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  • Date

    18-20 November 2025

  • Duration

    3 days

  • Fee

    €3,600

  • Language

    English

  • Format

    In-person

The digital transformation is reshaping the way organisations communicate, creating new challenges and opportunities for corporate communication professionals. As businesses adopt data-driven strategies, they must also adapt to shifting stakeholder expectations, rapid technological advancements, and the evolving dynamics of digital platforms.

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Students in classroom

The following topics will be addressed in this course

Foundations of digital strategy

  • Programme introduction and overview
  • Digital transformation and digital business models
  • Digital platforms - part I
  • Digital platforms - part II
Day 1

Digital strategy and Artificial Intelligence

  • Competing and working in the Age of (Gen) AI
  • Gen-AI Workshop
  • Understanding Customers through Data and Analytics – part I
  • Understanding Customers through Data and Analytics – part II
Day 2

Building Ethical, Sustainable, and Engaged Digital Strategies

  • Engaging with Customers in the Digital Age
  • Sustainable and Social Impact of Digital Technologies
  • Groups presentation
  • Wrap-up
Day 3

Learning objectives and experiences

By participating in this course you will:

  • Understand digital transformation and identify potential challenges for your business and industry.
  • Understand the role of data, analytics, and experimentation for a data-driven strategy.
  • Examine digital platforms, explore the three pillars of platform economics, and analyse future challenges for platforms.
  • Identify digital tools, technologies, and channels to improve and manage stakeholder engagement.
  • Critically understand latest technologies, such as artificial intelligence, and their implications for the profession and practice of corporate communication professionals
  • Apply generative AI tools for strategic work and communication related tasks.
  • Apply data-driven insights to understand customer behaviour and design personalised strategies.
  • Develop strategies to build long-term customer relationships using feedback and online communities.
  • Evaluate how to integrate sustainability and social responsibility into digital business practices. 

For Whom

See where other participants come from

You will benefit from this programme if you are corporate communication professionals, business strategists, marketing managers, and digital transformation leaders who want to deepen their understanding of the digital landscape. Additionally, this course benefits anyone interested in leveraging digital tools, such as AI and big data, to enhance their organisation’s communication strategies and adapt to the evolving digital environment. Whether you are looking to update your skills or lead digital transformation within your organisation, this course provides valuable insights and practical knowledge.

The classroom comprises of a diverse group of accomplished, driven and open-minded professionals from Europe and beyond, working in various management positions in the public and private sector, NGOs and consultancies.

Participants in this course are recommended to hold at least a bachelor degree.

Participants in this course are recommended to have 3+ years of work experience.

Faculty

Professor Ting Li

Professor of Digital Business - Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. 

Dr. Dimitrios Tsekouras

Associate Professor - Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Practical information

Dates and time

18-20 November 2025
9.00-17.00 hr

Dates

Fees

€3,600 including tuition, course material, lunches and refreshments. This fee does not include hotel accommodation.  

Fees

Location

The programme takes place in the Bayle building on the Woudestein Campus of Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Bayle building on the Woudestein Campus

General terms and conditions

Our general terms and conditions apply when you register for an open programme. Please review them to learn more about our policies for cancellation, deferral and substitution.

Replacements

The participant can be substituted by someone from the same organisation on the same course without extra costs.

Interested in an executive master degree?

This course can also be taken as part of RSM's part-time Executive Master in Corporate Communication, a flexible and accredited master programme for professionals.