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Did you know that 73% of marketing teams struggle to demonstrate ROI because they track the wrong metrics at the wrong time? This Short Course was created to help digital marketing professionals accomplish foundational performance tracking that drives strategic decision-making.
By completing this course, you'll be able to confidently differentiate between predictive and outcome-based metrics, establish systematic data collection workflows, and maintain accurate performance tracking documents that marketing leaders depend on for strategic planning.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Recognize the difference between leading and lagging performance indicators.
Apply standard procedures to populate performance tracking documents with key metrics.
This course is unique because it transforms abstract marketing concepts into practical, everyday workflows that you can implement immediately in your current role.
To be successful in this course, you should have a background in basic digital marketing concepts and familiarity with spreadsheet applications.
Learners will master the critical distinction between predictive and outcome-based metrics to enable proactive marketing strategy development.
What's included
2 videos2 readings2 assignments
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2 videos•Total 11 minutes
Why Leading vs. Lagging Indicators Transform Marketing Strategy •3 minutes
Classification Framework for Marketing Performance Metrics •8 minutes
2 readings•Total 16 minutes
Understanding Leading and Lagging Performance Indicators•8 minutes
Strategic Guide: Identifying Leading and Lagging Indicators in Marketing Dashboards•8 minutes
2 assignments•Total 28 minutes
Leading vs. Lagging Performance Indicators Documentation Assignment•25 minutes
Leading vs. Lagging Indicators Knowledge Check•3 minutes
Module 2: Standard Procedures for Data Population - Core Application
Module 2•1 hour to complete
Module details
Learners will master systematic data collection workflows that ensure accurate, timely population of marketing performance tracking documents using standardized procedures.
What's included
2 videos2 readings2 assignments
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2 videos•Total 13 minutes
Why Standardized Data Procedures Define Marketing Success•3 minutes
Essential Components of Performance Tracking Documents •10 minutes
2 readings•Total 19 minutes
Building Systematic Data Collection Workflows•10 minutes
Professional Guide: Step-by-Step Data Collection from Multiple Marketing Platforms•9 minutes
2 assignments•Total 18 minutes
Data Collection Procedures Knowledge Check •3 minutes
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