Chegg Skills

Applied Digital Marketing Specialization

Chegg Skills

Applied Digital Marketing Specialization

Build Digital Marketing Skills That Deliver.

Build practical skills in digital channels, audience targeting, advertising, and campaign strategy.

Barry Finder

Instructor: Barry Finder

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 5 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Develop digital marketing strategies that align audience needs, business goals, and marketing channels.

  • Plan and optimize digital advertising campaigns using audience targeting, creative strategies, budgeting, and bidding techniques.

  • Measure campaign performance using key metrics and data insights to improve digital marketing effectiveness.

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Specialization - 8 course series

Digital Marketing Fundamentals

Digital Marketing Fundamentals

Course 1, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Explain the purpose and value of digital marketing.

  • Identify common digital marketing channels and their uses.

  • Describe the customer journey and digital touchpoints.

  • Recognize how AI supports modern marketing workflows.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Generative AI
Category: Marketing
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Marketing Channel
Category: Digital Brand Strategy
Category: Customer Engagement
Category: Digital Marketing Campaigns
Category: Case Studies
Category: Journey Mapping
Category: Business Marketing
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Digital Marketing in Modern Business

Digital Marketing in Modern Business

Course 2, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Explain the role of digital marketing in today's business environment.

  • Describe how organizations use digital marketing to connect with customers.

  • Identify digital marketing channels that support customer engagement.

  • Recognize how digital marketing contributes to business objectives.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Customer Relationship Building
Category: Marketing Communications
Category: Decision Intelligence
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Marketing Channel
Category: Driving engagement
Category: Customer Engagement
Category: Business Communication
Category: Business Strategy
Category: User Experience
Category: Strategic Marketing
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Marketing
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Target Audience
Category: Digital Analysis
Category: Business Marketing
Digital Marketing Channels and Ecosystems

Digital Marketing Channels and Ecosystems

Course 3, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Explain the role of digital marketing channels within the broader digital marketing ecosystem.

  • Describe how organizations use digital marketing channels to engage target audiences.

  • Identify how digital marketing channels and technologies support business objectives.

  • Understand how digital marketing channels and ecosystems contribute to effective marketing strategies.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Campaign Planning
Category: Cross-Channel Marketing
Category: Journey Mapping
Category: Integrated Marketing Communications
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Target Audience
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Customer Engagement
Category: Digital Marketing Campaigns
Category: Business Communication
Category: Digital Brand Strategy
Category: Marketing Planning
Category: Digital Media Strategy
Category: Social Media Campaigns
Category: Digital Analysis
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Marketing Channel
Category: Driving engagement
Audience Targeting for Digital Marketing

Audience Targeting for Digital Marketing

Course 4, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Explain the role of audience targeting in digital marketing.

  • Identify approaches for segmenting and targeting audiences.

  • Describe how audience insights support marketing decisions.

  • Apply audience targeting concepts to support effective digital marketing strategies.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Target Audience
Category: Contextual Advertising
Category: Customer Insights
Category: Advertising
Category: Driving engagement
Category: Target Market
Category: Campaign Planning
Category: Customer Engagement
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Paid media
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Marketing
Category: Marketing Communications
Digital Marketing Campaign Budgeting and Bidding

Digital Marketing Campaign Budgeting and Bidding

Course 5, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Explain the role of budgeting and bidding in digital marketing campaigns.

  • Identify factors that influence campaign budget planning.

  • Describe common bidding approaches used to support campaign objectives.

  • Apply budgeting and bidding concepts to support effective digital marketing campaigns.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Resource Allocation
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Marketing
Category: Budget Management
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Advertising
Category: Marketing Communications
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Cost Management
Category: Target Audience
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Digital Marketing Campaigns
Category: Marketing Budgets
Category: Bidding
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Paid media
Category: Performance marketing
Category: Campaign Planning
Measuring Digital Marketing Campaign Performance

Measuring Digital Marketing Campaign Performance

Course 6, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Explain the importance of measuring digital marketing campaign performance.

  • Identify common approaches for evaluating campaign effectiveness.

  • Interpret campaign performance data to support marketing decisions.

  • Apply performance insights to improve future digital marketing campaigns.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Return On Investment
Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Analytics
Category: Data-Driven Marketing
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Web Analytics
Category: Digital Marketing Campaigns
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Performance Reporting
Category: Digital Analysis
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Paid media
Category: Digital Advertising
Digital Advertising Creative and Optimization

Digital Advertising Creative and Optimization

Course 7, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Explain the role of advertising creative in digital marketing campaigns.

  • Identify approaches for creating effective digital advertisements.

  • Describe strategies for optimizing advertising creative to improve campaign performance.

  • Apply creative and optimization concepts to support digital marketing objectives.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Campaign Management
Category: Marketing Communications
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Data-Driven Marketing
Category: Content Creation
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Advertising
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: A/B Testing
Category: Marketing Materials
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Content Optimization
Category: Performance marketing
Category: Driving engagement
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Content Performance Analysis
Category: Marketing Design
Integrating Digital Advertising Strategies

Integrating Digital Advertising Strategies

Course 8, 1 hour

What you'll learn

  • Integrate key digital advertising concepts and strategies explored throughout the specialization.

  • Reflect on campaign planning, execution, optimization, and performance measurement.

  • Demonstrate your understanding of digital advertising principles through a comprehensive knowledge assessment.

  • Identify opportunities to continue developing your digital marketing skills.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Campaign Management
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Marketing Budgets
Category: Promotions and Campaigns
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Digital Media Strategy
Category: Digital Marketing Campaigns
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Performance marketing
Category: Marketing
Category: Paid media
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Professional Development
Category: Advertising
Category: Campaign Planning
Category: Target Audience

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Barry Finder
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