TikTok Ads | TikTok Advertising by a Fortune 100 MBA (Udemy.com)
Learn how to launch effective TikTok Ads; TikTok Marketing from a former PlayStation Brand Manager; Kellogg MBA
Created by: Dekker the Marketer
Last updated May 2026
What you will learn
- TikTok Advertising
- TikTok Marketing
- TikTok Ads
- Tik Tok Marketing
How it compares
Against the other 314 rated Udemy courses in Social Media Marketing on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 94% of them
- Reviews166#229 of 315 by number of reviews
- Length4.4 hourslonger than 59% of them
- Last updatedMay 2026more recently than 82% of them
Course Description
Learn how to build effective TikTok ads & TikTok advertising campaigns from scratch in 2022. Get pro tips from a 12-year social media advertising veteran with an MBA from Philip Kotler's Kellogg School of Management, the #1 business school for marketing. Your instructor was a VP of Marketing for a Google accelerator startup and a Global Product Marketing & Brand Manager for Sony PlayStation. He taught college-level digital marketing and taught social media advertising for the Direct Marketing Association.
Choosing the right TikTok advertising objectives
Seeing what TikTok ads are performing very well in your industry (so you can copy them!)
TikTok targeting options and how to choose among them
Making & delivering high-performing TikTok ads
Data-driven best practices for video advertising (e.g., determining how long your video needs to be to maximize impact)
Key advertising mistakes to avoid
Optimal budget allocation for various TikTok advertising objectives
Lead generation in TikTok
App installsTikTok ads
Traffic TikTok ads
Video views TikTok ads
Conversions TikTok ads
Analysis & marketing automation for TikTok ads to optimize results
Reporting on advertising performance
Assets
This TikTok advertising course covers ads for both business-to-consumer and business-to-business marketing. This course is also relevant for startups as well as large, established companies. I'll walk you through how to adjust the advertising based on your company size and whether you're marketing to consumers or businesses.
TikTok Marketing (Tik Tok Marketing)
TikTok Ads (TikTok Advertising)
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
166 Reviews
Dekker the Marketer
Marketing Management Experience
• Global Product Marketing & Brand Manager for Sony PlayStation
• Vice President of Marketing for a Google accelerator startup
• Senior Product Marketing Manager for a Series-A startup
• Product Marketing Manager for a Google-backed Series-D startup
• Director of Marketing for Ironclad Games / Flame Design
• SaaS Marketing Consultant
Education
• MBA in Marketing from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
• Leadership Essentials from Columbia Business School
• Bachelor of Commerce from Mount Allison University
• Master's and bachelor's business courses at BI: Norwegian Business School
• Presidential Scholar at Saint Mary's University
Academic & Volunteer Experience
• University MBA Program Advisor
• College Marketing Lecturer for Digital Marketing & Business Analytics
• Division Director and VP of Membership for Toastmasters International
• Board of Directors for a charity
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Reviews
By Muhammad Waqas on 12/24/2025
A well-defined and detailed version of the content on TikTok ads.
By Joseph Kasa-vubu on 11/30/2025
This course is well-structured and well-presented, mainly since an MBA professional teaches it. It has equipped me with the knowledge and tools to start and scale my TikTok advertising campaigns, which I highly recommend.
By Alice Bedward on 4/22/2025
Good mixture of a platform guide and tried and tested advertising advice. Pleasantly surprised about the quality. Would recommend!
By Saad Raza on 2/27/2025
A well-structured course for beginners, covering TikTok ad formats, targeting, and optimization. The instructor explains concepts clearly, but it lacks in-depth case studies and advanced strategies. Good for those new to TikTok Ads.
By Rukayah Bello on 2/1/2025
Good so far. I now understand what to do at the early stage of business and advertising. Focus on making people buy now!
By Zarsh Faraz on 9/12/2024
The Great Course On TikTok Ads. That Covers All the Aspects
By Ruth Gacheru on 2/17/2024
I was looking for a course on TikTok ads and this one more than met my expectations.
By Sari Armon on 11/16/2023
basic. I liked that he went over all the options that exist in sponsored marketing on TikTok, but I felt a real lack of applying the information during the course.
By Alex van Eck on 5/25/2023
AWESOME! I LOVE THE COURSE! VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND! TAKE THE COURSE YOU WON"T REGRET THAT! ;-P
By Muhammad Aqeel Yasir on 10/24/2022
Very well described, not hard to listen to and easy to track.
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Overall Score : 94 / 100












