Performance Digital Marketing (PPC) - 90-Day Detailed Module
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Introduction to PPC & Google Ads
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What is PPC & Paid Marketing?
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Differences between SEO, SEM, SMM
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Google Ads ecosystem overview
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PPC objectives: Awareness, Leads, Sales, Traffic, Store visits
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Google Ads Networks: Search, Display, Video, Shopping Ads
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Importance of Quality Score, CPC, and Ad Rank
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Types of keywords: Broad, Phrase, Exact, Negative
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Assignment: Identify PPC goals for 3 business types
Google Ads Account Setup & Structure
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Gmail vs Non-Gmail Account Creation
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Google Ads Hierarchy: Account > Campaign > Ad Group > Ads/Keywords
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Billing methods and threshold concepts
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Account settings walkthrough (country, time zone, currency)
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Introduction to Google Keyword Planner
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Activity: Set up dummy account and structure a campaign for a local business
Keyword Research & Campaign Building
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Advanced Keyword Research Techniques
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Short-tail vs Long-tail keywords
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Competitor analysis using tools
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Keyword intent classification
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Introduction to Google Keyword Planner
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Activity: Set up dummy account and structure a campaign for a local business
Ad Extensions Deep Dive
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Manual Extensions: Call, Sitelinks, Callout, Structured Snippets, Location, Image, Business name and logo, and Message.
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Automated Extensions
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Location, App, Price & Promotion extensions
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Best practices & CTR impact
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Activity: Create ad copy and test with various extensions
Writing Winning Ads
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Anatomy of a high-performing ad
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Writing compelling headlines and descriptions
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Call-to-Action (CTA) techniques
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Ad variations (A/B testing)
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Ad Approval Policy overview
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Manual vs Smart Bidding strategies
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Exercise: Write 3 variations of ads for one keyword group
Search Ad Types
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Responsive Search Ads
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Dynamic Search Ads (DSA)
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Dynamic Keyword Insertion
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Ad Customizer
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Location Customizer
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Call-only Ads
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App Promotion Ads
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Mobile vs Desktop search behavior
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Exercise: Set up a campaign for service-based & shopping business.
Bidding Strategies
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Manual CPC, Enhanced CPC (ECPC)
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Maximize Clicks/Conversions
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Target CPA, Target ROAS
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Portfolio bid strategies
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Smart Bids
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Bid adjustments (location, device, ad schedule)
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Case Study: How bid strategy improved ROAS for a travel client
Performance Max Ecommerce Campaign
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Intro & Importance of Performance Max Ad Campaign
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Performance Max Campaign Creation for Shopping ads
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Types of Targeting
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Product Set Creation & Integration
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Product SKU Performance Report.
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Campaign Creation using Assets & VideoExercise: Set up a campaign for Ecommerce-based business.
Performance Reporting
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Campaign, Ad Group, Keyword-level reporting
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Auction Insights & Competitor Analysis
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A/B testing framework
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Dimensions & Segment Reports
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Search Terms vs Keywords
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Assignment: Analyze performance report and suggest 3 optimizations
Google Display Ads
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Display Network overview
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Targeting: Contextual, Placement, Topics, Interests, Demographics, Custom Interest
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Exclusions and brand safety controls
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CPM, CPC, Viewable CPM bidding in Display
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Live Demo: Create a display campaign for local service
Google Display Ads
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Display Network overview
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Targeting: Contextual, Placement, Topics, Interests, Demographics, Custom Interest
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Exclusions and brand safety controls
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CPM, CPC, Viewable CPM bidding in Display
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Live Demo: Create a display campaign for local service
Display Optimization & Tools
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Placement Performance
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Relative CTR
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Performance Planner Tool
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Reach Planner
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Ad scheduling and frequency capping
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Workshop: Optimize a low & Best performing display campaign
YouTube Video Ads
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In-Stream (Skippable vs Non-skippable)
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Ad Sequence
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Drive Conversion
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Audio Reach
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YouTube Subscriptions and Engagements
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In-Feed (formerly In-Display)
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Targeting on YouTube: Placement, Topics, Affinity, Custom Intent
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YouTube remarketing
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Video campaign metrics & optimization
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Task: Create a video campaign with video from YouTube
Advanced Conversion Tracking
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Conversion types: Form, Phone, App, Offline
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Setting up Google Tag Manager (GTM)
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Importing goals from GA4
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Call Extension & Click-to-Call tracking
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Chat and Whatsapp Tracking
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Event tracking via GTM
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Exercise: Setup and test 2 types of conversions
Advanced Ecommerce Tracking
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Conversion Event types: Add to Cart, Checkout and Purchase Tracking
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Variable and Custom Variable Creation
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Data Layer creations
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Google Tag Creation
Optimization Techniques
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Filters, labels, scripts for reporting
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Shared budgets, rule-based automation
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Invalid click detection & IP exclusions
