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Digital Marketing Strategy · 1 Module · 2 Days

Turn channel knowledge into a validated, integrated strategy.

Digital Marketing Strategy Course

You know the channels. You have the AI tools. Now learn how to audit what you actually have, research your market, choose the right channels, build a validated plan, and present it to a decision-maker with confidence.

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What's included
  • 2 days of instructor-led strategic planning
  • Industry practitioner trainer
  • Alumni community access
  • Post-training mentoring and support

Course Description

What is This Course About?

This 2-day Digital Marketing Strategy course is the third and final module of the Certified AI-Enabled Digital Marketer programme. It is designed for learners who have completed the Digital Marketing Foundations course and the AI in Digital Marketing course, and are ready to move from channel-level execution to integrated strategic planning.

Most practitioners who have completed foundational digital marketing training can execute within channels. What most have not developed is the strategic layer: the ability to audit what they actually have, research their market and competitors systematically, choose the right channels based on evidence, build plans that connect to business outcomes, and validate those plans before implementation.

This course addresses that gap directly. The course structure follows the six-section digital marketing strategic plan template, which learners use as their working framework throughout both days. Beginning with a structured digital marketing audit and market research process including customer personas, competitive benchmarking, and SWOT analysis, and moving into strategic-level channel planning across digital advertising, social media, SEO, content marketing, and email, the course culminates in an integrated plan that has been validated by a peer, stress-tested by AI cross-validation using Claude, and pitched in a role-play format before the formal assessment.

Channel strategies in this course are developed at a strategic level. The focus is on channel selection rationale, audience alignment, KPI definition, budget allocation, and measurement, not on campaign building, ad creative production, or technical SEO implementation. What this course develops is the strategic thinking that sits above execution: knowing which channels to choose for which business and why, what metrics tell you whether the strategy is working, and how to present a plan that a business decision-maker can evaluate and act on.

By the end of Day 2, every learner will have built a validated integrated digital marketing strategic plan, applied AI tools for plan development and cross-validation, conducted a peer review of another learner’s plan, practised pitching the plan in a role-play format, and be fully prepared for the formal assessment.

Target Audience

Who This Course Is For

  • Marketing executives and senior executives who need cross-channel strategic planning capability to move into digital marketing manager or head of digital roles
  • Business owners and entrepreneurs who want the strategic literacy to plan, brief, and evaluate digital marketing work effectively, whether managed in-house or outsourced to an agency
  • Digital marketing managers who manage execution teams but want stronger frameworks for integrated strategy development, resource audit, and channel selection
  • Career switchers who have completed foundational digital marketing training and want to position themselves for strategic rather than purely executional roles
  • Marketing consultants and freelancers who want structured frameworks for delivering integrated strategy recommendations to clients

Course Objectives

What You’ll Take Away

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Conduct a digital marketing audit, develop customer personas, perform competitive benchmarking and SWOT analysis, and establish marketing objectives and SMART KPIs that form the strategic foundation of an integrated digital marketing plan.
  2. Develop strategic-level channel plans across digital advertising, social media, SEO, content marketing, and email, selecting appropriate channels, metrics, and KPIs based on business objectives, audience research, and audit findings.
  3. Apply AI tools to accelerate and validate digital marketing plan development, conduct peer-based plan audits using structured checklists, present a digital marketing strategy through a role-play pitch format, and configure a GA4-based measurement framework.
  4. Develop an integrated digital marketing strategic plan that combines all channel strategies into a unified, AI-validated plan with consistent KPIs, budget allocation rationale, and a GA4 measurement framework aligned to business objectives.

