Our all-in-one digital marketing simulation has students running SEO, paid search, social media and email campaigns with AI tools built in. It's experiential learning that fits any course — and ends with job-ready skills.
Students step into the role of digital marketing managers for a pet food company. They'll build skills as they make decisions, watch the data move, practice using AI and learn to connect strategy to results.
Data literacy
Make sense of marketing data
Students dive into a Google Analytics-style dashboard, uncover what drives campaign performance, and use real marketing metrics to make smarter decisions.
Read key marketing metrics round by round.
Turn data insights into better campaign decisions.
Channel management
Manage the digital channel mix
Students experiment with paid, social and organic channels, watch campaign results respond, and learn how to optimize spend for stronger returns.
Balance spend across key digital marketing channels.
Optimize the channel mix to improve campaign results.
Plus four more skills they build along the way
Content creation and SEO
Write SEO- and GEO-friendly content, keyword-rich ads, newsletters and website copy designed to earn more clicks.
Customer journey optimization
Identify the moments of interaction from first impression to checkout.
Segmentation
Pick the right audience through market research, then tailor the campaign to match it.
Website management
Optimize website content and navigation for a seamless experience.
Instead of trying to manage multiple platforms like HubSpot, Google Analytics and Search Console, everything was brought together in one place. That made my course manageable, and helped students actually understand what they were doing.
Wendy GillisVisiting instructor of marketing, University of North Florida
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90%choose to run our simulations again next term
80%of students report stronger engagement and understanding
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Inside the simulation
Just like the platforms students will use at work
Every task and platform mirrors a real tool like Google Ads, Meta and Mailchimp, so when students leave your course, they recognize what's in front of them.
Between planning, lecturing and grading, every minute counts. Hubro's Digital Marketing simulation is quick to set up and easy to use with customization options to meet your course needs.
Easy-to-use platform
Premade assignments and instructor materials make it ready to launch on day one.
Ready-made assessments
Built-in tools and reflection exercises speed up the grading process.
Customizable schedule
Content and rounds that can be added or removed to fit your syllabus, not the other way around.
AI assistance
AI grading, support and debriefing so you can save time and run the simulation to perfection.
Dedicated support team
Real education specialists available to help from start to finish.
LMS integration
Compatible with Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard and Brightspace for assignment delivery and grade syncing.
Real-time data
See how every group is doing, where they're stuck and when to step in.
LinkedIn certificates
Certificates that can be posted on LinkedIn to demonstrate skills and show career readiness.
Balanced Scorecard
Measure what matters the most
Customize the Balanced Scorecard around your learning objectives, weight the metrics that matter and see group rankings update instantly.
One simulation for a wide range of marketing courses
From a first-year survey class to capstone projects, Hubro's Digital Marketing simulation is a great fit for both university and corporate training courses.
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What educators are saying
Created with experts who teach digital marketing
Hubro has taken great care to design this simulation to reflect the real-world strategic and tactical decisions real marketers face every day.
Stacy SchwartzAssistant Professor, MS Digital Marketing program, Rutgers Business School
The Digital Marketing simulation is a game-changer. Students gain access to a multi-function dashboard. It's first-hand realistic experience of digital marketing campaign management.
Annmarie HanlonAssociate Professor in Digital and AI Marketing, UCL Global Business School
Instead of trying to manage multiple platforms like HubSpot, Google Analytics and Search Console, everything was brought together in one place. That made my course manageable, and helped students actually understand what they were doing.
Wendy GillisVisiting instructor of marketing, University of North Florida
Get the bundle
Pair the simulation with a Sage textbook
The Hubro Digital Marketing simulation stands on its own — flexible, practical and able to be integrated into any course setup. But if you'd like a companion text, Annmarie Hanlon's Digital Marketing textbook covers the same topics for a cohesive learning experience.
One simulation that does what single-channel tools can't
Most digital marketing simulations drill one channel, like paid search, or split the digital mix into separately licensed modules. We model the whole mix in a single, connected world, so students learn how everything is connected.
Hubro versus established suites and generic single-channel simulations
Capability
Hubro Digital Marketing
Multi-module simulation
Single channel simulation
Covers all things digital marketingSEO, paid search, social, email and content, not just one channel
Hubro Digital Marketing: Included
Multi-module simulation: Limited / varies
Single channel simulation: Not offered
Connected customer journeyDecisions in one channel ripple through the others
Hubro Digital Marketing: Included
Multi-module simulation: Not offered
Single channel simulation: Not offered
One simulation, not multipleA single, strategically connected world vs. multiple mini-sims
Hubro Digital Marketing: Included
Multi-module simulation: Not offered
Single channel simulation: Limited / varies
Quick setupPre-built assignments and instructor materials included
Hubro Digital Marketing: Included
Multi-module simulation: Limited / varies
Single channel simulation: Limited / varies
AI assistanceGrading, plus student and instructor support and debriefing
Hubro Digital Marketing: Included
Multi-module simulation: Limited / varies
Single channel simulation: Not offered
AI contentBuilt-in AI-themed exercises
Hubro Digital Marketing: Included
Multi-module simulation: Not offered
Single channel simulation: Not offered
LMS integrationGrade syncing with Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard and Brightspace
Hubro Digital Marketing: Included
Multi-module simulation: Included
Single channel simulation: Limited / varies
Real-time instructor dashboardsLive data for each student and group
Hubro Digital Marketing: Included
Multi-module simulation: Included
Single channel simulation: Limited / varies
LinkedIn-ready certificatesCustomizable credentials ready to showcase
Hubro Digital Marketing: Included
Multi-module simulation: Limited / varies
Single channel simulation: Not offered
Dedicated supportA real person for onboarding and support
Hubro Digital Marketing: Included
Multi-module simulation: Limited / varies
Single channel simulation: Limited / varies
Key to the table above: Included
Limited / varies
Not offered