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BU5087: EXECUTING A DIGITAL STRATEGY (2017-2018)

Last modified: 27 Feb 2018 17:08


Course Overview

None.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Online Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mr Russell Williams

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

 

1. Content Marketing

o The need to develop content on an ongoing basis

o Most effective ways to utilize your content digitally

o Volume vs. quality

o Content outreach

o Measuring the ROI on content

o Learn, adapt, improve

2. Digital

o The principles of effective targeted digital advertising

o The advertising landscape – when can you advertise online

o The importance of understanding the platforms/advertiser/publisher models

o Smart remarketing in action

o Effective use of Ad networks

o Social media advertising

o Campaign tracking

o Connecting advertising to analytics metrics

 

 

o Learn, adapt, improve

3. Social Media

o Understand the nature of social platforms and connecting these marketing objectives

o Utilising a social media channel – engagement, sharing, monitoring, advertising

o Selecting a channel or channels and building a plan

o What makes content engaging

o Engagement vs. commercial benefit. Viral marketing success stories

o Monitoring social media to find your brand or your key influencers (positive or negative)

o Monitoring social media to protect your brand

4. Advanced Analytics

o Overlaying key metric reporting with target user profiles

o Understanding and measuring customer journeys through your website and other digital assets

o Learning and measuring your visitors’ behaviours across different device


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

 

Students are required to submit all elements.

To pass the course students must obtain an overall CAS grade of D3.

Elements:

1. Key Concept Quiz (10%)

2. Two 500 word Reflective Reviews (20%)

3. Memo/Summary of Client Brief (10%)

4. One x 5 minute Video Presentation (recorded) (20%)

5. One x 6-page written Report (40%)

Resits: students may resit (resubmit) a failing element once.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

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Course Learning Outcomes

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