Based on the best-selling book, Marketing with AI for Dummies, by Shiv Singh. This course explores the transformative power of artificial intelligence in the marketing world. You'll gain practical insights into AI-driven strategies that are reshaping customer personalization, content creation, and data analytics. The course covers essential AI tools marketers can leverage to enhance engagement and optimize campaigns, enabling them to stay competitive in today's fast-evolving digital landscape.

Marketing with AI for Dummies

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Beginner level
Ideal for marketers, business owners, and professionals looking to integrate AI into their strategies. A basic understanding of marketing is helpful.
Recommended experience
Recommended experience
Beginner level
Ideal for marketers, business owners, and professionals looking to integrate AI into their strategies. A basic understanding of marketing is helpful.
What you'll learn
Understand the historical evolution of AI in marketing
Apply AI technologies to improve customer personalization
Use generative AI for content creation and campaign optimization
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March 2026
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There are 24 modules in this course
In this section, we trace AI's evolution from mythic automata to generative models, examine the Turing Test, and differentiate machine learning, expert systems, and generative AI for business use.
What's included
2 videos5 readings1 assignment
2 videos• Total 3 minutes
- Course Overview• 1 minute
- A Brief History of AI - Overview Video• 1 minute
5 readings• Total 50 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- The Turing Test 1960s and Beyond• 10 minutes
- Machine Learning and Expert Systems Emerge• 10 minutes
- The Stanford Cart From the 60s to the 80s• 10 minutes
- Playing a Pivotal Chess Match• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- Foundations of Artificial Intelligence• 10 minutes
In this section, we discover high-impact generative AI opportunities in customer operations, research and development, marketing, and legal functions, converting McKinsey estimates into organization-specific return on investment figures.
What's included
1 video7 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Exploring AI Business Use Cases - Overview Video• 1 minute
7 readings• Total 70 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Resolving Customer Issues with Virtual Assistants• 10 minutes
- Streamlining Product Validation• 10 minutes
- Testing Software and Creating Documentation• 10 minutes
- AI Versus MBA Students• 10 minutes
- Personalizing Marketing Messages• 10 minutes
- Optimizing Sales with AI• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- AI Business and Technical Applications• 10 minutes
In this section, we position AI as a vital marketing copilot, outline foundational adoption steps, present strategic frameworks, and use an AI readiness checklist to guide integration and measure progress.
What's included
1 video6 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Launching into the AI Marketing Era - Overview Video• 1 minute
6 readings• Total 55 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Competing with Creative Directors• 5 minutes
- Taking Foundational Steps Toward AI Marketing• 10 minutes
- Assessing Progress with the AI Checklist• 10 minutes
- Adopting a Strategic Framework for Entering the AI Era• 10 minutes
- Reaching Escape Velocity• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- Navigating the AI Marketing Landscape• 10 minutes
In this section, we learn to evaluate data quality, source marketing information ethically, apply metadata governance, and build extract, transform, load pipelines for dependable machine learning readiness.
What's included
1 video4 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Collecting, Organizing, and Transforming Data - Overview Video• 1 minute
4 readings• Total 40 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Getting an Appropriate Quantity of Data• 10 minutes
- Putting Your Marketing Data in Its Place• 10 minutes
- Transforming Data• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- Data Practices in Artificial Intelligence• 10 minutes
In this section, we learn match marketing tasks to supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning, design deep neural networks, and review image, sequence and reward-driven models for prediction.
What's included
1 video5 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Making Connections Machine Learning and Neural Networks - Overview Video• 1 minute
5 readings• Total 50 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Challenges with Neural Networks• 10 minutes
- Exploring Reinforcement Learning• 10 minutes
- Mastering Sequences and Time Series• 10 minutes
- Exploiting the Power of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs)• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- Exploring Machine Learning and Neural Networks• 10 minutes
In this section, we implement NLP pipelines, leverage transformers for sentiment analysis, recognize emotion detection limits, and translate text-derived trends into data-driven, customer-centric marketing strategies following recommended best practices.
What's included
1 video4 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Adding Natural Language Processing and Sentiment Analysis - Overview Video• 1 minute
4 readings• Total 35 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Adapting to the Emotional Spectrum• 10 minutes
- Understanding Language Nuances• 5 minutes
- Engaging Best Practices for Using NLP and Sentiment Analysis• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- Exploring Natural Language Processing and Sentiment Analysis• 10 minutes
In this section, we harness machine-learning predictive analytics, architect robust AI procedures and lifecycle workflows, and dissect collaborative, content-based, and hybrid filtering to deliver data-driven, personalized decisions.
