What You'll Learn
As digital technologies continue to disrupt the competitive landscape, companies are under constant pressure to implement strategies to stay relevant, responsive, and profitable. Marketers who understand their customers’ end-to-end journeys and experiences will be successful in developing a strategic digital roadmap that meets both their customers’ expectations and their organization’s business objectives.
This highly interactive program will teach you a proven framework for designing, implementing, and managing a successful digital marketing strategy.
You’ll learn actionable insights through a mix of lecture, video, case studies, articles, interactive exercises, and team activities. The week will culminate in a final team group presentation where participants present their digital strategies and hear their colleagues’ feedback.
For additional information, download the full program schedule.
Program Benefits
- Develop the skills to build an actionable digital marketing strategy that aligns with your business goals.
- Apply concepts learned in class in a final team project and create your own digital strategy when you return to work.
- Examine how companies use different techniques to reach target audiences and learn how to incorporate them creatively in your own organization.
- Learn to develop an approach to digital marketing that breaks up groupthink and aligns departments around a common vision.
- Expand your definition of ROI to better understand relevant KPIs that can drive meaningful metrics.
- Share ideas and challenges with a dynamic peer group of global digital marketers and enjoy multiple networking opportunities.
- Earn a Certificate of Participation from the Harvard Division of Continuing Education.
Topics Covered
- Consumer behavior changes resulting from advancement in communications technology
- Customer personas and journeys
- Digital transformation and the impact on companies
- Storytelling for brands in a digital world
- The pros and cons of influencer marketing
- Social media strategies
- Search engine marketing (SEM): Organic Search and paid advertising
Who Should Enroll
This intensive program is ideal for those looking to understand the big picture of the digital landscape to guide their teams toward the best opportunities for building and executing an effective digital marketing strategy.
Participants should be familiar with the various social and digital media platforms and have the ability to understand how business drivers apply to these digital marketing initiatives.
April Schedule
Day 1
• Social Media Strategies
• Digital Marketing & Storytelling-Sharing Across Channels
Day 2
• Customer Personas & Journeys
• SEO & SEM Best Practices
Day 3
• Digital Advertising
• Key Performance Indicators & ROI
Day 4
• Influencer Marketing
• Communities & Brand Ambassadors
Day 5
• Social Media Crisis
• Team Presentations: Digital Strategies
August Schedule
Day 1
• Social Media Strategies
• Digital Marketing & Storytelling-Sharing Across Channels
Day 2
• Customer Personas & Journeys
• SEO & SEM Best Practices
Day 3
• Digital Advertising
• Key Performance Indicators & ROI
Day 4
• Influencer Marketing
• Communities & Brand Ambassadors
Day 5
• Social Media Crisis
• Team Presentations: Digital Strategies
*This schedule is subject to change.
October Schedule
Day 1
• Social Media Strategies
• Digital Marketing & Storytelling-Sharing Across Channels
Day 2
• Customer Personas & Journeys
• SEO & SEM Best Practices
Day 3
• Digital Advertising
• Key Performance Indicators & ROI
Day 4
• Influencer Marketing
• Communities & Brand Ambassadors
Day 5
• Social Media Crisis
• Team Presentations: Digital Strategies
*This schedule is subject to change.
Instructor
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Nicole Ames
Nicole is an adjunct professor of marketing at the Harvard Extension School and in the MBA program at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. She is recognized for her expertise in digital media and helping marketers understand how new and transformative technologies affect business and the overall customer experience.
Instructor
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Nicole Ames
Nicole is an adjunct professor of marketing at the Harvard Extension School and in the MBA program at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. She is recognized for her expertise in digital media and helping marketers understand how new and transformative technologies affect business and the overall customer experience.
Instructor
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Nicole Ames
Nicole is an adjunct professor of marketing at the Harvard Extension School and in the MBA program at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. She is recognized for her expertise in digital media and helping marketers understand how new and transformative technologies affect business and the overall customer experience.
Expand Your Network
With participants from more than 100 different countries and a variety of industries, Harvard Professional Development Programs provide you the opportunity to gain fresh perspectives and unique insights as you learn alongside peers with similar roles who face like business challenges.

Testimonials
“I thoroughly enjoyed this program! The instructors were very knowledgeable and friendly. They presented the information in easily digestible nuggets and the breakout activities brought the learnings to life for real world application.”
– Elizabeth, Copywriter, Minneapolis, MN
“The tools shared to structure the content were new and very helpful; I’d definitely recommend it to my peers and colleagues.”
– Manager/Supervisor, Construction Industry