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Social Media Marketing Courses

Social media marketing courses can help you learn content creation, audience engagement strategies, analytics interpretation, and campaign management. You can build skills in crafting compelling posts, optimizing ad spend, and measuring ROI on various platforms. Many courses introduce tools like Hootsuite for scheduling, Google Analytics for tracking performance, and Canva for designing eye-catching visuals, showing how these skills are applied in real campaigns.


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Popular Social Media Marketing Courses and Certifications


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    IE Business School

    Marketing Management Essentials: Market Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Market Opportunities, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Marketing Management, Market Intelligence, Strategic Decision-Making, Customer Analysis, Marketing Strategies, Marketing, Marketing Planning, Strategic Thinking, Business Strategy, Analysis, Business Analysis, Strategic Planning

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Build social awareness content for Instagram with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Instagram, Social Media Content, Social Media, Content Creation, Advertising, Graphic Design, Design, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Video Production, Social Justice

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    University of Michigan

    Leveraging Generative AI for Social Impact Organizations

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, AI Workflows, Generative AI, Data Ethics, Social Impact, Self Service Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, LLM Application, Business Strategy

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Emory University

    Forecasting Models for Marketing Decisions

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Analysis, Customer Demand Planning, Marketing Analytics, Forecasting, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Effectiveness, Model Evaluation, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Microsoft Excel, Marketing, Regression Analysis, Customer Acquisition Management, Customer Retention

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    80 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of London

    Building Interactive 3D Characters and Social VR

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, 3D Modeling, Animations, Non-Verbal Communication, Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, Psychology, Artificial Intelligence

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    86 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Simplilearn

    ROI-Driven Digital Marketing Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Google Ads, Marketing Analytics, Web Analytics, Google Analytics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Marketing Effectiveness, Performance Measurement, Business Metrics, Marketing Budgets, Performance Metric, Performance marketing, Pay Per Click Advertising, Paid media, Marketing Strategies, Search Engine Optimization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Marketing Automation, Digital Marketing, AI Personalization

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Unilever

    Customer Understanding and Digital Marketing Channels

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Insights, Digital Marketing, Customer Analysis, Marketing Strategies, Customer experience strategy (CX), Marketing Planning, Content Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Channel, Target Audience, Persona Development, Marketing Analytics, Brand Marketing, Goal Setting, Smart Goals, E-Commerce

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Digital Marketing Dynamics: Strategy & Case Studies

    Skills you'll gain: Campaign Management, Social Media, Digital Marketing, Performance marketing, Social Media Marketing, Case Studies, Target Market, Marketing Strategies, Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Competitive Analysis, Integrated Marketing Communications, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Advertising Campaigns, Performance Analysis, Target Audience, Business

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Ethical Decision-Making in a Social World

    Skills you'll gain: Trustworthiness, Business Ethics, Personal Integrity, Professionalism, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Organizational Leadership, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Decision Making, Empathy, Emotional Intelligence, Social Skills, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Compassion, Social Impact, Culture Transformation, Influencing, Sociology, Social Sciences, Psychology

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    IE Business School

    Proyecto capstone estrategia de marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Case Studies, Market Research, Marketing Planning, Market Analysis, Strategic Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Management, Marketing Effectiveness, Plan Execution, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Target Market, Product Marketing, Marketing Communications, Hotels and Accommodations, Return On Investment

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    Social Determinants of Health: Data to Action

    Skills you'll gain: Social Determinants Of Health, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Health Systems, Community Health, Public Health, Health Informatics, Healthcare Ethics, Health Policy, Maternal Health, Systems Thinking, Statistical Software, Data Analysis, Box Plots, Data Ethics, Substance Abuse, Research Methodologies, Correlation Analysis, Scatter Plots, Environmental Monitoring

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Capitals Coalition

    Transforming Business: Valuing social and human capital

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Human Capital, Stakeholder Management, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Business, Social Impact, Business Valuation, Stakeholder Communications, Sustainability Reporting, Business Transformation, Risk Management, Data Collection

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social media marketing courses

  • Marketing Management Essentials: Market Analysis: IE Business School
  • Build social awareness content for Instagram with Canva: Coursera
  • Leveraging Generative AI for Social Impact Organizations: University of Michigan
  • Forecasting Models for Marketing Decisions: Emory University
  • Building Interactive 3D Characters and Social VR: University of London
  • ROI-Driven Digital Marketing Analytics: Simplilearn
  • Customer Understanding and Digital Marketing Channels: Unilever
  • Digital Marketing Dynamics: Strategy & Case Studies: EDUCBA
  • Ethical Decision-Making in a Social World: University of Pennsylvania
  • Proyecto capstone estrategia de marketing: IE Business School

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