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Master AI Marketing Agency Certification · Level 1

AI Foundations for Marketing Professionals

Build a responsible AI foundation for strategy, branding, content, search, advertising, social media, email, multimedia, creative operations, client service, projects, sales, analytics, automation, security, finance, and agency leadership.

Level
1
Modules
23
Estimated time
23 hours
Curriculum
Version 2026.2

Six-level pathway

Every level of the MAMAC program

Levels are completed in order. Each has its own modules, knowledge checks, final examination, and certificate; Levels 3 to 5 add a reviewed capstone and Level 6 a teach-back assignment.

  1. Level 1 · Foundations

    AI Foundations for Marketing Professionals

    23 hours · 23 modules · Open for enrollment

    • Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals
    • Modern Marketing Fundamentals
    • Ethics, Privacy and Responsible AI
    • Prompt Engineering for Marketing
    • Agency Strategy
    • Branding
    • and 17 more
  2. Level 2 · Certified Professional

    Certified AI Marketing Professional

    14 hours · 5 modules · Open for enrollment

    • Agency Prompting Patterns and Briefs
    • Copy, Content, and Creative Production
    • Research, Verification, and Untrusted Input
    • Email, SMS, Social, and Client Reporting
    • Data, Ownership, and Audit Trails
  3. Level 3 · Advanced Operations

    Advanced AI Agency Operations

    16 hours · 5 modules · Open for enrollment

    • Campaign Workflow Design and SOPs
    • Brand and Claims Knowledge Bases
    • Integrations Across the Agency Stack
    • Quality Assurance and Escalation
    • Measuring Campaign and Workflow Performance
  4. Level 4 · Master Certification

    Master AI Marketing Agency Certification

    18 hours · 5 modules · Open for enrollment

    • Agency AI Governance and Accountability
    • Client Disclosure and Contract Terms
    • Vendor Assessment, Security, and Client Data
    • Regulatory and Intellectual Property Risk Across the Portfolio
    • Independent Verification and Leadership
  5. Level 5 · Automation Specialist

    AI Marketing Automation Specialist

    15 hours · 5 modules · Open for enrollment

    • Agents and Orchestration for Marketing Work
    • APIs and the Marketing Data Plane
    • Approvals, Access, and Least Privilege
    • Defending the Automation
    • Incidents, Rollback, and ROI
  6. Level 6 · Certified Instructor

    Certified AI Marketing Instructor

    14 hours · 5 modules · Open for enrollment

    • Adult Learning for Agency Teams
    • Facilitation and the Room
    • Assessment Design for Professional Judgement
    • Accessible and Inclusive Delivery
    • Instructor Ethics and Curriculum Accuracy

Course outline

Level 1 in detail: what the curriculum covers

Each module connects practical marketing capability to originality, transparent claims, client confidentiality, privacy, platform-policy awareness, source verification, human creative direction, approvals, auditability, escalation, and accountable decisions.

Module 01

3 lessons

Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals

Understand machine learning, generative and multimodal AI, reasoning models, language models, computer vision, voice, agents, automation, hallucinations, responsible use, human oversight, and emerging trends.

  • Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals 50 min

Module 02

3 lessons

Modern Marketing Fundamentals

Connect AI use cases to strategy, customer journeys, personas, segmentation, positioning, value propositions, funnels, conversion, acquisition, retention, lifetime value, KPIs, campaign planning, and integrated marketing.

  • Modern Marketing Fundamentals: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Modern Marketing Fundamentals 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Modern Marketing Fundamentals 50 min

Module 03

3 lessons

Ethics, Privacy and Responsible AI

Protect clients and audiences through bias controls, transparency, confidentiality, privacy, copyright and trademark awareness, disclosure, governance, vendor review, human approval, documentation, and retention.

  • Ethics, Privacy and Responsible AI: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Ethics, Privacy and Responsible AI 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Ethics, Privacy and Responsible AI 50 min

Module 04

3 lessons

Prompt Engineering for Marketing

Create reusable, tested prompts for brand voice, campaigns, SEO, advertising, email, social media, video, images, research, analytics, creative review, and controlled prompt libraries.

