This training is designed for youth digital natives who want to enhance their skills in digital marketing and social media management to equip them with the knowledge and practical skills that are essential for succeeding in this dynamic field. In today's world, businesses rely heavily on digital marketing and social media to reach their target audience.

1. Introduction to Digital
marketing and its
impacts on today's
businesses.
Andrew Akol, Digital Enthusiast

2. Definition of
digital marketing
 Digital marketing refers to the
creation and dissemination of
content through digital media
channels—websites, landing
pages, social media, email, and
mobile applications and the
promotion of that content using
a variety of strategies across
paid, earned, and owned digital
channels, including SEO, SEM,
pay-per-click

3. Getting Started with
Digital Marketing
Digital marketing helps brands reach their target
audience and promote their product or service. , It allows
brands to target a more specific or niche audience
Digital marketing helps marketers to get deeper insights
into customer behavior, tastes, and preferences.
This helps in creating better print advertisements to
attract customers and increase engagement
You can appeal to the largest market. .. It allows
businesses to reach a wider audience, target specific
demographics, and measure the effectiveness of their
campaigns

4. Getting started with digital
marketing
Here are some steps to get you started with digital marketing
1. Study the marketspace and analyze your competitors' offerings,
price points, and marketing material.
2. Identify and study the businesses that you are going to compete
with.
3. Define your target audience and create buyer personas.
4. Develop a digital marketing strategy that aligns with your
business goals.
5. Implement your strategy using various digital marketing
techniques.
6. Monitor your results and adjust your strategy accordingly.

5. Types of Digital marketing
• Social media marketing
• Content marketing
• Affiliate marketing
• Email marketing
• Influencer marketing
• Online advertising
• Search Engine Optimization SEO
• Mobile Marketing
• Search Engine marketing
• Pay-per-click marketing

6. Social Media
Marketing
SMM involves promoting
products or services
through social media
platforms such as
Facebook, Twitter, and
Instagram. This involves
creating engaging content,
building a following, and
managing customer
interactions.

7. Affiliate marketing
• Affiliate marketing is a marketing arrangement
in which affiliates receive a commission for
each visit, signup or sale they generate for a
merchant. This arrangement allows
businesses to outsource part of the sales
process

8. Content
marketing
Content marketing involves
creating valuable and
relevant content to attract and
retain a target audience. This
can include blog articles,
videos, infographics, and
podcasts.

9. Email marketing
Email marketing involves
sending targeted emails to
potential or existing
customers. This method is
highly effective for nurturing
leads and maintaining
relationships with customers.

10. Influencer marketing
Influencer marketing is a form of social media
marketing involving endorsements and product
placement from influencers, people and organizations
who have a purported expert level of knowledge or
social influence in their field.

11. Online advertising
Online advertising, also known as online
marketing, Internet advertising, digital
advertising or web advertising, is a form of
marketing and advertising which uses the
Internet to promote products and services to
audiences and platform users

12. Search Engine Optimization
SEO is the practice of optimizing your website so
that it appears higher in search engine results
pages (SERPs). This can be done by creating high-
quality content, keyword research, and link
building.

13. Mobile marketing
Mobile marketing is a multi-channel online
marketing technique focused on reaching a
specific audience on their smartphones,
feature phones, tablets, or any other related
devices through websites, e-mail, SMS and
MMS, social media, or mobile applications.

14. Search Engine marketing
• Search engine marketing is a form of Internet
marketing that involves the promotion of
websites by increasing their visibility in search
engine results pages primarily through paid
advertising

15. Pay-perc-click
PPC or pay-per-click is a type of internet
marketing which involves advertisers
paying a fee each time one of their ads is
clicked. Simply, you only pay for advertising if
your ad is actually clicked on. It's essentially a
method of 'buying' visits to your site, in
addition to driving website visits organically.

16. Creating a
Digital Marketing
Plan

17. Steps to Creating a Digital Marketing
Plan
STEP 1: DEFINE YOUR
MARKETING GOALS
AND BUDGET
STEP 2: BUILD BUYER
PERSONAS TO DEFINE
YOUR IDEAL AUDIENCE
ANALYZE YOUR
COMPETITORS AND
MARKET POSITION
CHOOSE WHICH
DIGITAL MARKETING
CHANNELS TO FOCUS
ON
SET DEFINED METRICS
TO REVIEW AND
IMPROVE
PERFORMANCE.

18. Measuring results
and refining
strategies

19.  Metrics to track: Common metrics include website
traffic, search engine rankings, conversion rates, social
media engagement, email open and click-through rates, and
customer lifetime value.
 Tools for measuring success: There are many tools
available to measure the success of digital marketing
campaigns, such as Google Analytics, SEMrush, Hootsuite,
and Mailchimp.
 Analyzing data and making adjustments: Analyzing data
from your campaigns allows you to identify areas for
improvement and make data-driven decisions about
refining your strategies.
 Continuous improvement:
 Digital marketing is an ongoing process that requires
constant monitoring and optimization to ensure continued
success.

20. Conclusion
Recap of key
takeaways
Digital marketing is a
vital part of every
business's marketing
strategy, involving
various tactics and
channels that require
careful planning,
execution, and
measurement.
Andrew Akol, Digital
Enthusiast

21. Conclusion
Looking to the future of digital marketing As technology continues to advance, businesses will need to
stay up-to-date with the latest trends and innovations in digital
marketing to remain competitive and reach their target audience
effectively.
Andrew Akol, Digital Enthusiast