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The key takeaways from the document are that digital marketing is a valuable skill to learn with many opportunities. It also discusses search engine optimization, pay-per-click advertising, content marketing and social media marketing as important digital marketing tactics.

The main digital marketing strategies discussed are search engine optimization, pay-per-click advertising, content marketing, social media marketing, email marketing and display ads.

The steps to create a digital marketing strategy mentioned are to define your brand, build buyer personas, create SMART goals, choose strategies, set a budget, brainstorm the strategy, launch campaigns and track results.

The purpose of doing Fundamentals of Digital Marketing (Google

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Certificate ID: DL8 XTA GAF
Khatik Ahmed successfully completed the Fundamentals of digital
marketing certification on 13/01/2021, 18:02

This Post is to share my learning feedback after completing the online


course provided by Google - Fundamentals of Digital Marketing. It
covers four parts beginning with for what reason I decided to learn
this course. Then, the structure of the course. Next, what I have
learned from it. The very last part is the tools list including all the
useful websites and apps that covered in this course.

Do not waste your time at home, especially when you have some free
time to do something, develop your own business, keep learning and
do a self-reflection that can be very busy before you do it.

1. This is the reason why I decided to learn this course:


Luckily, I became one of those people who all the time have a desire
to learn something. That work experience is nothing short of being
added to my LinkedIn profile. While lying vacant, an idea came to my
mind that why not combine my skills in textile technology and my
education background in data analysis to start a career in digital
marketing or marketing analysis? To say the least, digital marketing is
very valuable to learn because of the huge opportunities hidden
behind the Internet, and everyone can start their own online business.

I then learned how to become a digital marketer and my first step is


to have a free but certified and systematic online course provided by
Google.

Course Snapshot

 About this course


Master the basics of digital marketing with our free Interactive
Advertising Bureau-accredited course. There are 26 modules to
explore, all created by Google trainers, packed full of practical
exercises and real-world examples to help you turn knowledge into
action.

 Why get certified


Improve your CV
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Getting certified shows employers that you have a clear
understanding of the core concepts of digital marketing. You can also
add the qualification to your CV, and easily upload it to your LinkedIn
profile.

 How it works
1. Complete all 26 modules
Learn new skills with our bite-sized video tutorials, then test your
knowledge with a quick quiz.
2. Take the final exam
Pass the final 40-question exam and get certified.
Share your certificate
3. Download and showcase your new qualification on LinkedIn and
your CV.

 Topics covered:
Google business listing / local marketing / SEO / SEM / social
media marketing / content marketing / marketing research /
email marketing / display ads / data analysis / web analysis / e-
commerce / global marketing

 What I love to learn:

 Search Engine Optimization (SEO)


 Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Marketing.
 Webinar Production.
 Content Marketing (Blogging & Article Writing)
 Downloadable Content Offerings (eBooks, Whitepapers,
Webinars)
 Email Marketing.
 Social Media Marketing.
 Video Production.

1. A Aim
 Stay on Top of Trends. ...
 Brand Yourself. ...
 Create Your Own Experience. ...
 Understand Analytics and Metrics. ...
 Learn About Different Specializations in Digital
Marketing. ...
 Get Certified.

Improve your conversion rate: Another popular digital marketing


objective is to convert more readers/viewers/followers into
customers. Increase your sales: Which is, after all, the
ultimate goal for many different businesses. Increase traffic: For
example, organic traffic, traffic from social media and so on.

2. Aim statement
An aim statement is a clear, explicit summary of what your team
hopes to achieve over a specific amount of time including the
magnitude of change you will achieve. The aim statement guides
your work by establishing what success looks like. Research shows
teams who develop a good aim perform better.

3. 5S goals of digital marketing

 Sell – Grow sales. Includes direct online sales where products


can be sold online and sales from offline channels influenced
online. Achieved through wider distribution to customers you
cannot readily service offline or perhaps through a wider
product range than in-store, or lower prices compared to other
channels.
 Serve – Add value. Achieved through giving customers extra
benefits online or inform product development through online
dialogue and feedback.
 Speak – Get closer to customers. Creating a two-way dialogue
through conversation marketing, i.e. web interactions like
forums and livechat and conducting online market research
through formal surveys and informally monitoring conversations
to learn about them.
 Save – Save costs. Achieved through online email
communications, sales and service transactions to reduce staff,
print and postage costs. Savings also accrue through ‘web self-
service’ where customers answer queries through online
content
 Sizzle – Extend the brand online. Achieved through providing
new propositions, new offers and new experiences online
including building communities

Useful tools mentioned in this course


Marketing analysis:
Google Analytics
Google Data Studio
Keyword research:
Google Trends
Google Keyword Planner
Bing Keyword Research Tool
YouGov Profiles
Answer the Public
Email marketing tool:
www.dotmailer.com
www.mailchimp.com
Marketing management tool:
Google search console
Strides App (to manage KPI)
CoSchedule
Strategyzer
Content marketing blogs
Content Marketing Institute
Copy Blogger
The Content Strategist Blog
Website speed test
Google's Mobile-Friendly Testing Tool
Google Page Speed Insights
GTmetrix
Web Page Test
Google Learning Platform
Google Digital Garage
Google Analytics Academy
Google Webmasters
G-Suite Learning Center

Useful procedure for digital marketing strategy

Follow these eight steps:

1. Define your brand: Outline or use your brand guidelines to


define your brand and how it’ll come through in your online
campaigns. Think about your unique selling points (USPs), brand
voice, and value proposition.
2. Build your buyer personas: Determine who your business
wants to reach with custom buyer personas. Think about user
demographics, as well as the motivations that drive people to choose
your company, products, and services.
3. Create your S.M.A.R.T. goals: Use specific, measurable,
achievable, realistic, and timely goals (also known as S.M.A.R.T.
goals) to guide your strategy. Think about your organization’s short-
and long-term goals for growth.
4. Choose your digital marketing strategies: Pick the best
strategies for your business. Focus on the techniques that offer the
most value for your business and industry, versus trendy strategies.
5. Set your digital marketing budget: Research digital
marketing pricing to build a realistic budget for your business. For
reference, most businesses spend $2500 to $12,000 per month on
online marketing.
6. Brainstorm your strategy: Guide your strategy to success by
planning your strategy. If you’re advertising, determine your ad
spend. If you’re publishing content, build your content calendar.
7. Launch your campaigns: Following your planning, launch
your campaigns across channels. Ensure all your channels feature
the appropriate tracking information. Your website, for example,
should feature your Google Analytics tracking code.
8. Track your results: Monitor and measure the performance of
your strategies by tracking their performance. Use tools like Google
Analytics, Google Search Console, and Google Ads to keep a pulse
on your strategies and their return on investment (ROI).

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