Digital Marketing Strategies

Course Number:
WT 181
Transcript Title:
Digital Marketing Strategies
Created:
Aug 16, 2022
Updated:
Jul 17, 2023
Total Credits:
3
Lecture Hours:
30
Lecture / Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0
Satisfies Cultural Literacy requirement:
No
Satisfies General Education requirement:
No
Grading Options
A-F, P/NP, Audit
Default Grading Options
A-F
Repeats available for credit:
0
Prerequisites

Recommended 

IRW 115 or WR 115

Course Description

Examines digital marketing tools and tactics. Explores search engine optimization, analytics, and relationship marketing. Covers research techniques for staying current with industry standards. Recommended: IRW 115 or WR 115. Audit available.

Course Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Create a digital marketing plan.
  • Use relationship marketing to engage customers.
  • Apply knowledge of search engine optimization to improve customer reach.
  • Use analytics and data to track and analyze performance.

Suggested Outcome Assessment Strategies

The determination of assessment strategies is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: writings (journals, self-reflections, pre writing exercises, essays), quizzes, tests, midterm and final exams, group projects, presentations (in person, videos, etc), self-assessments, experimentations, lab reports, peer critiques, responses (to texts, podcasts, videos, films, etc), student generated questions, Escape Room, interviews, and/or portfolios.

Course Activities and Design

The determination of teaching strategies used in the delivery of outcomes is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: lecture, small group/forum discussion, flipped classroom, dyads, oral presentation, role play, simulation scenarios, group projects, service learning projects, hands-on lab, peer review/workshops, cooperative learning (jigsaw, fishbowl), inquiry based instruction, differentiated instruction (learning centers), graphic organizers, etc.

Course Content

Outcome #1: Create a digital marketing plan. 

  • Content, email, video and mobile marketing
  • Writing effective web content
  • Content strategy
  • Performance marketing

Outcome #2: Use relationship marketing to engage customers.

  • Building an online persona/brand
  • Social media marketing

Outcome #3: Apply knowledge of search engine optimization to improve customer reach.

  • Algorithms
  • Keywords
  • Accessibility

Outcome #4: Use analytics and data to track and analyze performance.

  • Customer/user experience
  • Market analysis
  • Paid search

Suggested Texts and Materials

Suggested texts:

  • Understanding Digital Marketing by Damian Ryan
  • Digital Marketing by Dave Chaffey, Fiona Ellis-Chadwick
  • Digital Marketing Strategy by Simon Kingsnorth
  • One Million Followers: How I Built a Massive Social Following in 30 Days by Brendan Kane
  • Hook Point: How to Stand Out in a 3 Second World by Brendan Kane