9 Free Online Courses to Expand Your Knowledge of Marketing
Do you have an itch to broaden your marketing skills to meet career demands? You are not alone. In today’s globalized economy, many budding marketing professionals are seeking out ways to expand their knowledge for both personal and career growth. Here are some great (and free) online courses to help you get started.
Marketing Analytics: Marketing Measurement Strategy
Start Date: October 1, 2017
Created by: UC Berkeley
This marketing course highlights ways to efficiently gauge market trends and offers strategies to measure marketing success. Emphasized in this course is the utility of analytically-based marketing patterns.
Marketing Management
Start Date: September 6, 2017
Created by: IIMB
Learn ways to apply marketing theories into practice in this leadership-oriented course. Undertake lessons that incorporate real world business examples, strategic enterprise, and resource management.
Marketing Analytics
Start Date: December 10, 2017
Created by: Columbia University
Taking a quantitative approach, this course will teach students how to properly assess and utilize marketing phenomena. Students will learn how to forecast marketing trends using statistics to better understand how consumers purchase products.
Introduction to Marketing
Start Date: January 1, 2018
Created by: University of British Columbia
Topics include marketing research, pricing, effective communication, and social media strategies. Students in this course will learn the fundamentals of making a profit and the driving factors behind consumer spending.
Global Marketing Strategy
Start Date: October 22, 2017
Created by: Thunderbird School of Global Management
Curious about the international aspects of marketing? This course delves into marketing strategies designed to compete on a global scale, as well as the ways in which such global consideration affects corporate decision making.
Social Media Marketing
Start Date: November 5, 2017
Created by: Boston University
The world of social media has created a wealth of opportunities for marketers and advertising, as this course attempts to address. Among the learning objectives are how to develop a smart social media marketing strategy and how to manage social media itself.
Evidence-Based Stakeholder Marketing
Start Date: Self-Start
Created by: Australian National University
This course teaches aspiring or current managers how to assess evidence to support successful marketing strategies. Effective communication toward consumers as part of a marketing team is emphasized.
Introduction to Marketing: Tools to Set Enterprises Apart
Start Date: October 1, 2017
Created by: University of Edinburgh
Learn the essentials of strategy and consumer awareness in this comprehensive approach to marketing. Topics include branding, pricing, integrated marketing communication, and segmentation.
Viral Marketing and How to Craft Contagious Content
Start Date: September 25, 2017
Created by: University of Pennsylvania
This course is all about increasing your influence to effectively target and draw consumers toward your brand. Learn how to create the next viral idea and market it successfully.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nick Irvin is a 3rd year undergraduate studying at UC Davis. He enjoys reading, writing, and golfing.