Brand marketing and Google Ads

The course introduces you to the topic of brand marketing, shows you important strategies for successful brand management and brand communication and introduces you to influencer marketing and various tools for measuring the success of a brand. You will also learn how to set up a Google Ads account, structure campaigns, select suitable keywords, design ad formats, apply budgeting strategies and optimize your success. An introduction to the use of artificial intelligence in your profession rounds off the course.
  • Certificates: Brand Marketing" certificate
    Google Ads" certificate
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 6 Weeks

Brand Marketing

Brand Building (approx. 4 days)

Definition of the brand concept

Characteristics of a brand (identity, values)

Target definition

Target positioning and corporate identity

Design options with Canva

Target group analysis

Limbic map

Customer insights, customer experience (CX)

Brand Values

Brand Personality

Positioning


Legal basics and trademark protection (approx. 1 day)

Name development

Claims, logos, key images & Co.

Trademark registration

Trademark monitoring in digital media

Claims for trademark infringements


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Digital branding (approx. 3 days)

Choosing the right channels

Brand positioning

Online marketing mix

Customer journey

Creating personas

Touchpoint management


Brand Communication (approx. 2 days)

content marketing

Agenda setting and storytelling

Emotionalization

User-generated content

Lovestorm and shitstorm

Brand communication with chats


Success measurement and evaluation (approx. 2 days)

brand awareness

Brand loyalty

Perceived quality

Monitoring and controlling

Success indicators in the brand process (KPIs)


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results


Influencer marketing (approx. 4 days)

Impact factor of influencer marketing

Insight into playbooks

Online campaigns

Criteria for the right brand ambassadors

Evaluating reach

Micro vs. macro influencers

Community management

Costs and budget planning

Contract design

production

Labeling obligations


Project work (approx. 1 day)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Google Ads

Digital marketing basics (approx. 1 day)

Introduction to digital marketing and current trends

Role of Google Ads in performance marketing

Customer journey, funnel models

Synergies with SEO and social media


Account setup and interface (approx. 0.5 days)

How Google Ads works

Advertising networks

Account hierarchy, account setup

Understanding the user interface


Campaigns and ad structure (approx. 2 days)

Campaign types, Demand Gen campaigns

Performance Max

Developing campaigns and ads

Designing landing pages

Conversion goals

Setup via Google Tag Manager

Analysis of conversion paths


Keyword strategies and ad texts with AI (approx. 2 days)

Keyword research and tools

Search intent and keyword options

Design of ads (AIDA, CTA)


Budgeting and Google Ads Manager (approx. 1.5 days)

Costs and budget of Ads campaigns

Smart bidding

Evaluation of reports and statistics

Success monitoring and optimization

Introduction to the Google Ads Manager


Performance measurement and controlling (approx. 1 day)

Dashboard usage

KPIs (CTR, conversion rate)


AI in marketing and AI assets (approx. 1 day)

Introduction to AI-supported campaigns

Use of ChatGPT for text optimization

AI-generated images and videos


Project work (approx. 1 day)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

After this course, you will know how a brand is built and what constitutes successful and targeted brand communication. You will be able to create visual content with Canva and learn about different factors and channels, such as influencer marketing. After the course, you will also be able to measure the success of a brand using various tools.

After completing the course, you will also know how to set up a Google Ads account, structure campaigns, select suitable keywords and design targeted ad formats. You will also be able to apply budgeting strategies and optimize your success through tracking and reporting.

This course is aimed at people from the fields of marketing, communication or social media and anyone who wants to gain a professional foothold in marketing or successfully market their company. The course is also suitable for lateral entrants, e.g. from technical professions.

Brand marketing managers are sought after in companies of all sizes and are in high demand on the job market. It is always important for companies to maintain a good image and to continuously and conscientiously cultivate the brand as well as the development and implementation of advertising measures.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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