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Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce Certificate

4.8(32,000)·240K enrolled·Updated February 2025
Beginner 190 hours English Professional CertificateFREE
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The only Google-built marketing program with hands-on Google Ads and Analytics labs. Includes a free Google Ads exam voucher.

What you'll learn

Build a digital marketing strategy from scratch
Run Google Ads search, display and YouTube campaigns
Use Google Analytics 4 to measure performance
Build email marketing campaigns with HubSpot
Manage organic and paid social media
Optimize ecommerce funnels and listings
Use customer feedback to iterate campaigns
Prepare for entry-level marketing roles

This course includes

190h
On-demand video
200+
Templates
30+
Hands-on labs
Yes
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Syllabus· 7 courses · 15+ lessons

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  • Marketing funnels and customer journeysVideo · 90 min
  • Setting goals and KPIsReading · 45 min
  • SEO fundamentalsVideo · 90 min
  • Content marketing and socialLab · 90 min
  • Social media strategyVideo · 75 min
  • Running paid social campaignsLab · 90 min
  • Email lists and segmentationLab · 60 min
  • HubSpot hands-onLab · 90 min
  • A/B testing subject linesLab · 60 min
  • Google Analytics 4 hands-onLab · 2 hours
  • Reporting dashboardsProject · 2 hours
  • Shopify hands-onLab · 2 hours
  • Product listings and SEOLab · 90 min
  • Customer service and retentionReading · 45 min
  • Capstone portfolio projectProject · 8 hours

Instructor

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Google Career Certificates
Google Marketing curriculum team
12M learners24 courses 4.8 instructor rating

Built by Google marketers who run actual Google Ads, Analytics and YouTube campaigns. Lead instructors include Sarah Liberty and Daniel Sherrets. Launched in 2022 as part of Google's career-certificates push.

Requirements

  • No prior marketing experience required
  • High school education
  • A computer with internet access
  • 10 hours/week for about 6 months

Who this course is for

  • Career switchers entering marketing
  • Small-business owners running their own ads
  • Marketing assistants moving into specialist roles
  • Job seekers targeting Google's employer consortium

About this provider

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Frequently asked questions

Skillshop is product-specific (Google Ads exam prep). This Coursera cert is broader — strategy, email, social, e-commerce. Take this for career switch; take Skillshop for the Google Ads certification itself.
Yes for entry-level marketing assistant and coordinator roles. Google's employer consortium (Walmart, Best Buy, Verizon) considers it. Senior roles will still expect a portfolio of real campaigns.
You get a voucher for the Google Ads Search certification (taken on Skillshop) and free Google Ads campaign credit during the course.
It was updated for GA4 (Google Analytics 4) in 2024 and reflects current ads, but TikTok and AI-marketing topics are light. Supplement with provider-specific YouTube content.
Audit it on Coursera + take Google's free Skillshop courses (Ads, Analytics, YouTube) — combined they cover ~90% of this cert for free.
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Cert $49/mo
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