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Digital Marketing Performance (2225.YR.002569.1)

General information

Type:

OPT

Curs:

1

Period:

S semester

ECTS Credits:

3 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group Teacher Department Language
Year 1 David Lopez Lopez Marketing ENG

Prerequisites

Participants in this course should be familiar with the basics of the main Digital Marketing Platforms: Facebook, Google, Youtube, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest among others

Previous Knowledge

Participants in this course should be familiar with basic marketing principles.

Workload distribution

The course will combine lectures and high profile guest speakers to understand the different digital marketing channels, best suited strategies and key metrics for each one (40%).
The course also includes practical cases and exercises with each channel's native tools in order to be able to set up and optimize digital marketing campaigns for the main platforms (50%).
Some classes will include a 10 min discussion around digital marketing news (10%).
The course will also encourage students to get the official certification from Google Adwords and Facebook Ads.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

IIn the Digital Performance Marketing course, you will be able to understand and differentiate the use of the main digital marketing channels and tools for both user acquisition and also user retention. Guest speakers, mainly employees of the platforms or C-level executives of digital companies will share insider perspectives and experiences.

In addition, half of the class will be "hands-on" and students will have the opportunity to play with the different advertising platforms for each channel, learn how to set up campaigns with specific goals, analyse a digital marketing proposal and optimize campaign results towards the main KPIs of a company.
A laptop is needed for this class and it should be brought to all class sessions. Please make sure you bring your laptop to the first class session.

Some classes will include a discussion about digital business news in order to keep pace with a fast moving industry where learning never ends. Participation is a must and will be expected from every student of the class.

Course Learning Objectives

1- Gain Knowledge of the different Platforms and Tools of the paid digital marketing Landscape
- Which platform should I use?
- How to design a digital paid marketing media plan?
- Which products are best suited for my business needs

2- Practical Use
- Definition of Digital Marketing objectives
- Understanding of the main Digital KPI's
- Creation of Campaigns on the native platforms
- Analysis of results from paid digital marketing campaigns
- Optimization of results on the different platforms.

3- Understanding of the digital marketing news
- Discussions around the main news of the digital landscape and how do they affect the industry
- Main news sources to stay up to date with new product releases of each digital marketing platform

4- Official certifications for Google Ads and Facebook Ads

The platforms covered in the program will be:
- Google Search
- Google Display Network (GDN)
- Youtube
- Facebook Ads
- Instagram Ads
- Twitter Ads & Pinterest Ads
- Influencers
- Mailing
- Programatic (RTB)
- Ad networks + Apps
- Amazon Advertising

CONTENT

1. Session 1 (Masterclass) - Marketing Landscape

-Intro to the Digital marketing landscape
-Main Digital Marketing Platforms
-Main Metrics

2. Session 2 (Lecture + Exercise) - Tracking and Remarketing

-Tracking: pixels & sdk's
-Remarketing

3. Session 3 (Lecture + Exercise) - Google SEM

- Advertising with Google
- Products and Formats
- Search Engine

4. Session 4 (Lecture + Exercise) - Youtube and Google Display Network (GDN)

- Advertising with Google
- Youtube
- GDN ¿ Google Display Network

5. Session 5 (Lecture + Exercise) - Facebook & Instagram

- Advertising with Facebook & Instagram
- Products and Formats

6. Session 6 (Lecture + Exercise) - Amazon Ads RTB & Ad Networks

- Advertising with Amazon Ads, RTB & Ad networks
- Products and Formats

7. Session 7 (Lecture + Exercise) - Influencers, Pinterest & Twitter

- Advertising with Influencers, Pinterest & Twitter
- Products and Formats

8. Session 8 (Lecture + Exercise) - Apps & Mailing

- Apps Advertising Landscape , Push Notifications and Mailing
- Products and Formats

Methodology

The classes will be split into 3 parts:
1. News discussion - interaction and proactivity evaluated by the professor
2. Master class (intro of the theme of the class or guest speakers)
3. Exercises on platforms and practical case studies
4. Final Exam + Final project Delivery (Last Class)

Assessment criteria

Your final grade will be based on:

- Attendance, participation in the course (20%)
- Exercises and Practical cases (10%)
- Final Project (10%)
- Final Exam (50%)
- Official certifications from Google Adwords (5%) and Facebook Ads (5%).

Class attendance is mandatory. If the attendance rate is lower than 80% the student will automatically fail the course.

Bibliography

No Textbook Required for this Course.
There is no physical binder for this course: any readings, notes, handouts, dataset or additional course material will be available through the course website.

The use of the laptop will be required.

Timetable and sections

Group Teacher Department
Year 1 David Lopez Lopez Marketing

Timetable Year 1

From 2023/1/10 to 2023/2/28:
Each Tuesday from 10:30 to 12:00.
Each Tuesday from 8:45 to 10:15.