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Online Short Course

Digital Marketing Professional

Good marketers can run campaigns. Great marketers understand how to adapt, optimise and stay ahead in a digital landscape that never stands still. As platforms evolve, algorithms change and customer expectations shift, the ability to think strategically and respond with confidence becomes a powerful competitive advantage. 

In this advanced course, you'll build on your existing digital marketing knowledge and develop the specialist skills needed to drive stronger performance and better business results. From advanced strategy and campaign planning to optimisation, measurement and platform expertise, you'll learn how to create smarter marketing that delivers measurable impact. Whether you're looking to accelerate your career, increase your value to clients or become a recognised marketing specialist, you'll gain the confidence and expertise to operate at the next level.

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Course Curriculum

  • Understand the importance of market research
  • Conduct strategic market research
  • Understand your audience and target market
  • Apply behavioral economic insights to your DM strategy

The important bits

Key Info

  • Course Duration: 16 Weeks
  • Accreditation: R&Y Certificate of Completion
  • Access: Online
  • Start Date: 24 August 2026
  • Cost: R24,500

What you’ll learn

  • Devise more powerful digital marketing strategies
  • Plan and execute more powerful and successful campaigns/outcomes
  • Understand and conquer the shifts and nuances of channels and platforms
  • Strengthen your skills in UX design, Social Media Marketing, SEO, community management and analytics
Upgrade your skills to pro

Studying this course will equip you with next level cutting-edge skills based on the latest developments.
 

Learn from the pros


Our lecturers have spent decades working in the industry and know what it takes to make your career soar.

 

Bring creativity to marketing

This course is ideal for people who want to stay on top of their marketing game with a range of creative skill sets and approaches.
 

Elevate your career

Be recognised with an industry centric Red & Yellow certificate, giving you a blend of theoretical knowledge and hands-on skills.

 

Red & Yellow courses are made to future-proof your career

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.

Benefits:

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:

  • Helping you develop your professional network.
  • Hosted by your coach, lecturer, or subject specialist.
  • Ideal opportunities to discuss the content and get answers to all your questions.
     

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


     

Included in your course:

  • An industry-sought-after Certificate of Completion from Red & Yellow
  • Original, relevant, and constantly updated content
  • An interactive online learning experience that includes videos, live chat sessions, forum discussions, and more


     

Who should take this course?

  • Anyone seeking career-advancing skills, and who wants to stay on top of trends and shifts
  • Digital Marketing professionals looking to safeguard their career success prospects
  • Traditional marketers wanting to expand their perspective of ‘digital’ versus ‘traditional’
  • Small business owners and niche teams wanting to enhance their digital marketing skills

Meet your team:

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.

Su Little

Su Little

Education Council Lead @ IAB SA | MBA

Su Little is an award-winning social media and digital marketing strategist with over 20 years’ industry experience. She holds an MBA in Digital Business Transformation and is a recognised global corporate social strategist and mentor.
Keenan Harduth

Keenan Harduth

CEO of Mirror Mirror Africa

Keenan Harduth, an award-winning digital marketer, has 15+ years of experience in social and digital marketing, working with top brands globally. Founder of Mirror Mirror Africa, he has trained leaders across 7 countries and worked with leading agencies like Google South Africa. Recognized as Social Media Marketer of the Year in 2015, Keenan was also named one of Mail & Guardian's Top 200 Young South Africans.

Brands we work with

ABSA
Primedia Group
MTN
Holder Vector
TFG Limited
Accenture Song
African Bank
Capitec
Coronation
Dentsu Aegis Network
Dimension Data
DStv
FCB
GroupM
IPG
Kagiso
M&C Saatchi
Media24
MultiChoice
Nedbank
Ogilvy
Old Mutual
Omnicom
Revlon
Sun International
TBWA
Unilever
VMLY&R
Vodacom
WPP

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