Digital Marketing Promotions

Technical Diploma
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Why choose Digital Marketing Promotions?

  • Start your career in marketing with a solid foundation in the digital strategies needed to be effective.
  • Perfect career for those with a creative streak and a strong desire to move people to action.
  • Enjoy employment opportunities in nearly every type of organization.
Traditional advertising is not the only way to promote products and services. Today’s businesses rely on digital marketing promotions to provide meaningful content to consumers and allow themselves to be found quickly and easily online.

Program Locations

Online

What You'll Learn

The Digital Marketing Promotions technical diploma prepares students to communicate with customers with an emphasis on the use of technology and digital media. Graduates are able to use graphic design and video editing software to create a variety of promotional materials to be used by traditional or online businesses.

Courses are taught using hands-on projects that create marketing content using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign for visual design. You’ll also use Adobe Premiere to design and create videos. Finally, an emphasis is placed on social media content, learning best practices for email marketing (SEM), and the use of analytics for better decision making.

Outcomes

  • Apply digital marketing principles.
  • Create digital marketing content.
  • Promote products and services.
  • Create digital marketing content for product, services, images, and ideas.
  • Integrate tools and technology for digital marketing initiatives.

Employability Skills

  • Behave Responsibly: Ethical Behavior, Self-Responsibility, Conflict Resolution, Collaboration
  • Communicate Effectively: Writing, Technical Documentation, Listening, Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Reading
  • Critical & Creative Thinking: Inquiry, Evidence Collection, Analysis, Reasoning, Reflection (Metacognition)
  • Cultural, Social, & Global Awareness: Global Awareness, Social & Cultural Awareness, Social Responsibility
  • Use Appropriate Technology: Use of Technology, Confidentiality, Security, Digital Civility

Learn more about employability skills at Mid-State.

Estimated Entire Program Cost

Cost based on the 2024/25 academic year.

  • Tuition & Fees: $2,909.46
  • Books: $361.39
  • Supplies, Uniforms, and/or Exams: $0
  • Total Estimated Cost: $3,270.85

Financial Aid Eligibility

This program is eligible for prorated Financial Aid based on length of program and/or number of credits. Aid may not be enough to cover all program costs.

Cost of Attendance

Learn more about Cost of Attendance, an estimated budget that includes categories of expenses a student can expect to incur while attending. 

This course has options available to receive credit for prior learning (CPL) or work experience.

Term: 1
  Catalog# Title Credits
  10104108 Adobe Visual Design 3
  10104102 Marketing Principles  3
  10104180 Internet and Mobile Marketing 3
  Term Total   9 Credits
       
Term: 2
  Catalog# Title Credits
  10104109 Adobe Video Design 3
  10104107 Social Media Marketing 3
  10104121 Fundamentals of Marketing Communications  3
  Term Total   9 Credits
       
  Program Total   18 Credits

Instructors

DEBRA WALLNER, BS, MBA

Debra’s teaching in the digital marketing field has allowed her to work with a wide variety of businesses, people, and marketing situations. She has previously held positions in the fields of advertising, sales, marketing research, and human resources–compensation. She holds an MBA from UW–Oshkosh.

“I believe that learning should be as close to real life as we can make it. Creating real-life opportunities for our students by partnering with local businesses produces graduates who come to employers with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform that job.”

Careers

  • Digital Marketing Coordinator
  • Marketing Assistant
  • Social Media Specialist
  • Advertising Assistant
  • Search Engine Optimization Specialist 

Fast-Track

High school students are eligible to enroll in this program and all courses required. Learn more about Mid-State Fast-Track.

“Mid-State provided me a career-focused education that gave me the skills and experience I needed to get a job in the marketing field. Having experienced instructors who are connected to the field made it possible for me to begin my career before even graduating.”

ALLYSON OWEN
GRADUATE

Choose Your Path

Career pathways help you take your education one step at a time to maximize your investment and make college fit your life. Earn a credential and start using it in the workforce. Continue with another stack of related courses to gain a more advanced diploma or degree. Explore this program’s pathway in the graphic below. For an even quicker first step to a degree or diploma, check out our short-term certificates.

TransferDual CreditCredit for Prior Learning

Digital Marking Promotions Pathway