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Digital Marketing: Customer Engagement Strategy

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A University of Illinois course on Coursera focused on the part of marketing that drives lasting value: building genuine engagement across the customer journey. It looks at how to attract, engage and retain customers rather than chasing one-off sales. A strategic, relationship-focused course suited to marketers thinking beyond the first click.

Good for: Building customer engagement and retention across the journey.

Less suitable if: You want quick acquisition tactics or a specific-channel course.

Skills you'll gain

Customer engagementCustomer journeyRetentionDigital marketing strategyRelationship marketing

Is this course right for you?

A good fit if you…

You care about engagement and retention
You want the customer-journey view
You are a marketer thinking long term

Consider something else if you…

You want quick acquisition tactics
You want a single-channel tutorial
You already run engagement strategy

Requirements: Basic marketing familiarity helps.

Realistic time: Around 10–15 hours over a few weeks.

About this course

Digital Marketing: Customer Engagement Strategy focuses on the part of marketing that drives lasting value: building genuine engagement across the customer journey. From the University of Illinois, it covers how to attract, convert, and retain customers in digital channels rather than chasing one-off clicks.

What you'll learn

Map the digital customer journey
Design strategies to attract and convert customers
Build engagement that supports retention
Connect engagement tactics to business value
Use customer data to guide strategy
Plan an engagement strategy across channels

This course includes

Yes
Certificate
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language

What it costs

You can audit the course free on Coursera. A certificate needs a Coursera subscription (about $49/month) or Coursera Plus, with financial aid available.

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A University of Illinois certificate on Coursera is a credible learning record. It is a course certificate rather than a professional qualification or degree.

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Offered by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, whose Gies College of Business runs a well-regarded marketing programme. The course brings an academic, strategy-led approach to customer engagement.

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Frequently asked questions

It is more about engaging and retaining customers across the journey than one-off acquisition.
Yes, you can audit it free; the certificate needs a Coursera subscription or Coursera Plus.
Marketers who want to build lasting engagement and think beyond the first sale.
Strategic and relationship-focused rather than a channel-by-channel tutorial.
Around 10–15 hours over a few weeks.
Free
to audit
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