Digital Marketing Institute
Digital Channel Planning Strategy

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Digital Marketing Institute

Digital Channel Planning Strategy

Cathal Melinn

Instructor: Cathal Melinn

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

9 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

9 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Gain an understanding of channel planning and the key tactics for leveraging various digital marketing channels

  • Develop expertise in outbound marketing tactics, including how to set up, manage, and measure the performance of YouTube and video campaigns.

  • Develop an effective ecommerce website or app, use social commerce tools, and implement strategies for social customer service

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April 2025

Assessments

14 assignments

Taught in English

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This course is part of the Planning a Digital Marketing Strategy Specialization
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
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There are 3 modules in this course

This module opens with a comprehensive overview of channel planning including the challenges this presents to marketers. It covers inbound strategies, cross-media planning, the digital channel mix, and mobile marketing. Next, the module dives deeper into key topics related to each of the channels, covering social media marketing and content marketing strategy, search engine marketing, SEO, paid search, email marketing, affiliate marketing, marketing automation, CRM, and sales enablement.

What's included

17 videos9 readings5 assignments5 discussion prompts4 plugins

This module begins with a discussion on outbound tactics, tools, platforms, and best practices for generating demand for products and services. It then covers how to set up, customize, promote, and manage a YouTube channel, as well as how to use YouTube video analytics to measure the performance of social video campaigns.

What's included

13 videos6 readings4 assignments3 discussion prompts2 plugins

This module introduces the specific considerations, tactics, and best practices for developing an effective e-commerce website or app. It continues by explaining the importance of social commerce in a digital strategy while outlining the tools and tactics you can use to drive more sales in your social commerce channels. The module concludes by setting out the best practices to follow when engaging in social customer service and how to plan, implement, and manage a social customer service strategy.

What's included

11 videos8 readings5 assignments4 discussion prompts2 plugins

Instructor

Cathal Melinn
Digital Marketing Institute
10 Courses101,493 learners

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