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Digital Advertising and Marketing 101: The Complete Guide (Udemy.com)

Complete Digital Marketing Course: Social Media, Search, Video, Display, over 60,000 Students - Updated 2023

Created by: Ben Silverstein

Last updated October 2024

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What you will learn

  • Foundational Understanding: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the foundational concepts and principles of Digital Marketing.
  • Types of Digital Ads: Learn about various types of digital ads, their procurement methods, costs, targeting mechanisms, and other key attributes.
  • Strategic Thinking: Develop the ability to think strategically when determining where and how to strategically place digital ads for maximum impact.
  • Marketing vs. Advertising: Differentiate between the terms "marketing" and "advertising" and understand their distinct roles in the digital landscape.
  • Ecosystem Understanding: Explore the intricate workings of digital advertising companies and how they collaborate within the advertising ecosystem.
  • Leveraging Social Media for Advertising: Learn how to harness the power of social media for advertising purposes, recognizing that each platform is unique

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Course Description

Course Subtitles Available in Following Languages: English, Portuguese, German


Are you ready to learn about the world of Digital Marketing & Digital Advertising? Are you ready to learn about the hundreds of companies outside of Google and Facebook which control ads you see on your computer, phones, and tablets? Are you ready to understand the terms, pricing models, ad units, and everything else you need to succeed in the digital advertising space? Then you’re at the right place!


I have 10+ years experience in the digital marketing industry, ranging from small businesses in upstate NY, to major advertisers, out of NYC based ad agencies, and on the mobile and tech side of the business, splitting my time between New York and Silicon Valley. The advertisers I work with are both national and international brands ranging from entertainment, fashion, liquor, government agencies and more.


To successfully create and manage digital advertising campaigns on that scale you need to understand not just the basic advertising principles you learn in school, but fully understand the ever changing digital advertising ecosystem.


This course will teach you everything you need to know to get a job in advertising and marketing, run a successful campaign, grow your current business or find new ways to increase your personal value at your current job.


As always there is a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee, so you have nothing to lose and so much to gain!


Overview: This course is designed as an introduction to the world of digital and online advertising. In it we'll cover all the different types of digital ad unit, advertising partners, process, buying and more. It is perfect for anyone who is interested in advertising their business online, looking for a job in digital media planning, wondering how major brands decide to place an ad online, a student focusing on marketing and advertising, or those who are generally interested in how the ads you see online are created and served to you.


Course Subjects:

  1. Intro: What is digital advertising and marketing?

    1. Display/Banner Ads

    2. Video Ads & Pre-Roll

    3. Social Media

    4. Audio

    5. Rich Media & Takeovers

    6. The IAB, and more

  2. The Digital Ecosystem: What are the different types of digital advertising vendors?

    1. Publishers, exchange, network, DSP, etc

  3. Buying the Ads: What are the different types of buying models and the advantages of each?

    1. CPM, CPC, GRPs, etc

  4. Ad Targeting: How does targeting work and how is the data collected? Why does one person get an ad and not another? (

    1. Cookie data

    2. PII

    3. Registration Data

    4. IP address

    5. DMPs

  5. Ad Serving: How is the ad actually served to a user? (Ad servers, their purpose and how they function)

  6. Reporting: What do advertisers look for and what do they measure? (Setting KPIs and pulling/formatting reports)


The skills you will learn in this course can be applied in any country and to any company. The digital advertising space is a global industry and professionals in the space need to have a global mindset to succeed.


Cost and engagement rates may vary from country to country, but the basic skills and underlying trends carry across all regions, so no matter where you’re from or where you work, this course can help you.



This Course Also Comes With:

✔ Lifetime Access

✔ Fast & Friendly Support in the Q&A section


Don't Miss Out!

Every second you wait is costing you valuable leads and sales.

This courses come with a 30 day money-back guarantee - so there's no risk to get started.

Go ahead and hit the "take this course" button to start growing a business online today!


