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Course Overview

  • icon2 day course
  • iconCertificate of Attendance
  • iconIn-person, Live Online, Private
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Effective digital marketing requires a connected approach across search, social media, paid advertising and measurement. Learn to navigate the modern marketing landscape and build strategies aligned with clear business objectives.

On this course, you’ll explore the modern marketing funnel and how digital channels work together across the customer journey. We’ll cover SEO, paid search, organic and paid social media, display and video advertising alongside analytics and performance measurement.

Through practical exercises, examples and a media planning workshop, you’ll set measurable objectives, choose appropriate channels and align budgets, timelines, creative requirements and KPIs. You’ll leave better equipped to contribute to integrated digital campaigns and make more informed marketing decisions.

Attend a scheduled course at The Shard in London or through our live virtual classroom. Private sessions are also available at The Shard, online or at a location of your choice anywhere in the UK or globally.

What you'll learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Explain how the modern marketing funnel maps to digital channels and customer behaviour
  • Outline a paid search campaign using appropriate objectives, keywords and match types
  • Select appropriate digital channels based on objectives, audiences and funnel stages
  • Apply core SEO principles to support website visibility and organic search performance
  • Explain how organic and paid social media support different campaign objectives
  • Interpret key campaign metrics to assess performance and return on investment

Course agenda

Marketing Fundamentals

  • Core principles of marketing effectiveness
  • The digital shift: attention, relevance, brand building vs performance
  • Traditional vs digital roles in the funnel

Digital Strategy & Funnel Planning

  • The modern marketing funnel (awareness to loyalty)
  • Digital channel mix explained
  • Setting measurable objectives
  • Mapping goals to the funnel

SEO: Getting Found in Search

  • How search engines work in 2025
  • Keyword and topic research
  • On-page and technical optimisation basics
  • What content ranks now

Paid Search (PPC)

  • The need for paid search
  • Google Ads overview (Search, Performance Max)
  • Keyword match types and targeting options
  • Writing ad copy that converts
  • Ad extensions, bidding and budgets
  • Measuring success: CTR, CPC, Quality Score

Organic Social Media

  • Today's social media landscape
  • Humanising your brand and building community
  • Content that engages (stories, Reels, carousels, short video)
  • Measuring trust and tone

Paid Social Advertising

  • Platforms: Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, Snap Creative formats: Reels ads, Spark Ads, Thought Leader ads
  • Audience targeting: AI, custom, lookalikes
  • Budgeting and campaign tips

Display & Video Ads

  • Programmatic basics and Google Display Network
  • GDN formats and audiences (affinity, in-market, custom intent)
  • YouTube Ads: Shorts, TrueView, bumper
  • Creative best practices for attention and clarity

Measurement & Analytics

  • Platform metrics vs analytics tools
  • Key metrics: ROAS, CPA, CLV
  • Attribution models in 2025
  • GA4 essentials: tracking, reporting, insights

Media Planning Workshop

  • Aligning budget to goals
  • Choosing the right channels
  • Mapping timelines, KPIs, creatives

Future Trends & Tools

Who it's for

This course is perfect for:

  • Early-career and traditional marketers looking to build a broader understanding of digital marketing
  • SEO, social media and paid media specialists who want to understand the wider channel mix
  • Business owners and entrepreneurs responsible for promoting their organisations online

Prerequisites

No previous digital marketing experience is required. The course is designed for beginners and professionals who want to strengthen their understanding of how digital channels work together.

Next steps

Once you understand the fundamentals, you can develop deeper channel expertise through one of our dedicated SEO, social media or paid media courses.

If you want to examine how artificial intelligence is changing targeting, creative and campaign optimisation, our AI in Digital Marketing course explores practical applications across the marketing funnel.

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    10:00am – 5:00pm
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