Overview
This one-day workshop equips marketing professionals with the knowledge and practical skills to use Microsoft 365 Copilot to enhance marketing strategy, creativity, and performance. Participants explore how Copilot integrates across Microsoft 365 tools to drive innovation, productivity, and measurable business outcomes throughout the marketing lifecycle. Through real-world exercises and collaborative projects, learners apply Copilot to generate insights, create content, optimise campaigns, and analyse results while exploring ethical and responsible AI adoption.
Prerequisites
Participants should have:
- A foundational understanding of marketing principles, campaign development, and performance metrics
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365 applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook
- An interest in AI-driven tools and their application to marketing workflows
Target audience
This workshop is designed for marketing executives, managers and senior managers who want to integrate Microsoft 365 Copilot into their marketing practice. It is ideal for professionals seeking to enhance creativity, efficiency, and insight generation using AI-driven tools.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this workshop, learners will be able to:
- Evaluate how Microsoft 365 Copilot transforms the marketing function through integration with existing tools and workflows
- Apply Copilot across the marketing lifecycle to generate insights, create content, optimise campaigns, and report performance
- Benchmark Copilot’s capabilities against traditional marketing tools and other AI technologies to inform adoption and investment decisions
- Use Copilot responsibly and ethically, recognising risks and limitations in AI-powered marketing
- Anticipate and leverage emerging trends in AI and Copilot agents to maintain a competitive advantage
Course Outline
1. Introduction & Foundations
- Workshop goals and expected outcomes
- Role of AI and Copilot in transforming marketing
- Group discussion on current AI use and opportunities
2. Copilot in Action
- Live demo across Microsoft 365
- Group reflection on practical marketing applications
3. Market & Customer Insights
- Using Copilot in Outlook, Word, Excel for research, feedback analysis, and segmentation
- Turning insights into actionable marketing strategies
4. Campaign Planning & Content Creation
- Designing messaging and materials with Copilot in Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
- Collaborative creation using Teams and Loop
- Sharing assets and enhancing creativity
5. Campaign Execution & Optimisation
- Coordinating tasks via Teams and Planner
- Tracking performance in Excel
- Real-time campaign refinement using Copilot insights
6. Performance Analysis & Reporting
- Building dashboards and reports in Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Summarising metrics and outcomes
- Presenting data-driven narratives
7. Ethics & Future Readiness
- Responsible AI use, data ethics, and bias
- Transparency in AI-generated content
- Exploring future trends in AI and personalisation
8. Applied Challenge: Copilot for My Role
- Designing role-specific Copilot workflows
- Peer feedback and innovation sharing
9. Wrap-Up & Action Planning
- Key takeaways
- Personalised action plans for workplace implementation
Exams and assessments
There are no formal exams or assessments in this workshop. Participants complete interactive exercises and group challenges to demonstrate their understanding and practical application of Copilot in marketing contexts.
Hands-on learning
This workshop includes:
- Live demonstrations and guided exercises across Microsoft 365 tools
- Scenario-based teamwork simulating end-to-end marketing processes
- Peer collaboration and feedback on Copilot-driven campaign planning and reporting
- Practical reflection on ethical and responsible AI use in marketing contexts
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