Skills Gained

Digital Marketing Audit and Resource Planning

Conduct a structured digital marketing audit covering team capability, external agencies, tools and platforms, brand presence, and budget, and use audit findings to size a realistic strategy

Customer Persona Development

Develop data-backed customer personas incorporating demographic, psychographic, behavioural, pain point, and jobs-to-be-done dimensions using Google Analytics, Facebook Audience Insights, and search data

Competitive Benchmarking

Conduct competitive benchmarking across website engagement, organic search visibility, paid search, social media, and referral traffic, and translate findings into strategic priorities

SWOT Analysis and Channel Selection

Conduct a SWOT analysis of a business’s digital marketing position and use it to select an appropriate channel mix based on audience, resource, and business objective alignment

SMART KPI Development

Develop SMART KPIs mapped to the ACPLA funnel framework with baseline and target values connected to business outcomes rather than vanity metrics

Digital Advertising Channel Strategy

Develop a strategic digital advertising media plan covering channel selection rationale, audience targeting approach, funnel-stage mapping, budget allocation, and channel-level KPIs

Social Media Strategy

Build a social media strategy using platform selection rationale, competitor analysis, content category planning, lead integration framework, and social media KPIs

SEO and Content Marketing Strategy

Conduct keyword research, identify SEO opportunities across funnel stages, develop a content-led SEO strategy, and define SEO KPIs connected to organic traffic and conversion outcomes

AI-Assisted Plan Development

Use AI tools including ChatGPT and Claude to accelerate strategic plan drafting, generate KPI benchmarks, and test strategic assumptions within a structured planning process

AI Cross-Validation and Plan Auditing

Apply Claude or an alternative AI tool to validate digital marketing plans against stated objectives, budget assumptions, and audience research, and interpret the validation output to improve the plan

Peer-Based Plan Review

Conduct a structured peer review of a digital marketing plan using a defined checklist covering KPI logic, budget realism, audience alignment, and channel integration

Strategic Pitch Presentation

Present a digital marketing strategy to a simulated client or investment committee in a role-play format, defending channel selection, KPI targets, and trade-off decisions under questioning

GA4 Measurement Planning

Configure GA4 for a business, define conversion events for each channel strategy, apply UTM tracking conventions, and build a measurement plan that connects channel KPIs to business objectives

Integrated Strategy Synthesis

Synthesise all channel strategies into a single integrated digital marketing plan with a unified KPI framework, budget allocation summary, channel integration points, and an executive summary

Certification Track

Level up!

This course is part of the Certified AI-Enabled Digital Marketer (CADM) Programme.

Certification of Completion by Equinet Academy will be awarded to candidates who have demonstrated competency in the Digital Marketing Strategy course assessment and achieved at least 75% attendance.

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Course Outline

Inside The Course

This course follows the six-section digital marketing strategic plan template as its working framework. Day 1 covers the strategic foundation (audit, market research, objectives, SWOT, channel selection) and four channel strategy sessions. Day 2 begins with the in-class plan development workshop, then moves into peer review, AI cross-validation, role-play pitch, GA4 measurement planning, integrated synthesis, and the assessment.

 

1
Digital Marketing Strategy Foundation and Market Research
Instructor-Led | Mode of Delivery (Interactive presentation, Demonstrations / Modelling, Problem solving, Discussions)
  • Digital marketing landscape and channel types overview (including influencer marketing, paid, owned, and earned channels), and resource audit covering team capability, budget, tools, and external agencies
  • Marketing objectives and SMART KPIs using the ACPLA funnel framework, and introduction to the six-section digital marketing strategic plan template
  • Customer persona development using Google Analytics and Facebook Audience Insights, market size analysis, market trends, and competitive benchmarking across website engagement, organic search, paid search, social, and referral traffic
  • SWOT analysis drawing on audit and benchmarking findings, channel selection framework based on audience, resource, and objective alignment, and campaign plan structure introduction
2
Channel Strategy Development
Instructor-Led | Mode of Delivery (Interactive presentation, Demonstrations / Modelling, Problem solving, Discussions, Drill and Practice)
  • Digital advertising channel strategy at strategic level: channel selection rationale across Google, Meta, LinkedIn, and TikTok; strategic KPIs and metrics; budget allocation overview; integrated digital media plan template
  • Social media strategy: platform selection rationale, competitor social analysis, content strategy brief, lead generation integration, community management overview, and social media KPIs
  • SEO and content marketing strategy: keyword research tools and methodology, SEO KPI framework (rankings, organic traffic, conversions, leads), content-led SEO approach, content strategy brief, and distribution framework
  • Email, influencer, and other channel strategies at the strategic level: email lifecycle architecture, list growth, email KPIs, influencer channel strategy, digital PR, and other channels overview
  • In-class campaign plan development workshop: learners develop plans for their two chosen channels using AI-assisted drafting with trainer guidance
3
AI Validation, Peer Review, and Analytics
Instructor-Led | Mode of Delivery (Peer teaching / Peer practice, Problem solving, Role-play, Discussions, Interactive presentation, Demonstrations / Modelling, Drill and Practice)
  • Peer review and AI cross-validation: structured checklist-based peer audit, AI cross-validation using Claude to surface assumptions and budget gaps, interpretation of validation output
  • Role-play pitch: presenting the digital marketing strategy as a digital agency to a simulated client or investment committee, with challenge questions and group debrief
  • GA4 and digital marketing measurement planning: GA4 configuration overview, conversion event definition, UTM tracking, and measurement plan linking channels to business objectives
4
Integrated Strategy Synthesis
Instructor-Led | Mode of Delivery (Problem solving, Discussions, Drill and Practice)
  • Integrated digital marketing strategy synthesis: connecting channel strategies, budget allocation summary, channel integration points, and executive summary writing
  • Final plan self-audit against the peer review checklist, and assessment briefing for A1 and A2
5
Assessment Methods
  • Case Study Written Assessment
  • Individual Project Presentation

