Paid Media & Performance Marketing

5 weeks (30 hours)  |  2000GBP

This course teaches performance-focused media buying across search, social, and programmatic channels, emphasising measurement, experimentation and ROI optimisation.

Course Overview

This course teaches performance-focused media buying across search, social, and programmatic channels, emphasising measurement, experimentation and ROI optimisation.

Learning Objectives

  • Design measurable performance media strategies
  • Execute campaigns across Google Ads and Meta Ads
  • Apply bidding strategies and conversion optimisation
  • Use attribution models to evaluate channel performance

Module Breakdown

  • Module 1 — Performance Marketing Fundamentals
    Funnel design, LTV, CPA targets and budget allocation.
  • Module 2 — Search Advertising
    Advanced search campaign tactics, negatives, and SKAGs/structured approaches.
  • Module 3 — Social Ad Platforms
    Campaign objectives, creative testing and audience selection for Meta and TikTok.
  • Module 4 — Display, Programmatic & Retargeting
    Programmatic basics, DSP concepts and retargeting funnels.
  • Module 5 — Measurement & Experimentation
    A/B testing ads, creative iteration and bid strategies.

Assessment & Certification

Practical project setting up a cross-channel paid campaign (creative plan, measurement and optimisation strategy).

Certification: Certificate — Paid Media & Performance Marketing (30 hours)

Career Outcomes

  • Lower acquisition costs through structured optimisation
  • Scale campaigns using data-driven decisions
  • Design remarketing funnels that convert