What's included
1 video4 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Collaborating via Predictions, Procedures, Systems, and Filtering - Overview Video• 1 minute
4 readings• Total 40 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Building Predictive Models• 10 minutes
- Putting AI Procedures into Practice• 10 minutes
- Understanding Filtering in AI• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- AI Systems and Predictive Modeling Fundamentals• 10 minutes
In this section, we explore generative AI models and applications, demystify GPT's deep learning architecture and training process, and assess technical limitations alongside ethical, societal and business considerations.
What's included
1 video5 readings
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Getting Comfortable with Generative AI - Overview Video• 1 minute
5 readings• Total 45 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Reviewing the Training Process for Generative AI Models• 5 minutes
- Getting to Know GPT Models• 10 minutes
- Producing Video• 10 minutes
- Addressing the Challenges of Using Generative AI Models• 10 minutes
In this section, we apply AI/ML to behavioral segmentation, build data pipelines for dynamic clusters, create and validate ethical personas, and explore synthetic panels to inform targeted marketing decisions.
What's included
1 video5 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Segmentation and Persona Development - Overview Video• 1 minute
5 readings• Total 70 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Processing data at scale• 10 minutes
- Aligning Persona Development• 30 minutes
- Driving the Customer Experience• 10 minutes
- Creating Synthetic Panels• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- Marketing Strategies and Consumer Insights• 10 minutes
In this section, we apply AI to rank leads, forecast customer lifetime value with predictive analytics, and convert those insights into real-time dynamic pricing to optimize acquisition spend and revenue.
What's included
1 video4 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Lead Scoring, LTV, and Dynamic Pricing: Overview - Overview Video• 1 minute
4 readings• Total 35 minutes
- Introduction• 5 minutes
- Maximizing Customer Potential• 10 minutes
- Enhancing Data Analysis with AI Tools• 10 minutes
- Calculating Lifetime Value to Affect Lead Scoring• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- AI and Data-Driven Decision Making in Sales and Marketing• 10 minutes
In this section, we apply machine-learning churn models, validate and calibrate performance metrics, and translate AI-generated insights into personalized retention tactics that reduce attrition and maximize customer lifetime value.
What's included
1 video5 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Churn Modeling and Measurement with AI - Overview Video• 1 minute
5 readings• Total 50 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Improving Churn Insights with Generative AI• 10 minutes
- Combating Churn with Customer Retention Strategies• 10 minutes
- Ramping Up Your Measurement Operations• 10 minutes
- Optimizing Measurement Operations with AI Techniques• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- Churn Modeling and AI-Driven Customer Retention• 10 minutes
In this section, we streamline marketing ideation with generative AI, craft precise prompts, treat hallucinations as creative sparks, evaluate tool options, and translate rapid concept generation into actionable, evidence-based plans.
What's included
1 video3 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Using AI for Ideation and Planning - Overview Video• 1 minute
3 readings• Total 40 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- AI Applications in Product Development• 10 minutes
- Following Practical Steps for Idea Generation with AI• 20 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- AI in Creative and Strategic Processes• 10 minutes
In this section, we explore marketing use cases for conversational interfaces, build role task format prompts for large language model chatbots, and apply bias mitigation techniques to deliver trustworthy natural language processing outputs.
What's included
1 video4 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Perfecting Prompts for Conversational Interfaces - Overview Video• 1 minute
4 readings• Total 40 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Writing Strong Prompts to Guide AI Responses• 10 minutes
- Specifying the Format• 10 minutes
- How to Refine Prompts• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- Mastering Conversational AI Prompts• 10 minutes
In this section, we watch Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, and related models turn text into images, refine multimedia content, and illustrate brand, legal, and ethical checkpoints for artificial intelligence assisted creation.
What's included
1 video6 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Developing Creative Assets - Overview Video• 1 minute
6 readings• Total 60 minutes
- Introduction• 5 minutes
- Exploring an Approach for Creating Visual Assets with AI• 10 minutes
- Minding the Integrity of Your Customers, Data, and Teams• 10 minutes
- Analyzing and Editing Video• 5 minutes
- Fine-Tuning Creativity with AI Tools and Techniques• 10 minutes
- Tips and Tricks for Producing Attention-Grabbing Creative Assets• 20 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- AI in Creative Asset Development• 10 minutes
In this section, we analyze AI-driven search shifts like SGEs, implement techniques to boost personalized rankings, and assess automation tools that streamline optimization and link building to sustain organic traffic.
What's included
1 video5 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in the AI Era - Overview Video• 1 minute
5 readings• Total 35 minutes
- Introduction• 5 minutes
- Perplexity Provides a Peak into the Future• 5 minutes
- Enhancing the User Experience with AI• 5 minutes
- Maximizing Your SEO Efforts• 10 minutes
- Building SEO Links• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- AI and SEO in the Digital Landscape• 10 minutes
In this section, we discover how artificial intelligence enhances A versus B, multivariate, and multi page testing, from experiment design to data interpretation, yielding continual user experience and conversion improvements.
