How to Land Your Dream Digital Marketing Job In 2016
1. How to Land Your Dream
in 2016
DIGITAL MARKETING JOB
Your Digital Marketing Career Landscape
Digital Marketing Managers are Paid
16%Higher Salary than their
Traditional Counterparts
Demand for Digital Marketing
Professionals will Rise by
38%this Year
96%of a User’s Time Online is Spent Engaged
with Content, Email, News Site, Video Sites
and Social Networks
In 2015, Businesses Spent Roughly
$27 BILLIONon Display Advertising in North America
• Create Your Own Website and Optimize it for SEO - Showcase it in Your Resume
• Produce Top Notch SEO Content and Share it on Social Media
• Find Influencers on Twitter and LinkedIn and Help them to Build a Relationship
• Read Top SEO Blogs: Search Engine Land and The Moz Blog
Spending on Digital Marketing is
Predicted to Grow 12%in the Next Year, while Budgets for
Traditional (Non-Internet)
Advertising will Fall 2%
Top Tips to Getting Hired as an SEO Consultant
Average Salary for SEO Manager in the US: $60k per year
Average Salary for SEM Manager in the US: $102k per year
Average Salary for Email Marketing Manager in the US: $64k per year
• Start Your Own Blog to Showcase Your Content and Inbound Marketing Skills
• Build up an Active Presence on Social Media
• Read these Blogs: Copyblogger, Content Marketing Institute, Inbound.org
How to Kickstart Your Inbound Marketing Career
• Lookout and Watch PPC Webinars and Live Chats
• Reach Out to SEM Influencers, Build Relationships and Learn From Them
• Sharpen Your Microsoft Excel and Math Skills
How to Become a Search Engine Marketer
• Understand Web Technologies like HTML, Javascript, URL Structures and
• Learn How Databases are Laid Out and Understand Database Structures
• Comprehend Online Marketing. E.g: Organic vs Paid Search, Affiliates, Display
http://www.business2community.com/digital-marketing/20-tremendous-digital-marketing-stats-facts-01444645
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33467/How-to-Get-Hired-as-an-Inbound-Marketer.aspx
http://www.indeed.com/salary?q1=digital+Marketing+Manager&l1=&q2=Marketing+Manager
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/4-big-benefits-having-digital-marketing-career-zara-burke
https://www.postplanner.com/how-to-become-a-social-media-manager-in-6-steps
https://info.quantcast.com/NA-Display-Play-by-Play-Guide.html
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-become-a-web-analyst
Salaries via: www.payscale.com & www.indeed.com
How to Get a Web Analytics Gig
Sources:
• Build a Social Community of Your Own
• Start Blogging and Learn SEO Basics
• Graphic Design is Almost a Must
• Use Tools Like Buffer and Hootsuite for Automation
How to Rock as a Social Media Marketer
www.digitalvidya.com
Infographic by:
SEO Specialist
Social Media Marketer
Inbound Marketer
• Learn How to Grow a Clients Email Subscriber List
• Learn to Write Email Subjects that Get Opened, Use Emotion to
• Create Effective Call to Actions
• Sharpen Your Copywriting Skills and Practice Writing Short,
How to Become an All-Star Email Marketer
Email Marketer
Search Engine Marketer
Web Analytics
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Average Salary for Inbound Marketing Manager in the US: $69k per year
Average Salary for SMM Manager in the US: $48k per year
Average Salary for Web Analytics Manager in the US: $97k per year
Concise Emails
Your Advantage
MailChimp and GetResponse
Redirections
Ads and Emails
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• Learning Basic PhotoShop Skills is a Plus
• Understand SEO and Improve Your Social Media Marketing Skills
• Learn about Lead Nurturing Tools such as Customer.io
• Complete the free Hubspot Inbound Certification
• Create a Sample SEM Strategy for a Potential Client as a Showcase
• Read these Blogs: Search Engine Watch, PPC Hero, Inside AdWords and WordStream
• Take as many of 6 Google AdWords Certifications
• Complete Google Analytics Individual Qualification
• Optimize Everything. E.g: YouTube Video Description, Tags, Titles and #Hashtags
• Customize to Stand Out. E.g: Twitter and Facebook Headers
• Read Blogs Like: SocialMediaExaminer, SocialMediaToday and B2C
• Take Facebook Blueprint and YouTube Certifications
• Learn How to Optimize Landing Pages
• Be Familiar on How to Use Top Autoresponders Like AWebber,
• Learn to Use A/B Testing in Email Marketing
• Read Blogs Like: EmailInstitute, EmailMonday and MarketingSherpa
• Be a Pro with Microsoft Excel, Network both Online and Offline
• Play with Publicly Available Real World Data
• Study and Complete Google Analytics Individual Qualification
• Learn Bing Analytics
• Be a Pro at Using Google Webmaster Tools
• Get Involved in the Conversation by Commenting and Helping the
• Learn to Use Google Webmaster Tools Like a Pro
• Study and Complete Google Analytics Individual Qualification
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