Certificate in Growth Marketing
Transform Marketing from a Cost Center to a Growth Driver Self-paced, online | $5,000
Most marketing programs focus on tactics and activity, but this isn’t what CEOs and boards want — or what marketing professionals need to advance and thrive in their careers.
True success in modern marketing is all about growth — generating pipeline and revenue in a predictable, sustainable, measurable, and provable way. This one-of-a-kind executive education course will teach you how to do this.
Developed and taught by a 3x tech-sector CMO, this self-paced online course is designed for marketing professionals and leaders who want to take their companies and careers to the next level. You’ll learn proven methodologies, get practical tools, and gain critical insights to help you drive business growth and become your organization’s new MVP.
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Traditional Marketing is No Longer Enough
Today’s organizations expect marketing to deliver measurable business impact and strong ROI. Unfortunately, most marketing programs — and marketing education — focuses on activity (channels, campaigns, tactics) rather than revenue accountability.
- Marketing often struggles to prove ROI
- Leadership lacks confidence in marketing
- Relationships with Sales and Finance are strained
- Marketing has to fight for funding, respect, and support
- Marketing professionals face career stagnation, burnout, or failure
This course addresses these critical challenges by teaching you how to grow, measure, and prove marketing’s contributions to revenue.
Course Overview Video: A brief intro to the Growth Marketing course by creator and instructor Maria Carballosa, CMO. (Click to watch)
What You'll Learn
Participants will learn how to:
- Connect marketing activity directly to revenue outcomes: Track, measure, and report on Marketing’s contributions to pipeline and revenue.
- Build a scalable demand generation engine: Establish programs (practices) and systems (infrastructure) to deliver predictable, sustainable growth.
- Speak the language of executives and finance leaders: Deliver C-level and Board-ready reporting that is detailed, credible, and justifies investment.
- Achieve real Marketing and Sales alignment: Forge a strong partnership with Sales to improve pipeline quality, conversion rates, and sales velocity.
- Advance your career and gain high-demand expertise: Drive marketing innovation and deliver results demanded by today’s C-suite, positioning yourself as a leader and strategic growth driver.
Course Content
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Module 1: Growth Marketing Fundamentals
What this Module Covers Lessons Reframes marketing from a cost center into a measurable driver of sustainable growth. Participants explore how executives evaluate performance and are introduced to the growth marketing system model that connects marketing activity to revenue outcomes.
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Module 2: Metrics that Matter
What this Module Covers Lessons Defines the key performance indicators that connect marketing activity to pipeline and revenue. Participants build a KPI hierarchy, apply funnel mathematics, and learn how to quantify marketing’s financial impact using CAC, LTV, and revenue modeling principles.
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Module 3: Campaign Strategy & Architecture
What this Module Covers Lessons Focuses on designing intentional demand systems aligned to revenue goals. Participants develop ideal customer profiles, map buyer journeys, clarify channel roles, and allocate budget strategically to drive compounding growth.
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Module 4: Developing Compelling Content
What this Module Covers Lessons Examines content as a strategic lever for differentiation and conversion. Participants learn how to align messaging to ICP precision and buyer intent, reduce perceived risk, and improve sales velocity through stage-based content strategy.
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Module 5: Marketing Automation & Tech Stack
What this Module Covers Lessons Covers the systems and processes required to scale growth marketing. Participants explore CRM integration, lifecycle management, automation strategy, and data governance necessary for accurate measurement and revenue visibility.
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Module 6: Attribution & Revenue Modeling
What this Module Covers Lessons Develops the analytical framework for measuring marketing’s contribution to revenue. Participants evaluate attribution models, calculate marketing-sourced and influenced revenue, and apply scenario-based modeling to inform investment decisions.
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Module 7: Aligning with Sales
What this Module Covers Lessons Explores the operational integration between marketing and sales. Participants define shared lifecycle stages, establish service level agreements, and implement joint pipeline accountability structures to support predictable growth.
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Module 8: Reporting to Management & Capstone Blueprint
What this Module Covers Lessons Equips participants to present marketing performance with financial clarity. Participants design executive dashboards, translate metrics into revenue language, and build a practical growth blueprint aligned to organizational goals.
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Ancillary
- 8 Worksheets
- 8 End-of-Module Quizzes
- Glossary of Terms Document
- Marketing Formulas Document
Helping Mid-Career Marketers Drive Professional and Company Growth
The course requires no previous experience with growth marketing or knowledge of specific modern marketing best practices or technology. However, participants should have an understanding of core marketing principles and professional experience in marketing, sales, or business leadership. The course is ideal for:
- Mid-career marketing professionals seeking strategic advancement
- Marketing leaders who want to elevate marketing’s strategic role and value within the business
- Founders and executives overseeing initiatives to drive growth, improve pipeline predictability, or increase confidence in marketing investments
- Professionals transitioning into growth marketing roles
- Organizations investing in marketing innovation and accountability
Rich Content with a Real-World Focus
Unlike courses that focus primarily on theory or tactics, this content was developed by and for real-world marketing leaders accountable for driving measurable business results. Participants will learn proven growth marketing methodologies, how to structure and build a growth marketing program, and critical success strategies like reporting credibly to the C-suite and aligning with sales leaders.
Sample Course Video (Click to watch)
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Instructor
Maria Carballosa
3x CMO; Founder, Mktgen
Contact: maria@mktgen.com
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This groundbreaking course is created and delivered by Maria Carballosa, a three-time Chief Marketing Officer with firsthand experience building growth marketing programs that deliver significant pipeline and revenue. In addition to serving as CMO for three SMB and enterprise SaaS companies, Maria held marketing leadership roles for global tech companies including Dell, HP, and Honeywell.
In 2021 she founded a consultancy to fill critical gaps she encountered as a CMO, teaching marketing leaders growth marketing methodology and helping them build programs to drive top-of-funnel demand and increase sales pipeline at scale. This course is a natural culmination and distillation of decades of real-world growth marketing experience and leadership.



