Digital distribution and sales management with influencer marketing

In this course, you will learn how to plan successful online campaigns. You will learn how to select suitable brand ambassadors, evaluate reach and differentiate between micro and macro influencers. The focus is on community management and budget planning. After the course, you will also be familiar with the processes and tasks in sales and distribution as well as the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in this area.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Influencer Marketing"
    Certificate "Digital sales and distribution management"
  • 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: 5 Weeks

Influencer marketing

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

Digital distribution and sales management

Digital market strategies, customer journey and AI (approx. 5 days)

Fundamentals and future fields in digital sales

Trends in digital sales: platform economics, social commerce, omnichannel sales

Market analysis and competition: market positioning (USP), SWOT and buyer behavior

Target group analysis and persona development

Customer centricity and customer journey mapping

Digital sales strategies and sales channels

Use of digital tools for market analysis and competition monitoring

Support for research, idea development and strategy work using AI-supported tools


Successful selling and customer relationships (approx. 4 days)

Practical skills for the digital sales process

Structure and phases of the digital sales process

Sales psychology: needs analysis and buying motives

Conducting conversations in digital sales situations

Social selling and digital relationship management

Digital tools for preparing sales meetings and presentations

AI-supported analysis of customer needs and meeting preparation


New customer acquisition and acquisition - existing customer care (approx. 4 days)

Digital strategies for acquiring new customers

Inbound and outbound sales approaches

Lead generation and lead qualification

Sales funnel and pipeline management

AI-supported lead analysis and prioritization of sales opportunities

Key account management and strategic customer development

Sales pitches: structure, presentation and argumentation

Benefit argumentation and value selling

Differentiating features in competition

Conducting negotiations: principles, phases and price negotiations

Closing the sale and follow-up in digital sales

Customer experience (CX) & complaint management

CRM systems: use for customer management and care

Digital systems for sales automation and customer analysis


Sales controlling and law (approx. 4 days)

Success measurement and performance in sales

Sales controlling: objectives, tasks and instruments of sales controlling

Key figures and evaluation of sales data

Digital systems for reporting and forecasting

AI-supported sales forecasts and data analyses

Competition, trademark and commercial agency law

Drafting contracts: general terms and conditions (GTC) and relevant contractual elements

EU product safety regulation: General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR)

Data protection in digital sales (GDPR)


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

Marketing experience is recommended.

After completing the course, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms of action and success factors of influencer marketing. You will be able to plan effective online campaigns, select suitable influencers and evaluate their reach. You will also master the legal aspects, budget planning and contract design. With this knowledge, you will be able to design, implement and manage successful influencer campaigns in order to position brands effectively and address target groups authentically.

You will also be able to plan and implement digital sales processes in a targeted manner. You will develop data-based sales strategies along the customer journey and use modern digital sales instruments and AI-supported tools in a targeted manner. You will also master sales psychology, conversation management and customer loyalty. You will use CRM systems, sales automation and controlling to analyze and optimize your sales results.

The course is aimed at people with a degree in business or communication sciences or a comparable qualification.

The career prospects in influencer marketing are promising as companies increasingly rely on social media and digital campaigns to reach their target groups. As the importance of online marketing grows, so does the demand for professionals who can develop effective influencer strategies.

You will also qualify for a career in sales or distribution and therefore for positions in any company with a sales department.

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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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.