Meet the host: Steffan Aquarone
Co-host Stefan Tornquist
Stefan Tornquist is SVP, Learning and Research at Econsultancy, where he focuses on learning experience and curriculum development. He manages a team of subject matter experts, designers, and experience creators that turns best practice research into dynamic learning content. He has also authored courses on a variety of topics, including customer experience strategy, AI in decision-making, and developing a powerful mindset.
In prior roles, Stefan led the company’s research arm in North America and is the primary author of over 100 studies exploring topics in marketing, ecommerce, technology and business transformation with partners such as Adobe, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce. Stefan’s work has been featured in the Wall St. Journal, New York Times, USA Today, NPR, CNN, CNBC and AdAge.
Stefan entered the world of digital marketing and ecommerce as a co-founder of marketing infrastructure and rich media provider Bluestreak, now part of Dentsu. Some of the most intrusive (but effective) ad types on the web are partially his fault.
Week One
Week one beings with a Live Kick-off session with your co-hosts.
On-demand Course: Customer Experience
- Business Value of CX
- Mapping CX
- UX Design Principles
- Identifying Customer Needs & Sources of Insight
On-demand Course: Content
- The Content Opportunity
- Key Considerations in Content Marketing
- Content Strategy
- Implementing Content Marketing
- Measuring & Optimising Content
Week Three
On-demand Course: SEO
The Opportunity / On-Page SEO / Technical SEO / Off-Page SEO / Measuring & Maintaining SEO
On-demand Course: Organic Social
The Opportunity / Social Strategy / Creating Organic Social Content / Planning Organic Social / Publishing & Amplifying / Measuring & Optimising
Week Two
On-demand Course: Customer Data
Types of Data / Defining Data Strategy / Collecting Data / Understanding Customers / Owned Media Targeting / Paid Media Targeting
On-demand Course: Email Marketing
The Opportunity / Key Email Metrics / Audience Targeting / Effective Content & Creative / Managing & Optimising Email Marketing
Week Four
Reading Period – No Coursework
Earned Media Q&A with Host and Econsultancy SMEs
Learners have the opportunity for an extended video Q&A with the Host and Econsultancy experts to end the first term.
Week Six
On-demand Course: Paid Social
The Opportunity / Planning Paid Social / Setting Up Social Campaigns / Optimising Creative / Optimising Campaigns / Audience Targeting / Ad Bidding / Refining Performance
On-demand Course: Influencer Marketing
The Opportunity / Identifying Influencers / Planning / Managing Collaboration / Measuring & Optimising
Week Five
On-demand Course: Digital Advertising
The Opportunity / Programmatic Trading / Creating a Digital Ad Plan / Effective Creative / Targeting / Measuring & Optimising
On-demand Course: Paid Search
The Opportunity / Planning Paid Search Investment / Planning / Setting Up Campaigns / Optimised Targeting / Ad Bidding / Ad Listings & Landing Pages
Week Eight
Closing Video
- Video session with Host to prepare for the simulation based final exam.
- Live Trends Session with Econsultancy Senior Analyst Lynette Saunders
- Presentation on the latest digital marketing trends with Q&A.
- Integrated Marketing Simulation Final Exam
Learners complete a simulation using their new skills in integrated digital marketing and receive the certificate of completion and CPD points.
Week Seven
On-demand Course: Integrated Digital Marketing
The Imperative / Setting Objectives / Connections Planning / Understanding the Ecosystem / Content Planning / Media Planning / Measuring & Optimising
Paid Media Q&A with Host and Econsultancy subject matter experts
Learners have the opportunity for an extended video Q&A with the Host to end the second term.