DIGITAL MARKETING – STRATEGIES FOR WINNING IN THE DIGITAL AGE

CLASSROOM FEE: ₦80,000 | ONLINE FEE: ₦60,000

SYNOPSIS: There are so many digital marketing strategies, and sometimes it can be overwhelming when you’re trying to decide which one to prioritize. Marketers looking for the ultimate digital marketing strategy need to have a clear understanding of their business, product, and demographics before choosing a digital marketing strategy that will be effective for their needs.

To stay ahead in the digital marketing space, the modern marketer needs to understand key strategies in digital marketing. Meeting the rapid demands of today’s world requires an understanding of key trends and processes in the digital age. A multi-channel online strategy is an integral part of the overall strategy of an organisation. This course will provide practical real-world insight into how leading organisations succeed.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The programme will strengthen your capacity to:

• Assess your organisation’s digital marketing strategy
• Understand social media trends
• Understand competitor strengths and weaknesses
• Use social media to improve marketing, branding and new product development
• Identify shifts in the technology, particularly in the digital age
• Identify areas of improvement
• Design, implement and execute your organisation’s integrated marketing communication plan
• Understand digital marketing programme development and implementation

COURSE CONTENT

• Value Creation: Marketing to the Digital Customer
• Understand the digital business environment
• Assess how the industry will change in the future and create an agenda for leading change
• Devise and implement breakthrough strategies in digital marketing
• Segmenting, Customising and Targeting messages
• Understanding Data Analytics
• The Digital Customer: Targeting Options
• Social media: best practices and examples
• Solving Business Challenges with Social Media
• Online Brand Attack: Recovery Strategies
• Product positioning as the foundation for developing the marketing mix
• Standardization versus customization: the world of one-to-one marketing
• Revitalizing Your Digital Business
• Designing a Digital Marketing Program
• Assessing the Success of your digital program
• Integrated Marketing Communication
• Marketing communications planning: budget and the media mix
• Positioning the Internet as an effective online sales tool
• Hands-on (practical) presentation on Digital Leadership
• Interactive Exercises (digital audits, development of an internal engagement plan, developing digital campaigns, assessing digital campaigns, competitor analysis and benchmarking, developing a risk mitigation plan, developing a service recovery plan to address voice of the customer issues, among others.)
• Scenario creation
• Group/team projects
• Presentations
• Identification of quick wins
• Next step recommendations – putting lessons learnt to practice
• Post-programme assignment

TARGET AUDIENCE: Mid-level and Senior Managers in Medium-Sized Businesses and Large Corporations with Sales, Marketing, or Commercial Responsibilities.