  • Prompt Engineering for Marketing: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Prompt Engineering for Marketing 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Prompt Engineering for Marketing 50 min

Module 05

3 lessons

Agency Strategy

Apply AI to business planning, service packaging, pricing, competitive analysis, client acquisition, sales funnels, proposals, discovery, operations, scaling, ROI planning, and agency KPIs.

  • Agency Strategy: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Agency Strategy 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Agency Strategy 50 min

Module 06

3 lessons

Branding

Support brand strategy, mission, vision, values, messaging, personality, voice, visual identity, logo direction, style guides, naming, audits, positioning, and accountable human creative review.

  • Branding: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Branding 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Branding 50 min

Module 07

3 lessons

Content Marketing

Plan and review editorial calendars, research, articles, white papers, case studies, landing pages, guides, lead magnets, email, podcast and video scripts, repurposing, quality, and accuracy.

  • Content Marketing: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Content Marketing 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Content Marketing 50 min

Module 08

3 lessons

Search Engine Optimization

Apply keyword, intent, technical, on-page, internal-link, content-cluster, local, schema, business-profile, metadata, sitemap, search-console, AI-search, and content-quality concepts without guaranteeing rankings.

  • Search Engine Optimization: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Search Engine Optimization 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Search Engine Optimization 50 min

Module 09

3 lessons

Paid Advertising

Support campaign planning across major advertising platforms, audience targeting, creative testing, budgets, conversion tracking, landing pages, reporting, optimization, policy checks, and accountable human approval.

  • Paid Advertising: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Paid Advertising 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Paid Advertising 50 min

Module 10

3 lessons

Social Media Marketing

Plan channel-appropriate content, communities, social listening, outreach, calendars, analytics, engagement, and repurposing across major social platforms with human moderation and platform-policy review.

  • Social Media Marketing: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Social Media Marketing 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Social Media Marketing 50 min

Module 11

3 lessons

Email Marketing

Build consent-aware welcome, nurture, sales, newsletter, lifecycle, segmented, personalized, automated, deliverability, testing, and performance-analysis workflows with approval and opt-out controls.

  • Email Marketing: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Email Marketing 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Email Marketing 50 min

Module 12

3 lessons

Video and Multimedia Marketing

Support video planning, scripts, short- and long-form production, channel optimization, podcasts, voice AI, captions, accessibility, editing, publishing, and qualified creative review.

  • Video and Multimedia Marketing: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Video and Multimedia Marketing 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Video and Multimedia Marketing 50 min

Module 13

3 lessons

Graphic Design and Creative Workflows

Improve creative briefs, hierarchy, typography, color, accessibility, infographics, presentations, design systems, brand consistency, creative QA, AI-image review, and human design direction.

  • Graphic Design and Creative Workflows: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Graphic Design and Creative Workflows 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Graphic Design and Creative Workflows 50 min

Module 14

3 lessons

Client Management

Improve discovery, requirements, onboarding, scope, kickoffs, communication, agendas, notes, change requests, approval workflows, satisfaction, renewals, upselling, and documented client decisions.

  • Client Management: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Client Management 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Client Management 50 min

Module 15

3 lessons

Project Management

Organize tasks, milestones, resources, schedules, dependencies, risks, deliverables, status reporting, quality assurance, dashboards, lessons learned, accountable owners, and client approvals.

  • Project Management: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Project Management 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Project Management 50 min

Module 16

3 lessons

Sales and Business Development

Support lead qualification, scripts, proposals, pricing, negotiation, pipelines, CRM workflows, forecasting, referral programs, and retention without fabricating demand, results, or customer intent.

  • Sales and Business Development: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Sales and Business Development 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Sales and Business Development 50 min

Module 17

3 lessons

Marketing Analytics

Build reviewed traffic, lead, conversion, acquisition-cost, return-on-ad-spend, marketing-ROI, executive-dashboard, business-intelligence, trend, and reporting workflows from verified source data.

