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

Access provided by University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

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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 Strategy and Techniques
Category: Case Studies
Category: Generative AI
Category: Digital Marketing Campaigns
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Business Marketing
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Marketing
Category: Customer Engagement
Category: Digital Brand Strategy
Category: Journey Mapping
Category: Marketing Channel
Category: Consumer Behaviour
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: Marketing Communications
Category: Target Audience
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Business Marketing
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Driving engagement
Category: Business Communication
Category: Digital Analysis
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Customer Relationship Building
Category: Marketing
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Decision Intelligence
Category: User Experience
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Marketing Channel
Category: Strategic Marketing
Category: Customer Engagement
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: Strategic Planning
Category: Target Audience
Category: Marketing Planning
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Digital Marketing Campaigns
Category: Driving engagement
Category: Integrated Marketing Communications
Category: Cross-Channel Marketing
Category: Marketing Channel
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Digital Brand Strategy
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Business Communication
Category: Digital Analysis
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Customer Engagement
Category: Social Media Campaigns
Category: Digital Media Strategy
Category: Campaign Planning
Category: Journey Mapping
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: Target Market
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Target Audience
Category: Driving engagement
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Marketing Communications
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Contextual Advertising
Category: Paid media
Category: Advertising
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Customer Insights
Category: Campaign Planning
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Marketing
Category: Customer Engagement
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: Online Advertising
Category: Resource Allocation
Category: Target Audience
Category: Performance marketing
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Paid media
Category: Marketing
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Marketing Communications
Category: Bidding
Category: Advertising
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Marketing Budgets
Category: Cost Management
Category: Digital Marketing Campaigns
Category: Budget Management
Category: Campaign Planning
Category: Strategic 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: Performance Reporting
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Return On Investment
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Digital Analysis
Category: Paid media
Category: Digital Marketing Campaigns
Category: Data-Driven Marketing
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Analytics
Category: Performance Metric
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: Advertising
Category: A/B Testing
Category: Marketing Materials
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Content Performance Analysis
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Content Optimization
Category: Marketing Design
Category: Performance marketing
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Driving engagement
Category: Content Creation
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Marketing Communications
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Data-Driven Marketing
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: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Marketing
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Advertising
Category: Marketing Budgets
Category: Paid media
Category: Promotions and Campaigns
Category: Professional Development
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Digital Media Strategy
Category: Digital Marketing Campaigns
Category: Campaign Planning
Category: Target Audience
Category: Performance marketing
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Digital Marketing

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