HubSpot has worked with the faculty in the Education Partner Program to create sample syllabi you can use when designing your courses
The syllabi below are designed to give you ideas on how to effectively build a semester-long course. Most importantly, every single element of these syllabi are completely free for those faculty enrolled in the Education Partner Program.
These syllabi use free certifications, resources, exercises and HubSpot software to create a comprehensive approach teaching these dynamic topics and prepare students to be educated and informed professionals. It may be modified and adapted as each instructor sees fit.
Inbound Marketing Syllabus
Inbound marketing is the result of power shifting from the seller to the consumer, transforming the way that people live, shop, work and buy. As a result, companies must adapt how they attract, convert, close and delight their customers. Replacing the old, outbound marketing methods of buying ads, email lists, and scrounging for leads, inbound marketing focuses on creating quality content that informs consumers about a company and product, at a time and in a manner that works for them.
Find out more about inbound marketing here
In this syllabus, students will:
- Integrate the inbound marketing certification
- Discuss videos on buyer personas led by MIT Professor Bill Aulet
- Have students create buyer personas and appropriate content marketing strategies.
Inbound Sales Syllabus
We’ve designed this syllabus with faculty from Harvard Business School and Bentley University to help students learn Inbound Sales as a powerful strategy for starting, running and growing a business. It will prepare your students to sell a product or service across different business models.
In this syllabus, students will:
- Integrate Inbound Sales and Inbound Software certifications. Both are available for free for faculty accepted to the Education Partner Program
- Discuss sales techniques for the 21st century.
Social Media Syllabus
Social media is everywhere. Increasingly, it is where people make connections, stay informed, and find jobs. In 2016, people spent on average 50 minutes a day on just Facebook - almost as much time as they spend eating and drinking. If people have changed the way they live and buy things, it follows that marketing and sales must adapt to this new lifestyle. This course will present an in-depth overview of creating an effective social media strategy.
Find out more about HubSpot’s take on developing social media strategies here.
In this syllabus, students will:
- Examine statistics from social channels such as Instagram and Twitter.
- Discuss the career of a Social Media Manager
- Create budgets to establish buy-in from executives to develop social media plans.
Entrepreneurship Syllabus
We’ve designed this syllabus in collaborations with HubSpot for Startups to help students learn inbound marketing as a powerful strategy for starting, running and growing a business. It will prepare students to enter the world of startups, the internet, digital and inbound marketing.
In this syllabus, students will:
- Integrate the Inbound certification
- Discuss articles by Brian Halligan, HubSpot CEO
- Have students create content to attract new customers