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Northwestern University

Content, Advertising & Social IMC

This course is part of Social Media Marketing Specialization

Randy Hlavac

Instructor: Randy Hlavac

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4 modules
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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9 hours to complete
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4 modules
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.7

(1,104 reviews)

9 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
97%
Most learners liked this course
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Skills you'll gain

  • Marketing Effectiveness
  • Content Marketing
  • Content Creation
  • Marketing Strategies
  • Content Strategy
  • A/B Testing
  • Social Media Strategy
  • Drive Engagement
  • Digital Media Strategy
  • Advertising
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Integrated Marketing Communications
  • Social Media
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

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There are 4 modules in this course

Want your content to go viral? Who doesn't! It takes a thoughtful, integrated approach to make content that stands out in our increasingly oversaturated world. In this fourth course of the Social Marketing Specialization - "Content, Advertising & Social IMC" - you will learn how marketers are successfully navigating today's media landscape. You will learn why developing engaging content for your audience is an essential component in effective social marketing. A panel of experts will unlock the paid/owned/earned media riddle and replace it with an integrated who/what/where approach that utilizes platform-specific messaging to grow your market share. This course also includes an overview of the integrated marketing communications strategy for social and how it is being deployed around the globe, as well as gamification tips to keep your audiences coming back for more. In addition, you will learn the secrets to advertising on Facebook and other social sites.

Additional MOOC 4 faculty include: * Judy Ungar Franks (President, The Marketing Democracy, Ltd. & Lecturer, Medill Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern) * Steffi Decker (Junior Partner, Chong and Koster) * Joey Strawn (Director of Integrated Marketing, Industrial Strength Marketing)

In this module, you will learn why content is an important component in social marketing. A panel of experts will debunk the paid/owned/earned media riddle and replace it with an integrated who/what/where approach.

What's included

2 videos8 readings1 assignment

2 videos•Total 12 minutes
  • Importance of Content in Social Marketing•6 minutes
  • Paid / Owned / Earned Media•6 minutes
8 readings•Total 80 minutes
  • Welcome to MOOC 4!•10 minutes
  • Meet Your Instructors•10 minutes
  • Grading and Logistics•10 minutes
  • The Frustration with Peer Review Assignments•10 minutes
  • Social Marketing Toolkits•10 minutes
  • Course Bookstore•10 minutes
  • A Note on the Frequency of Capstone Offerings•10 minutes
  • Special Toolkits for Paid/Financial Aid Learners•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Quiz 1•30 minutes

In this module, you will learn how to develop platform-specific advertising messages to grow your market share.

What's included

9 videos1 assignment

9 videos•Total 66 minutes
  • Setting Up Your Content for Marketing Success with Free Tools•9 minutes
  • Marketing an Event with AI•5 minutes
  • Developing X and other Short Sales Messages using AI•7 minutes
  • Developing Longer Sales Messaging•7 minutes
  • How to Develop Facebook-type Advertising Pt 1•7 minutes
  • How to Develop Facebook-type Advertising Pt 2•7 minutes
  • Using AI to Develop Facebook & Google PPC Advertising•7 minutes
  • Creating a Press Release using AI•8 minutes
  • Creating Thumbnails using Canva•6 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Quiz 2•30 minutes

In this module, you will learn an overview of the social integrated marketing communications strategy and how it is deployed. You will also learn tips to get your content to go viral and how to keep an audience coming back with gamification.

What's included

15 videos4 readings1 assignment1 peer review

15 videos•Total 112 minutes
  • Social IMC Strategy•9 minutes
  • What is Gamification?•9 minutes
  • Keep Them Coming Back•7 minutes
  • Applications for Social IMC Strategy•4 minutes
  • Social IMC Example: Ridgid Plumber Forum•8 minutes
  • Social IMC Example: Carling Black Label•9 minutes
  • Social IMC Example: North Face•7 minutes
  • Social IMC Example: American Express•9 minutes
  • Engaging Your High-Value Markets•17 minutes
  • Rolling Out Your Blog•6 minutes
  • A/B Split Testing in 4 Easy Steps - Step 1 Building your Testing Grid•5 minutes
  • Step 2 - Creating your Tracking URLs•6 minutes
  • Step 3 - Executing Your Plan•5 minutes
  • Step 4 - Analyzing your Results•3 minutes
  • Hootsuite offers a Free message scheduler to automate message distribution•2 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
  • Assignment Overview•10 minutes
  • What is A/B Split Testing?•10 minutes
  • Download the A/B Testing Assignment Spreadsheet•10 minutes
  • Free E-books on A/B Testing•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Quiz 3•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 120 minutes
  • Marketing Your Blog: A/B Split Test Messages•120 minutes

In this module, you will learn how to develop and measure KPIs - Key Performance Indicators - for your social marketing programs.

What's included

4 videos2 readings1 assignment

4 videos•Total 27 minutes
  • Three Social Strategies•5 minutes
  • Measuring Social IMC Programs•9 minutes
  • Key Performance Indicators•3 minutes
  • Testing Your Strategies•8 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
  • Download the Lecture Video Slides•10 minutes
  • What Comes Next?•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Quiz 4•30 minutes

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Randy Hlavac
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Northwestern University
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