Basis Institute

Paid Search Advertising Certification

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For the digital newcomer or anyone looking to gain a fundamental
understanding of paid search advertising.

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About this Paid Search Advertising Certification

Journey through the essentials of paid search—learn what it is and how it works, determine the differences between the main platforms, and discuss key terms. Leave this eLearning experience with a solid understanding of paid search fundamentals.

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Course Highlight

Paid Search Landscape

Search has come a long way and continues to evolve as technology does too. Learn about recent trends and statistics and highlight the main players in the space.

Additional Learnings in this Course

Learning the essentials is a key part of gaining a competitive edge in the digital space. Leave these industry-recognized programs ‘Basis Certified’!

Building A Successful Campaign

Much like a paid media campaign, paid search comes with best practices and components too. In this session, learn about the key aspects of SEM campaigns and account architecture.

Optimizations

Once a paid search campaign has launched, it’s just as essential to know how to improve it. Run through analysis and ongoing data collection in this lesson.

Troubleshooting

Are your paid search campaigns not delivering results? In this lesson, learn about the key reasons why ads may not be serving.

Strategy

Campaign set-up is important, but developing a strategy is another skillset. Leave this lesson understanding paid search frameworks, such as campaign groups, keywords, ad copy, and advanced tactics.

Machine Learning Capabilities

Understand smart bidding strategies, smart shopping campaigns, discovery campaigns, and local campaigns.

Key Terms

When it comes to key terms in paid search, it’s similar to learning a new language! We break down key terms and decipher what you need to know, to advance your knowledge in this space.

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“Everyone works differently, and it was fun to get together to learn new ways of doing things, especially, workarounds and shortcuts…I left the Certified training excited!”

—Missy Justice, Ad Operations Manager, WRAL Digital Solutions

“This is a great basic or beginner coverage of digital advertising. It was very easy to follow and the course was set up nicely with a variety of learning styles.”

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“I have personally been able to take all that I’ve learned at Basis Certified, to help educate and empower coworkers to be confident in the programmatic space. This is evident across YOY campaign success for our clients.”

— Caroline Cocanougher, Ad Operations Specialist, VI Marketing and Branding

“…with a deeper understanding of how things work and learned best practices from Basis and peer attendees, we were able to change our strategy to focus more on the outcomes – rather than high-level performance metrics.”

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