
Marketing Management
Program Details
Type: Self-Paced
Cost: $1,200
Duration: 16 hours
Location: Online
Marketing Strategy, Insights, and Value Creation
The Marketing Management program prepares learners to earn the American Marketing Association (AMA) Professional Certified Marketer (PCM®) in Marketing Management credential. Delivered as a 16‑hour, fully online course, the program provides comprehensive preparation for the 150‑question PCM® Marketing Management exam, which is included as part of the program.
Students engage with essential marketing management concepts, including strategic marketing planning, global and sustainable marketing practices, and the use of market insights to support effective decision‑making. The program explores consumer behavior and market segmentation to help learners understand purchasing decisions and target markets more effectively. Additional topics include product and service development, pricing strategies and objectives, and approaches for delivering and communicating customer value. Upon completion, learners gain a broad, practical understanding of marketing management and are prepared to demonstrate their expertise through the AMA PCM® Marketing Management certification.
Required Course For Certificate
This certificate program consists of a single course. To earn the certificate, the course must be completed with a grade of C/pass or better. The course is offered on-demand, allowing learners to register at any time and begin their training immediately.
Why take this program?
After successful completion of this program, you will be able to:
- Create a digital marketing strategy crucial to meeting the marketing goals of the organization while including key concepts, definitions and insights on why measurement matters for brands.
- Learn improved brand perception, more efficient lead generation and better customer satisfaction levels to sell more products and services.
- Understand B2B marketing essentials while tracking vendor interactions across the purchase journey to impact the pipeline in target accounts and improve overall account-based marketing performance.
- Incorporate social media activities into a focused marketing plan by integrating their social media with mobile, a hub website and email marketing while using strategic metrics for tracking success.
- Explore marketing analytics practices and tools and help learners develop a solid understanding of the basic concepts and techniques that they will encounter as practitioners in the marketing automation field.
Program benefits
The Marketing Management program equips learners with a comprehensive, practical understanding of marketing strategy and decision‑making while preparing them to earn the respected AMA Professional Certified Marketer (PCM®) credential. Participants strengthen their ability to analyze markets, understand consumer behavior, develop effective pricing and product strategies, and use insights to guide marketing decisions in dynamic and global contexts.
By combining exam‑focused preparation with real‑world marketing applications, the program builds both professional credibility and immediately applicable skills that support career advancement in marketing, business development, and brand management roles across industries.
Types of positions in marketing management:
- Content Marketer
- Marketing Manager
- Product Manager
- Digital Marketing Manager
- Email Marketing Specialist
- Marketing Analyst
- Sales Manager

Career Insight for a Marketing Manager:
Marketing managers are responsible for planning and executing marketing strategies, guiding campaigns across channels, managing budgets, and using market insights and performance data to inform decision‑making. They play a critical role in shaping brand positioning, targeting customers, and delivering value in competitive markets. On average, marketing managers earn $82,779 per year, reflecting the role’s importance in driving organizational growth, customer engagement, and strategic success across industries.
Source: Indeed, 2026
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Give us a call at (541) 737-1500 or send us an email at cpe@oregonstate.edu. We’d love to hear from you!
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