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Performance segmentation: device, time, audience
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Keyword match type tuning
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Task: Clean an existing campaign using optimization checklist
Google Ads Editor
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Installing and syncing with account
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Bulk edits and uploads
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Copying campaigns and using drafts
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Offline campaign building
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Editor tips for faster scaling
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Activity: Build campaign in Editor and push live
My Client Center (MCC)
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MCC setup, access control
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Managing multiple clients/accounts
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Sharing access across teams
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Linking Analytics, Merchant, and Tag Manager
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Label & Budget management
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Project: Setup team structure for MCC
Bing & Yahoo Ads
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Bing Ads Account setup
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Campaign import from Google Ads
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Types of Ads – Responsive, Call only, Mobile Only, Dynamic Keyword Insertion, DSA
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Bidding, extensions, and match types
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AdCenter reporting and tools
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Mobile-specific Bing Ads
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Live Practice: Import and optimize campaign on Bing
Mobile App Campaigns
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App campaigns for installs & engagement
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Android vs iOS targeting
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Using Firebase for app analytics
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Ad Policy & Google Ads compliance (disallowed content, ad review)
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Real-world ad disapproval cases
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Activity: Setup app install ad and monitor results
Google Analytics (GA4) + Integration
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Google Analytics (GA4) + Integration
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Events, Conversions, Funnels in GA4
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Demographics, Interests & User Behavior
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Importing Analytics goals into Ads
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Remarketing from GA4 audiences
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Assignment: Setup 1 GA4 goal funnel and link to Google Ads
Facebook Ads – Basics
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Ad Manager vs Boost Post
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Billing setup, account structure
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Types of campaigns: Awareness, Consideration, Conversion
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Ad Sets, Custom Audience, Lookalike Audience
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Retargeting with Pixel
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Task: Launch a website traffic, Awareness and Lead driven campaign’s
Facebook Ads – Leads
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Types of Ad Creation - WhatsApp, Messenger, Call, Lead
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Type of Creative – Video, Static, Carousel, Dynamic & collection ads
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Ad Enhancements – New function
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Pixel Event Creation
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Task: Launch a campaign that includes all these types of ads.
Facebook Ads – Ecommerce
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Catalogue Integration and Creation
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Product Set grouping using Sku’s, Title and Category.
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Types of campaigns: Sales & Catalogue to boost sales and revenue
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Ad Sets, Custom Audience, Lookalike Audience
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Dynamic Retargeting with Pixel events
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Task: Launch a sales and Catalogue campaign.
LinkedIn
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LinkedIn campaign setup and targeting options
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LinkedIn Leads ads campaign Setup
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B2B Lead Generation Strategy on LinkedIn
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Workshop: Create lead gen ad on LinkedIn
Amazon Ads
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Amazon ads Intro
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Key Terminology and Metric (Acos, Impression, Clicks)
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Types of ads
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Setting up Amazon Ads Account
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Campaign Creation and Structure
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Keyword and Product Targeting
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Optimizing Product Listing Ads
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Tracking and Analytics
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Monitoring and optimizing Campaigns
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Tool and Resources
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Case Study and Live Project Work.
TikTok Ads
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TikTok ads Intro
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Key Terminology and Metric
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Campaign Objectives – Brand Awareness, Website Conversion, Leads, TikTok Shop.
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Types of ads
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Setting up TikTok Ads Account
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Campaign Setup and Launch
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Keyword and Product Targeting
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Tracking and Analytics
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Monitoring and optimizing Campaigns
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Tool and Resources
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Case Study and Live Project Work.
Snapchat Ads
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Overview of Snapchat as a marketing platform
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Key Terminology and Metric
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Campaign Objectives – Brand Awareness, Website Conversion, Leads, Video Views.
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Types of ads
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Setting up Snapchat Ads Account
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Campaign Setup and Launch
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Audience Targeting and Segmentation.
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Tracking and Analytics
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Monitoring and optimizing Campaigns
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Tool and Resources
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Case Study and Live Project Work.
GA 4
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Introduction to GA4 Dashboard
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GA4 Setup and Integration
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Ecommerce Event tracking in GA4 – add_to_cart, View_Item, Begin_Checkout, Purchase.
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Ecommerce Funnel and Conversion Tracking
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Ecommerce Reporting and Analytics
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Ecommerce Custom Report Creation
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Bounce Rate, Page Performance, and Average Time on site.
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Revenue Monitoring
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Webmaster Tool Integration
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Performing Search Terms Report Analysis
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Source Medium Wise Performance Analysis
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Channel Wise Performance Analysis.
Certifications & Exam Prep
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Google Ads Certification (Search, Display, Video, Shopping)
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Microsoft Ads Certification
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Practice quizzes & test-taking strategy
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Exam Registration Walkthrough
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Portfolio creation from Live Projects
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Bonus: Personal branding tips for PPC freelancers