IBM
IBM Digital Marketing and Growth Hacking Professional Certificate
IBM

IBM Digital Marketing and Growth Hacking Professional Certificate

​​Prepare for digital marketing specialist career. Gain in-demand and practical skills to be job-ready in 2 months. No prior experience needed.

IBM Skills Network Team
Skill-Up EdTech Team
Rajesh Menon

Instructors: IBM Skills Network Team +3 more

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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 months to complete
at 8 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 months to complete
at 8 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Master the up-to-date practical skills and knowledge that digital marketers use or are required for becoming a growth hacker

  • Practice concepts and strategies across digital advertising, SEO, content marketing, social media, e-commerce, and email campaigns

  • Learn how to create, manage, and analyze effective marketing campaigns across major social media platforms, such as Google, LinkedIn, and YouTube

  • Use GenAI to automate and personalize marketing content, including ad copy, product recommendations, and email promotions

Skills you'll gain

  • Category: Marketing Analytics
  • Category: Generative AI
  • Category: Content Marketing
  • Category: Advertising Campaigns
  • Category: Online Advertising
  • Category: Digital Advertising
  • Category: Keyword Research
  • Category: Advertising
  • Category: Pay Per Click Advertising
  • Category: Digital Media Strategy
  • Category: Google Ads
  • Category: Email Marketing

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Professional Certificate - 7 course series

What you'll learn

  • Gain foundational skills in social media marketing and digital advertising to kickstart your digital marketing or growth hacking journey

  • Leverage digital channels like social media (including LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook), email, PPC, and content to build marketing strategies

  • Identify and analyze target audiences using demographic and psychographic insights to create effective, goal-aligned campaigns

  • Recognize career paths and business opportunities to confidently pursue roles in the digital marketing field

Skills you'll gain

Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Email Marketing
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Generative AI
Category: Keyword Research
Category: Customer experience improvement
Category: Business Ethics
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Marketing Automation
Category: Content Creation
Category: AI Personalization
Category: Marketing
Category: Copywriting
Category: Search Engine Optimization
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: E-Commerce
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Digital Advertising

Digital Advertising

Course 215 hours

What you'll learn

  • Build the knowledge and skills you need to run successful digital advertising campaigns in just 4 weeks. No prior experience required

  • Conduct keyword research and set up Google Search campaigns that are optimized for better ROI

  • Create and manage effective advertising campaigns on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram using platform-specific tools and best practices

  • Analyze influencer marketing strategies, including identifying appropriate influencers & evaluating campaign effectiveness through relevant metrics

Skills you'll gain

Category: Business Analysis
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Target Audience
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Market Analysis

What you'll learn

  • Develop job-ready SEO and content marketing skills essential for success in digital marketing and growth hacking.

  • Implement on-page and off-page SEO strategies, including keyword research, content optimization, meta tags, link building, and domain authority.

  • Apply technical SEO best practices to enhance website performance, mobile responsiveness, indexability, and overall search engine rankings.

  • Create and execute content marketing strategies that align with SEO goals—developing high-quality, engaging content. 

Skills you'll gain

Category: Marketing
Category: Customer Relationship Building
Category: Email Marketing
Category: Decision Making
Category: E-Commerce
Social Media Management

Social Media Management

Course 40 minutes

What you'll learn

  • Gain essential skills in social media marketing and management to elevate your digital marketing and growth hacking journey.

  • Develop a social media strategy by mastering planning, goal-setting, and platform selection across channels like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, & X.

  • Create and manage engaging content across various formats using tools like Canva & inVideo for enhanced audience interaction and community building.

  • Analyze and optimize performance using key metrics and management tools to monitor campaigns, measure engagement, and refine strategies.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Social Media Strategy
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Social Media Management
Category: Social Media Campaigns
Category: Market Research
Category: Social Media

What you'll learn

  • Explain the fundamental concepts of e-commerce, including various business models, and emerging opportunities in the ecommerce marketplace.

  • Explain the core principles and strategic importance of email marketing within the e-commerce ecosystem.

  • Select the appropriate Email Marketing Service Provider (ESP) for your business needs.

  • Explain specific growth hacking methods and techniques for ecommerce and email marketing.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Persona Development
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Business Metrics
Category: Customer Analysis
Category: Web Analytics
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Content Marketing
Category: Digital Media Strategy
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Online Advertising

What you'll learn

  • Job-ready, practical skills for leveraging generative AI in digital marketing 

  • Generative AI tools and techniques for creating marketing content and campaigns

  • AI-driven strategies for improving SEO, digital advertising, and e-commerce experiences

  • Generative AI techniques to create engaging and personalized email content and targeted marketing strategies

Skills you'll gain

Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Web Analytics and SEO
Category: Blogs
Category: Market Research
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Content Creation
Category: Search Engine Optimization
Category: Web Analytics
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Search Engine Marketing
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Content Development and Management
Category: Content Marketing
Category: MarTech

What you'll learn

  • Deliver a clear, strategic roadmap showcasing marketing expertise.

  • Use growth hacking tactics to drive measurable business growth.

  • Choose effective digital channels for target audience reach.

  • Apply digital marketing concepts to build a strategic plan for a fictional business.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Paid media
Category: Keyword Research
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Pay Per Click Advertising
Category: Social Media Campaigns
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Google Ads

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Instructors

IBM Skills Network Team
IBM Skills Network Team
IBM
84 Courses1,320,922 learners
Skill-Up EdTech Team
Skill-Up EdTech Team
SkillUp EdTech
88 Courses237,206 learners
Rajesh Menon
Rajesh Menon
IBM
7 Courses1,871 learners

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