Real Student Testimonials:


Digital Advertising & Marketing 101


★★★★★ “The real-world examples almost makes it self-explanatory. Professionally done and author speaks with authority - i.e. he knows what he's talking about and it shows.” - AJ Du Toit

★★★★★ “Thought this was an excellent introduction course. Working in the industry without a huge amount of experience in this area, it was a great way to familiarize myself with topics in ongoing conversations internally and externally. Will be taking 201 to further my understanding.” - Jocleyn Armour

★★★★★ “It is advertised as a 101 course and it did exactly that and very well, touching on the building blocks of Digital Advertising and Marketing. Good job Ben.” - Jean C

★★★★★ “Yes, this is a very good initiative to educate the employees with supporting acknowledges to improve their skills more effectively.” - Seshantu Chatterjee★★★★★ “Thanks so much for the insightful course. The course gave me an in-depth information for a beginner like me and still I could understand it. I love the way the facilitator explained everything, and lastly thank you for the recommendation reads. Now I'm ready to move to 201.” - Motsidisi Maureen Ried

★★★★★ “Very informative, to the point and covered all the foundations of digital advertising.” - Robert Janes


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Digital Advertising & Marketing 201


★★★★★ “When combined with Ben's 101 course, the two classes make for a thorough and well-organized primer on digital media today. Perfect for marketing people and agency folks (creative, account) who are not immersed in a media agency. It will give you a foundation for how digital media is structured, a clear explanation of the jargon and acronyms you'll hear bantered about, and a better understanding of the opportunities available. The 201 course goes into important detail about some of the key changes that have taken place in digital advertising recently. Ben explains the concepts clearly and succinctly. Definitely worth the time investment.” - Shawn E Fraser

★★★★★ “This course is amazing. I do affiliate marketing and always wanted to learn about programmatic advertising and this course me taught that. I completed this for an interview and the employer was really impressed by the knowledge I had. Hope there is another in-depth version of this course. Where he goes into ad platforms or ad servers and teaches the real world applications.” - Suryameet Singh

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Instructor Details

Ben Silverstein

I'm an award winning digital media professional with over a decade and a half of experience working in the digital space. I've managed hundreds of millions of dollars for local, national, and international brands including Six Flags Amusement Parks, Giorgio Armani, Cafe de Columbia, William Grant & Sons, and the FDA Real Cost which won a 2015 gold Effie in the Disease Awareness and Education category.

Since 2015 my online courses have been taken by over 60,000 students around the world, with thousands of five-star reviews.

When I'm not teaching, I work full time in the advertising space, speak at conferences, or I'm at home in NYC watching the Buffalo Bills!

I can't wait to see you in class!

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Reviews

4.4

7,237 ratings on Udemy

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By Royston Rebello on 7/26/2026

Yes Very Informative

By Pritam Dolai on 7/9/2026

In One line i want to say about the course that this is amazing and also quit helpful as well.

By Juvvena Sai Raj on 6/9/2026

Good course , i got a better understanding on this concept

By Anonymized User on 5/29/2026

good learning foe new employees understanding

By Abid Shah on 12/31/2025

Very good course

By Eunice Ortile on 11/27/2025

It was definitely match for me since I'm a visual learner

By Wykenza Pétion on 7/24/2023

Many of these concepts were unfamiliar to me, but from this course, I've come to understand many of them and have opened my eyes to different types of ads and publicity.

By Achint Aggarwal on 1/26/2022

Exactly what I was looking for. A great primer to DigiAd world. A perfect platform to deep dive further in DigiAd world. Highly recommend.

By Sambandh Triloki on 8/12/2021

Absolutely, the info was efficient and to the point.

By Gastón​ Rizzi on 4/3/2020

I had no idea about Advertising and now I am have a picture of how it works on a broad level and what are the best places and practices to be most effective when I begin working with Ads. Lots to learn yet but I liked the course

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Overall Score : 88 / 100