Skills Level 1
Digital Marketing Essentials
A quick check of the digital marketing basics every marketer, business owner and freelancer should know.
- 20 questions
- 20 min
- 4 areas
Code DMKES · Digital Marketing series
What it measures
Overall digital marketing basics Average of the four areas.
Your instant report
- Overall score and band
- Scores for each of the 4 areas
- Strengths and tips for each area
- Certificate of completion
Taking it on your own? The report and certificate open the moment you finish. When an organization runs it, the organization decides when to share them.
Who it is for
Students, freshers, small business owners, career switchers and anyone starting in digital marketing. No experience needed.
The first level of the Digital Marketing series. Check your grasp of digital marketing basics: channels and key numbers, SEO and search ads, social media and content, and email, messaging and analytics. 20 questions in 20 minutes.
How it runs
- Practice1 questionWarm-up, not scored
- Digital marketing foundations5 questions
- Search: SEO and search ads5 questions
- Social media and content5 questions
- Email, messaging and analytics basics5 questions
Question types
- 40Multiple choice, one correct answer
- 8True / false
- 4Multiple select, several correct answers
- 8Situational judgement (score per option)
Instructions shown before starting
20 questions in 20 minutes, across 4 areas of digital marketing. A few questions need a simple calculation. Most questions have one correct answer. For 'Select all that apply' questions, choose every correct option. For situation questions, pick the best action: some other options get part marks. There is no penalty for a wrong answer.
Version 1, published 27 Oct 2026.
The Digital Marketing series
Take them in order to build up step by step. See the whole series
- Level 1 · You are hereDigital Marketing Essentials
- Level 2Digital Marketing PractitionerCode DMKPR
- Level 3Digital Marketing StrategistCode DMKST
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Ready to take Digital Marketing Essentials?
Take it yourself with a free personal account (your first credit is on us) and get your report the moment you finish, or create an organization to invite candidates and get a report and certificate for each person.