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Duration:
20 Sessions
3 sessions per week
Program Fee:
$1900 Full Program
Language of
Instruction:
English
Duration:
20 Sessions
3 sessions per week
Program Fee:
$1900 Full Program
100%
Online
Language of
Instruction:
English
Digital tools, data, and social media have rendered traditional marketing insufficient for companies, reshaping how brands engage and create value in response to evolving consumer behavior. Our Digital Marketing Online Certificate program is designed to empower you with the essential skills and knowledge needed to navigate the dynamic world of online marketing. In the span of seven weeks, the program will ensure you acquire practical digital marketing experiences and cultivate data-driven strategies that resonate with both users and search engines, enhancing your marketability and advancing your career.
PROGRAM OUTLINE
DIGITAL MARKETING FUNDAMENTALS & STRATEGY (3 HOURS)
Introduction to digital marketing
Creating a digital marketing strategy
Traditional vs digital marketing
Budget planning for a monthly, quarterly & yearly plan
Market research and competitor analysis
Defining your Social Media strategy
FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY (9 HOURS)
Setting up social media accounts (ads-manager) for business
Steps to advertise on Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, TikTok
Social Listening Tools
Identifying your audience
Growing and engaging an audience
Creating and optimizing social media campaigns
Campaign Analysis & Insights
Social Media content calendar and management
WEBSITE DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION (9 HOURS)
Fundamentals of video Editing
Website Design & Structure
UX and UI
Components of Web design
Create and publish a website using WordPress
SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION (SEO) (9 HOURS)
What is SEO and how Search Engine Works
SEO Fundamentals (Organic, paid, local search)
Search Engine Results Page components (SERP)
Keywords Research, analysis and optimization
Organic Search Rankings
Optimizing your site for SEO
CREATING AN ONLINE STORE (7 HOURS)
E-commerce: Shopify platform
Set up a website of Shopify
Basic elements of an e-commerce business
Setting goals and creating a business plan
Choosing a revenue model
Domain names, hosting and site structure
How to integrate with payment gateways
Creating pages & products sections for the website (categories, size, and color)
Content Strategy on Website (linking to SEO)
Shopify Insights & Analytics
CONTENT MARKETING (9 HOURS)
Content Marketing Concepts & Strategy
Developing a content marketing plan
Creating valuable and engaging content
Posting Strategy
Content Scheduling
Frequency and Type of posts
Social Media calendar templates
Community management and digital communication
Image editing with adobe Photoshop
Canvas
Content Marketing Metrics & Performance
Blogging for SEO and audience engagement
Content distribution strategies
GOOGLE ADS – PAID SEARCH (PPC) (2 HOURS)
Essentials of Paid Search (types and why Digital Ads are powerful)
PPC analysis and advance campaign settings
Paid Search campaign creation with Google Ads (Campaigns, Ad groups and Ads)
Paid Search Campaign Management
GOOGLE ANALYTICS (GA) (5 HOURS)
Create & configure a GA4 Account
Goals with Google Analytics 4
Monitoring campaigns with Google Analytics reports
Measuring key performance indicators (KPIs)
Data-driven decision-making
EMAIL MARKETING (3 HOURS)
Email Marketing tools
Create and design email design templates
Importing email list to Mail Chimp/Elastic Email
Increase email list to generate leads & increase sales potential
Campaigns schedule
Review analytics, campaigns analysis and insights
Email automation and personalization
INFLUENCER MARKETING/FINAL PROJECT (4 HOURS)
Identifying and collaborating with influencers
Measuring influencer campaign effectiveness
Influencer marketing trends
INSTRUCTORS
SAM EL NEMAR
RANIA HAWI
RYM DADA-HUSSEINI
SAMY EL KHATIB
For more information contact:
Dr. Rania Hawi – Program Director
Email:
rania.hawi@fty.balamand.edu.lb
Ms. Mira Jabbour– Executive Secretary
Email:
mira.jabbour@balamand.edu.lb
Phone: 06-930250 ext. 3851
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