  • Marketing Analytics: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Marketing Analytics 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Marketing Analytics 50 min

Module 18

3 lessons

AI Automation

Map and automate CRM, email, reporting, social, content, knowledge, tasks, and API-enabled workflows with permissions, human approvals, audit logs, exception handling, monitoring, and rollback plans.

  • AI Automation: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for AI Automation 50 min
  • Applied Lab: AI Automation 50 min

Module 19

3 lessons

Building AI Marketing Agents

Design narrowly scoped SEO, content, copywriting, branding, advertising, analytics, social, email, proposal, client-success, research, sales, and reporting agents with permissions, logs, output checks, escalation, and clear limitations.

  • Building AI Marketing Agents: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Building AI Marketing Agents 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Building AI Marketing Agents 50 min

Module 20

3 lessons

Cybersecurity for Agencies

Protect client data and agency systems through strong authentication, encryption, secure sharing, phishing and ransomware defenses, prompt-injection controls, vendor security, incident response, and business continuity.

  • Cybersecurity for Agencies: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Cybersecurity for Agencies 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Cybersecurity for Agencies 50 min

Module 21

3 lessons

Finance for Agencies

Understand pricing, margins, project profitability, retainers, subscriptions, cash flow, forecasts, expenses, budgets, and executive dashboards with qualified accounting review and no revenue guarantees.

  • Finance for Agencies: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Finance for Agencies 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Finance for Agencies 50 min

Module 22

3 lessons

Leadership and Agency Growth

Lead hiring, training, performance, team scaling, department design, executive KPIs, business planning, strategic growth, change management, governance, and responsible AI adoption.

  • Leadership and Agency Growth: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Leadership and Agency Growth 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Leadership and Agency Growth 50 min

Module 23

3 lessons

Future of AI Marketing

Evaluate autonomous agents, predictive marketing, personalization, voice and visual search, synthetic media, AI search engines, automation, emerging regulation, workforce effects, and continuous learning.

  • Future of AI Marketing: Professional Foundations 50 min
  • Controlled Workflows for Future of AI Marketing 50 min
  • Applied Lab: Future of AI Marketing 50 min

Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

  • Evaluate AI tools for marketing value, limitations, client confidentiality, privacy, copyright and trademark awareness, vendor risk, platform policies, and responsible oversight.
  • Create reliable prompts and verification procedures for strategy, branding, content, SEO, advertising, email, social media, research, analytics, and creative review.
  • Improve client and campaign workflows without fabricating rankings, approvals, ownership, analytics, customer intent, campaign performance, revenue, or business outcomes.
  • Automate repetitive agency work with defined data access, permissions, approvals, exceptions, audit trails, output checks, escalation paths, and documented limitations.
  • Plan secure integrations and narrowly scoped agents around approved client systems, verified marketing data, current platform requirements, and accountable owners.
  • Build an agency AI adoption roadmap with governance, cybersecurity controls, team training, client communication, performance metrics, implementation priorities, and measurable value.

Assessment

Level 1 Final Comprehensive Examination

The final assessment measures how well you apply the curriculum to realistic strategy, branding, creative, SEO, advertising, social, email, analytics, client, project, automation, security, financial, and leadership scenarios.

Questions
30
Time limit
120 minutes
Passing score
80%
Maximum attempts
3

Lead responsible AI adoption in marketing

Start with the vendor-neutral foundations, creative-review controls, and agency workflows covered across the complete Level 1 curriculum.

Independent professional education

MAMAC is an independent professional education program. It is not a government-issued credential and does not replace legal, accounting, tax, advertising, privacy, cybersecurity, or regulatory advice. AI-generated outputs require qualified human review for accuracy, originality, brand alignment, accessibility, client approval, truthful claims, and platform compliance. Client, customer, employee, and campaign data must be handled through approved systems under applicable privacy and security requirements. The program is not endorsed by Google, Microsoft, Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, OpenAI, Anthropic, Adobe, any advertising platform, professional association, accrediting organization, regulator, or government agency. No professional education hours or approvals are claimed, and no ranking, advertising approval, lead, conversion, revenue, client-retention, campaign-performance, profitability, or return-on-investment result is guaranteed.