What's included
1 video3 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Performing A/B Testing with AI - Overview Video• 1 minute
3 readings• Total 30 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Infusing the Testing Process with Integrity• 10 minutes
- Tracing a Path with Multi-Page Testing• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- A/B Testing and AI Integration Fundamentals• 10 minutes
In this section, we implement AI-driven localization workflows, leverage multilingual LLMs to capture cultural context, and evaluate real-time translation solutions that enhance global marketing relevance, efficiency, and user trust.
What's included
1 video3 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Fine-Tuning Content with Localization and Translation - Overview Video• 1 minute
3 readings• Total 50 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Applying AI's Capabilities• 20 minutes
- Leveraging Machine Learning• 20 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- Global Content Adaptation and AI in Translation• 10 minutes
In this section, we apply AI to performance marketing, launching Google Performance Max, Meta Advantage+, Amazon, and TikTok campaigns while automating targeting, smart bidding, creative generation, and ROAS tracking.
What's included
1 video5 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 2 minutes
- Applying AI to Performance Marketing - Overview Video• 2 minutes
5 readings• Total 60 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Creating Your Performance Max Campaign• 10 minutes
- Reaping Campaign Benefits• 20 minutes
- Zeroing in on Targeting Mechanisms• 10 minutes
- Following TikTok Ad Formats• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- AI in Modern Advertising Strategies• 10 minutes
In this section, we discover how artificial intelligence personalizes email and short message service (SMS) marketing, predicts customer behavior, and turns performance data into insights for higher engagement.
What's included
1 video3 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- E-mail and SMS Marketing with AI - Overview Video• 1 minute
3 readings• Total 30 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Adding the Power of AI to E-mail and SMS Marketing• 10 minutes
- Infusing SMS Campaigns with AI• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- AI in E-mail and SMS Marketing Insights• 10 minutes
In this section, we transform customer data into actionable segments, apply predictive analytics for individualized outreach, and evaluate AI tools that automate real-time personalized content, enhancing loyalty and ROI.
What's included
1 video5 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Diving into Personalized Marketing - Overview Video• 1 minute
5 readings• Total 60 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Examining Personalization Concepts• 10 minutes
- Unlocking the Deeper Value of Personalization with Generative AI• 10 minutes
- Build Detailed Customer Profiles• 10 minutes
- Case Study: MovingWaldo• 20 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- Navigating Personalized Marketing Practices• 10 minutes
In this section, we identify high-value artificial intelligence opportunities, embed machine learning insights in marketing workflows, and align leadership, culture and key performance indicators for data-driven transformation.
What's included
1 video4 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Leading Your Business in the AI Era - Overview Video• 1 minute
4 readings• Total 35 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Building AI Capability within Marketing• 10 minutes
- Recognizing Marketing's Vulnerability• 10 minutes
- Focusing on the Crunch• 5 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- Navigating AI Leadership and Adoption in Modern Business• 10 minutes
In this section, we establish ethical AI frameworks for marketing operations, implement privacy safeguards for proprietary and customer data, and conduct systematic bias audits, ensuring transparent, compliant, human-centric algorithm deployment.
What's included
1 video7 readings1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Addressing Ethical, Legal, and Privacy Concerns with AI - Overview Video• 1 minute
7 readings• Total 65 minutes
- Introduction• 10 minutes
- Privacy Protection• 10 minutes
- Using All Data Responsibly• 10 minutes
- Practicing Responsible Data Use• 5 minutes
- Fighting Bias in Data and Results• 10 minutes
- Facing the Deepfake Problem• 10 minutes
- Saving Human Beings from Artificial Intelligence• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- Navigating Ethical and Legal Challenges in AI• 10 minutes
In this section, we identify critical AI-driven marketing pitfalls and demonstrate safeguards, preserving human creativity, brand consistency, qualitative insight, and long-term strategic alignment for trustworthy, sustainable campaign performance.
What's included
1 video1 reading1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Tens Pitfalls to Avoid When Marketing with AI - Overview Video• 1 minute
1 reading• Total 20 minutes
- Tens Pitfalls to Avoid When Marketing with AI - The Reading• 20 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- Navigating AI Marketing Challenges• 10 minutes
In this section, we survey ten emerging AI trends in marketing, explaining how quantum computing, predictive modeling, VR and synthetic media personalize content, anticipate demand and craft immersive customer experiences.
What's included
1 video1 reading1 assignment
1 video• Total 1 minute
- Ten Future AI Developments to Watch For - Overview Video• 1 minute
1 reading• Total 10 minutes
- Ten Future AI Developments to Watch For - The Reading• 10 minutes
1 assignment• Total 10 minutes
- Exploring AI's Role in Future Marketing and Technology• 10 minutes
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