Commerce
Category: Strategic Marketing
Category: Driving engagement
Category: Sales
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Personalized Campaigns
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Digital Marketing Campaigns
Category: Data-Driven Marketing
Category: Web Analytics and SEO
Category: Direct Marketing
Category: Decision Making
Category: Automation
Category: Email Security
Category: Customer Retention
Category: Customer Relationship Building
Category: Content Performance Analysis
Category: Advertising Mail
Category: Conversion Funnel Analysis
Generative AI: Accelerate your Digital Marketing Career

Generative AI: Accelerate your Digital Marketing Career

Course 6, 16 hours

What you'll learn

  • Job-ready, practical skills for leveraging generative AI in digital marketing 

  • Generative AI tools and techniques for creating marketing content and campaigns

  • AI-driven strategies for improving SEO, digital advertising, and e-commerce experiences

  • Generative AI techniques to create engaging and personalized email content and targeted marketing strategies

Skills you'll gain

Category: AI Personalization
Category: Search Engine Optimization
Category: Email Marketing
Category: Generative AI
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Content Creation
Category: Email Automation
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Keyword Research
Category: Content Optimization
Category: Marketing Automation
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Digital Marketing Tools
Category: Data Ethics
Category: E-Commerce
Category: Copywriting
Category: Digital Marketing Campaigns
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Personalized Campaigns
Category: Social Media Marketing
Capstone Project: Digital Marketing and Growth Hacking

Capstone Project: Digital Marketing and Growth Hacking

Course 7, 19 hours

What you'll learn

  • Demonstrate your digital marketing and AI skills in this portfolio-worthy capstone project that will stand out to employers

  • Design and execute a digital marketing strategy using core concepts from SEO, content marketing, paid advertising, social media, and email marketing

  • Develop campaign assets, including briefs, content plans, ad strategies, email sequences, and AI-enhanced materials tailored to a target audience

  • Apply practical skills in audience targeting, budgeting, channel selection, and performance forecasting to simulate real-world marketing challenges

Skills you'll gain

Category: Search Engine Optimization
Category: Target Audience
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Campaign Planning
Category: Digital Marketing Campaigns
Category: Presentations
Category: E-Commerce
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Business Analysis
Category: Digital Analysis
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Content Performance Analysis
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Social Media Campaigns
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Paid media
Category: LinkedIn
Category: Content Development and Management

What you'll learn

  • Learn to draft content that gets noticed by leading AI search platforms, including Google AI Overviews, Bing Copilot, Perplexity, and ChatGPT

  • Develop a clear understanding of how SEO has evolved into AI-powered SEO, reshaping visibility, discovery, and user intent

  • Compare traditional SEO with AI-driven SEO by exploring entities, topical authority, and GEO strategies in action

  • Evaluate GEO performance by working with real datasets and uncover new opportunities to optimize for AI-driven results

Skills you'll gain

Category: Content Optimization
Category: Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)
Category: Content Performance Analysis
Category: Search Engine Optimization
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Generative AI
Category: Web Analytics and SEO
Category: Analysis
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Content Marketing
Category: Web Content
Category: Data Strategy
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Keyword Research
Category: Semantic Web
Category: Content Development and Management
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Content Creation
Category: Competitive Analysis

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