This course lays the foundation of marketing analytics. You’ll learn the basic principles of marketing, the role data analysis plays in digital marketing and how data is collected and managed.
Marketing Analytics Foundation
Marketing Analytics Foundation
This course is part of multiple programs.
Instructor: Anke Audenaert
Sponsored by Southeastern University
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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Approx. 11 hours
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What you'll learn
How data and its measurement inform a marketing action
Basic principles of marketing
How data is collected and the regulations around its collection
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Taught in English
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There are 4 modules in this course
This week you will learn the importance of data and analytics in marketing and how they inform marketing decisions. You’ll also be briefly introduced to basic marketing principles.
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16 videos5 readings3 assignments
In week 2 you will gain an understanding of how data is collected and used in digital marketing. You will learn the difference between first, second and third party data and will get an overview of the Facebook pixel and its use.
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15 videos2 readings3 assignments
This week you will learn how spreadsheets are used to visualize and analyze data for marketing. You will be introduced to Google Analytics and Facebook Ads Manager and how these tools are used to provide data for marketers to analyze.
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12 videos4 readings9 assignments
In the final week you will learn about the regulations around gathering and using online data and consumer’s rights.
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11 videos2 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt
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