Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) has created this course due to demand in the industry for marketing students who have conceptual knowledge and technical skills in digital marketing. Digital marketing is an industry worth over $100+ billion a year in the U.S. alone and climbing. Simply put, students who don’t have access to learning these skills are at a serious disadvantage to their peers who do. This pathway seeks to fill that void by exposing students to the basic principles, strategy, career opportunities, and technical skills necessary to compete in the marketplace.