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Explain what e-commerce stores and platforms are and how they work
Create an engaging customer experience online using best practices
Set up a mock e-commerce store using Shopify
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Make the Sale: Build, Launch, and Manage E-commerce Stores is the sixth of seven courses in the Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce Certificate. This course explores how businesses and individuals sell products online, including using popular platforms like Shopify. You’ll go through the process of creating a mock e-commerce store. To do this, you’ll build a Shopify store, add the necessary information, and create product listings. You’ll explore how to reach customers online through e-commerce customer outreach methods like advertisements and campaigns.
Google employees who currently work in the field will guide you, providing hands-on activities and examples that simulate common digital marketing and e-commerce tasks while showing you some of the best tools and resources used on the job. Learners who complete the seven courses in this program will be ready to apply for entry-level jobs in digital marketing and e-commerce. No previous experience is necessary. By the end of this course, you will be able to do the following: - Understand essential e-commerce strategies and practices - Explain how to conduct market research and product research - Set up a mock e-commerce store using Shopify - Use Google Ads to engage e-commerce customers - Explain how trends and seasonality affect e-commerce businesses - Use best practices to create an engaging customer experience online - Describe the order fulfillment process through checkout, point of sale (POS), shipping, and delivery. - Optimize a checkout flow for customers
You will explore the field of e-commerce and learn about the benefits of selling products online. You’ll study the common terms, tools, roles, and strategies that are used in e-commerce. Then, you’ll learn how to begin an e-commerce project using market research, competitive analysis, target audience identification, product research, product sourcing, and brand strategy.
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You will learn about different e-commerce stores, including Shopify. You’ll learn about creating, designing, and optimizing an online store to sell products. Then, you’ll build a mock Shopify store and create product listings for it.
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You will discover how to reach customers online through methods like advertisement campaigns and examine the benefits of online advertising. Then, you’ll explore how seasonality affects e-commerce businesses. Finally, you’ll learn how to optimize an e-commerce marketing strategy to meet campaign goals.
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You will learn how to engage with customers online. You’ll explore how the online checkout process works and how to entice customers to purchase a product. You’ll also learn how to move customers efficiently through the flow of a Shopify store. You’ll end the course by learning about the importance of creating a successful path to purchase for customers and how the order fulfillment and shipping process works.
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Reviewed on May 7, 2023
Exceptional trainees and quality content with challenging course work. I've learned a lot and would like to say thank you to Google and Coursera.
Reviewed on Dec 15, 2023
I enjoyed this course. Great instructor, right amount of videos and reading. Great for the basics and understanding of managing an e-commerce store.
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Digital marketing is about connecting people and brands online. Digital marketing uses social media, display advertising, email, search engines, and other online channels to attract and engage customers, encourage them to make purchases, and build customer loyalty.
E-commerce refers to the trading of goods and services over the internet. E-commerce uses online platforms to buy and sell products and services, which includes designing an online store, crafting product listings, conducting market research, fulfilling orders, and analyzing store performance.
Digital marketing and e-commerce specialists perform a variety of tasks related to advertising and selling online. Different companies define these roles in various ways, but there is often overlap between them. Some common responsibilities include planning and creating ads and other content for websites, social media, and email; optimizing content for search engines; analyzing data to gain marketing insights; managing online stores; and creating and updating product listings.
During the pandemic, hiring for digital marketing and e-commerce related jobs boomed as more businesses moved online—between February and April 2020, e-commerce grew more than it had in the previous decade. Research shows that there were 40,000+ digital marketing and e-commerce job openings in the past 12 months in the U.S., and the number of available roles is projected to grow in the coming years. The rise of automation, machine learning, and new technologies in e-commerce and digital marketing means candidates will be expected to demonstrate knowledge in the use of digital technologies, which is currently a skills gap that leaves roles unfilled. People can prepare for jobs in these fields through this new entry-level Google Career Certificate.
By the end of this certificate, learners will be equipped with the skills required for the following entry-level roles, among others: Digital Marketing Coordinator, Marketing Assistant/Associate/Specialist, Marketing Manager, Search Engine Optimization Specialist / Analyst, Search Engine Marketing Specialist/Analyst, Paid Search Specialist, Content Specialist,Media Coordinator, Media Planner, Email Marketing Specialist, E-commerce Associate, and E-commerce Analyst.
Digital marketing and e-commerce share many of the same tools. Learners will be able to gain knowledge in tools and platforms including Mailchimp, HubSpot, Hootsuite, Constant Contact, Canva, Shopify, Twitter, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Sheets, Google Trends, and Google Spreadsheets.
No prior experience with design or specific tools is required. All you need is an interest in creating great user experiences for apps, websites, and physical products!
You’ll learn these job-ready skills in our program through interactive content (discussion prompts, quizzes, and activities) in under six months, with less than 10 hours of flexible study a week. Along the way, you’ll work through a curriculum designed with input from top employers and industry leaders. You’ll even have the opportunity to complete a portfolio that you can share with potential employers to showcase your new skill set. After you’ve graduated from the program, you’ll have access to career resources and be connected directly with employers hiring for open entry-level roles in digital marketing and e-commerce.
We highly recommend completing the courses in the order presented because the content in each course builds on information learned from earlier lessons.
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