Business-to-Business (B2B) marketing takes place in complex environments where decisions are shared, relationships develop over time, and credibility matters as much as creativity. Marketing in these contexts must support long consideration cycles, multiple stakeholders, and clear value exchange, rather than short-term attention or volume.
This eleven-week short course focuses on how B2B marketing works in practice. Learners examine how organisations make purchasing decisions, how buying groups influence outcomes, and how insight, communication, and technology support effective B2B marketing activity. By the end of the course, learners are able to plan and evaluate marketing actions that align with business objectives, support informed decision making, and strengthen long-term client relationships.
B2B marketing isn’t consumer marketing in a blazer. It runs on logic, relationships and long-term value rather than impulse and instant gratification. In this first module, you’ll uncover what truly defines B2B marketing: smaller, more complex audiences, team-based decisions and buying journeys built on trust. You’ll see how creativity still drives results, but with a different goal — not to entertain, but to empower business decisions.
Studying this course will equip you with practical B2B marketing skills to attract, engage and convert high-value business customers.
This course is ideal for professionals who want to understand complex buying journeys, build long-term relationships, and create marketing strategies that deliver real business impact.
Our lecturers have years of hands-on B2B experience and know what it takes to market effectively in competitive, relationship-driven industries.
Be recognised with an industry centric Red & Yellow certificate, giving you a blend of theoretical knowledge and hands-on skills
Our courses are designed to accelerate opportunities and give a boost to your CV. Top businesses across industries recognise Red & Yellow graduates as having the practical skills and the theoretical background to hit the ground running with confidence and creative flair.
Our courses are both current and relevant to the South African context.
Applicable, practical assignments:
So that you can apply what you’re learning to your everyday work life, and your specific business challenges.
Discussion Forums and Chat sessions:
Personalized feedback:
Tailored to your individual strengths, and opportunities for personal improvement.
A dedicated team:
Acting as your “virtual” support crew whose only focus is to help get you over the finish line.
This course was created by, and benefits from, our full-time lecturers’ years of experience in the field – both in lecturing and in industry. They know how to nurture talent and bring out the best in students, resulting in many award-wins over the years.

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