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IBM Digital Marketing and Growth Hacking Professional Certificate
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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

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8 weeks to complete
at 8 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
4.6

(16 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

8 weeks 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

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May 2025

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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: Digital Marketing
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Persona Development
Category: Marketing Planning
Category: Content Marketing
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Market Analysis
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: Keyword Research
Category: Google Ads
Category: A/B Testing
Category: Social Media Campaigns
Category: Paid media

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: Search Engine Optimization
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Content Marketing
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Blogs
Category: Web Analytics and SEO
Category: Marketing
Category: Technical Analysis
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Market Research
Category: Content Creation
Category: Search Engine Marketing
Social Media Marketing

Social Media Marketing

Course 412 hours

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: Social Media Management
Category: Content Creation
Category: Customer Engagement
Category: Social Media Strategy
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Brand Awareness
Category: Social Media Campaigns
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Social Media
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Instagram
Category: Scheduling
Category: Market Research
Category: Target Audience

What you'll learn

  • Gain essential skills in e-commerce marketing and email campaigns that drive engagement, conversions, and success

  • Explain the core e-commerce concepts, including business models, platforms, and technology stacks, and the strategic role of email marketing

  • Develop an e-commerce strategy, including a plan, value proposition, compelling product listings, and craft engaging, personalized email campaigns

  • Use e-commerce and email analytics tools to track metrics, analyze customer behavior and lifetime value, run A/B tests, and gain data-driven insights

Skills you'll gain

Category: Automation
Category: E-Commerce
Category: Copywriting
Category: Email Marketing
Category: Customer experience strategy (CX)
Category: Sales
Category: Decision Making
Category: Business Strategies
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Customer Relationship Building

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: AI Personalization
Category: Generative AI
Category: Email Marketing
Category: Search Engine Optimization
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Content Creation
Category: Keyword Research
Category: Advertising
Category: Data Ethics
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Persona Development
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Copywriting
Category: MarTech
Category: E-Commerce
Category: Web Analytics and SEO
Category: Marketing
Category: Information Privacy
Category: Marketing Analytics

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: Campaign Management
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Marketing Planning
Category: Content Marketing
Category: Business Solutions
Category: Business Analysis
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Target Audience
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Marketing Effectiveness

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Instructors

IBM Skills Network Team
IBM
82 Courses1,412,705 learners
Skill-Up EdTech Team
SkillUp EdTech
90 Courses273,487 learners
Rajesh Menon
IBM
7 Courses5,019 learners

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