Tier 2 · Strategist Free for a limited time

Video and CTV: Strategist

Lead brand-building video and audio investment: video's role in growth, Canadian upfronts and direct deals, planning across linear TV and streaming, cross-screen reach, measuring awareness and incrementality, sponsorships and content partnerships, brand creative strategy and the investment case. Finishes with a cross-screen investment capstone reviewed by a panel.

  • 8 lessons
  • 8–10 hours
  • 30-question exam
  • 90% to pass
  • Reviewed project

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What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain how video and audio drive long-term brand growth, and size investment accordingly
  • Negotiate upfronts and direct deals with Canadian broadcasters and streamers
  • Plan across linear TV, CTV, online video and audio for unduplicated reach
  • Measure awareness and incrementality with lift, tracking, geo tests and MMM
  • Use sponsorships and content partnerships well, with proper disclosure
  • Build an investment case for brand video that finance will approve

The certification

Pass the timed exam (30 questions, 60 minutes, 90% to pass) and a project scored by a reviewer to earn the Video and CTV Certification: Strategist. It has its own certificate ID and a public check page, is valid for 2 years, and adds to your LinkedIn profile in one click. It also counts toward the PaidMedia.ca Strategist Certification.

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