Course Fee

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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Everything you need to know about the course. Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Please contact our friendly team.

This course is designed for marketing practitioners, business owners, digital marketing managers, career switchers, and consultants who have completed foundational digital marketing and AI in digital marketing training and are ready to develop integrated strategic planning capability.

No. This course focuses on strategic thinking, not technical execution. You will not be building campaigns, writing ad copy, or implementing technical SEO. The focus is on audit methodology, channel selection, KPI development, plan validation, and measurement planning.

The Foundations course covers what digital marketing channels are and how they work. This course covers how to decide which channels to invest in, how to build a plan that connects those channels to business outcomes, and how to validate that plan before implementation.

In T11, learners present their strategy as if they are a digital agency pitching to a business client or investment committee. This is a learning activity, not the formal assessment. The A2 presentation is a separate 1-on-1 session with the assessor.

AI tools are used throughout as strategy accelerators: to research personas, draft channel plans, generate KPI benchmarks, and validate strategic assumptions. The key skill this course builds is knowing how to use AI as an accelerant while ensuring the strategic thinking comes from you.

Yes. The Case Study Written Assessment (A1) is open-book. You may reference your course handbook, notes, and plan template throughout. AI tools are not permitted during A1. The assessment tests strategic judgment and framework application, not recall.

Your individual project presentation (A2) requires a minimum of 2 channel strategy recommendations. The case study written assessment (A1) covers channel strategy questions that test your ability to apply the frameworks to a new scenario.

Testimonials

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“I really enjoyed learning directly from Alex Fong, especially how he broke down digital marketing strategy into clear, practical steps. The course went beyond theory and focused on real-world insights I could actually apply. It strengthened my skills and confidence, and helped me align marketing activities with clearer objectives, audience insights, and measurable outcomes. Overall, it gave me a more structured, data-driven way of approaching campaigns.”

Course Taken:
WSQ Digital Marketing Strategy, 2026

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“I like it that Equinet allows us to re-attend the same course we have gone through at no extra cost, with the same key objective of wanting the students to learn instead of purely making money. I’ve definitely learned a lot about digital marketing etc and able to apply it to my own business. The learning objectives and notes are very clear and easy to follow if we choose to focus during the lesson.”

Course Taken:
WSQ Digital Marketing Strategy, 2025

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“This course has helped me find solutions to grow my customer base online and manage my business interactions with online clients with more clarity.”

Course Taken:
WSQ Digital Marketing Strategy, 2025

 

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“This is a good learning course that helped me gain knowledge of marketing tools and provided a clearer understanding of digital marketing frameworks.”

Course Taken:
WSQ Digital Marketing Strategy, 2025

 

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