Certified Digital Marketing Professional (CDMP V9) e-learning

certified digital marketing professional course

Get in the game and become an in-demand Certified Digital Marketing Professional by understanding the fundamentals of digital marketing and gaining an understanding of the key digital specialisms, from mobile and social media marketing to email, YouTube & display advertising, PPC and SEO.

Why should I take this program?

Through dynamic video presentations and practical learning activities (including tutorials and exercises), you will acquire a hands-on learning experience that will enable you to demonstrate a strong foundation in digital marketing, covering the main concepts, techniques, and skills required in order to develop, plan, and implement an effective digital marketing strategy.

Students can expect to:

  • Gain a holistic understanding and competency in the key areas
    of digital marketing
  • Learn durable skills so you can stay relevant, no matter what’s
    trending
  • Join a community of like-minded marketers and industry experts
  • Keep learning with Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

By the end of this program, students will be able to:

  • Increase your website’s visibility through search engine optimization
    techniques
  • Drive qualified traffic to your website through pay-per-click
    advertising
  • Execute social video and digital display campaigns
  • Capture, segment, and manage email subscribers in order to plan
    and execute a successful email marketing campaign
  • Use suitable social media channels for different business goals
    and objectives
  • Measure and optimize your social media campaigns
  • Leverage mobile marketing for its micro-targeting advantages
  • Analyze and optimize your overall digital marketing activity
  • Create a formal digital marketing plan for your business

 

Target audience: 

This certification is ideal for a wide range of professionals including Marketing Executives, Managers, IT Managers and Senior Management. It is also ideal for small business owners or anyone involved in the planning, implementation or measurement of digital strategies, along with anyone keen to pursue a career in digital marketing. Becoming a Certified Digital Marketing Professional will benefit you regardless of your skills or experience and will empower you to maximize the impact of your marketing through powerful digital tools.

What will I accomplish?

Upon successful completion of a 3-hour computer-based examination, candidates will be awarded one of the world’s most widely recognized digital marketing certifications. Certified professionals will get the confidence they need to create and steer transformative and revenuegenerating digital marketing strategies for companies of any and all sizes. Students will also receive a globally recognised certified professional
badge to display on their LinkedIn profiles, whilst also gaining access to the MyDMI membership platform to maintain their skills as they continue to learn and grow, to network, and to gain valuable CPD points.

Course content:

The course comprises ten modules which provide in-depth coverage of all the key disciplines required for best practice digital marketing.

There are ten modules in this program:

  1. Introduction to Digital Marketing
  2. Content Marketing
  3. Social Media Marketing
  4. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  5. Paid Search (PPC) using Google Ads
  6. Youtube and Display Advertising
  7. Email Marketing
  8. Website Optimization
  9. Analytics with Google Analytics
  10. Digital Marketing Strategy

1. Introduction to Digital Marketing

Lecturer: Philippe Polman

This module introduces the core principles and purpose of digital marketing. It enables you to develop clear and actionable business objectives for a digital marketing plan. You’ll learn how to uncover audience and industry insights from digital research, and to connect effectively with your customers and target audience with a 360 digital marketing campaign.

2. Content Marketing

Lecturer: Will Francis

This module explores the knowledge and skills required to plan and execute a content marketing strategy in a persona-oriented, data-driven way. You’ll be able to connect content to the Buyer’s Journey and understand how to engage your audience in a meaningful way. It covers content creation, content curation, and how to extend the value of content using scheduling tools and promotion methods. The module concludes by examining the key metrics and tools for measuring the performance of a content marketing strategy.

3. Social Media Marketing

Lecturer: Alison Battisby

This module introduces the key social media platforms for digital marketing, and it demonstrates how to set up a social media experience for a business. It explains the techniques and best practices for growing and engaging a social media audience, and it demonstrates how to create effective paid advertising campaigns on the key social platforms. It also covers how to extract and report on data from the platforms’ native analytics tools to derive deeper audience and campaign insights.

4. SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

Lecturer: Joe Williams

This module begins with the fundamentals of SEO and how search engines work. It explains why it is vital to align SEO objectives with overarching business objectives and how to use keyword and competitor research to build an SEO content plan that brings the right kind of visitors to a website. It also covers how to boost online conversions to help stand out in today’s fiercely competitive online marketplace and ensure the best possible ROI.

5. Paid Search (PPC) using Google Ads

Lecturer: Cathal Melinn

This module begins with the fundamentals of paid search, and it demonstrates how to implement and manage paid search campaigns using Google Ads. Beginning with keywords and keyword research, you’ll be able to create your search campaigns from the ground up. It explains how to manage paid search advertising budgets, and how
to optimize your campaigns. It also covers conversion tracking and how to measure and report on the performance of paid search campaigns using Google Analytics.

6. YouTube and Display Advertising 

Lecturer: Kristin Shine

This module begins with the fundamentals of Display and Video advertising, and it demonstrates how to set up and manage a YouTube channel. It covers the ad formats available on the Google Display Network and YouTube, and it shows how to set up and manage Display and Video campaigns. It also explains how to effectively target and remarket to audiences with display banners and video advertising. The module concludes by identifying the key metrics and tools to use to analyze and optimize the effectiveness of Display and Video campaigns.

7. Email Marketing

Lecturer: Karen Talavera

This module begins with the fundamentals of email marketing and how the concepts of segmentation, personalization, timing, engagement, and the legislation and regulations surrounding data protection underpin an effective email marketing strategy. The module introduces key email marketing tools and techniques, and it explores subscriber list and email design best practices. It covers how to create, test, and optimize an email campaign that maximizes email open and click rates and provides an
overview of the value provided by marketing automation tools.

8. Website Optimization

Lecturer: Kelsey Jones

This module introduces key concepts underpinning effective website design, types of websites, ecommerce, lead generation, and the purpose of website optimization. It will enable you to build and publish a simple, well-designed, and optimized website using WordPress that is aligned to specific business goals. The module also covers how
to use metrics to capture, track, and measure website activity to develop deeper insights.

9. Analytics with Google Analytics

Lecturer: Bryan Kam

This module begins with the fundamentals of web analytics. It also examines the associated legal responsibilities and best practices concerning data collection, consent, and privacy that enable a digital marketer to draw actionable conclusions from website or marketing channel data. You’ll learn how to set up and configure Google Analytics, and install Google Analytics tracking code and link it to your website.
The module covers setting website goals to analyze performance and analyze customer conversion journeys. It also provides comprehensive detail on how to use Google Analytics reports and features to monitor and analyze digital campaigns.

10. Digital Marketing Strategy

Lecturer: Jessica Preddy

This module identifies the core components of an effective digital marketing strategy, and it explains how to develop an effective budget plan and measure the ROI for digital activities. It covers how to set clear and actionable objectives and measurable KPIs, as well as the key research activities to undertake to guide channel selection and messaging. It also explains how to develop a creative strategy based on campaign research to engage an audience and deliver on campaign goals. The module concludes by explaining how to execute a digital marketing strategy supported by a channel plan.

Duration:

This course consists of approximately 30-hours of course content. You have up to 24 weeks to complete the course, during which time you can access your course content wherever and whenever you want. Average completion time is between 8-10 weeks.

Exam:

The Assessment is one three hour exam. The certification exam is taken in one of our test centers and is included in the course price.

The exam is split into three sections. Candidates need to achieve a minimum of 60% to pass the exam. Your examination fee is included in the price but subsequent re-sits due to failed attempts will incur a fee of approximately €60 or NOK630 payable directly to Pearson Vue when you book your repeat attempt.

Taxes: 

Due to regulations, there will be added taxes to the listed courseprice. Taxes for e-learnings are 25%.