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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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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Planification des mobilités

    Skills you'll gain: Transportation Operations, Forecasting, Policy Development, Spatial Analysis, Consultative Approaches, Economic Development, Policy Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement, Trend Analysis, Needs Assessment, Environmental Issue, Qualitative Research, Data Collection

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Language Arts Confidence with Storybird

    Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Storyboarding, Digital Publishing, Content Creation, Writing, Literacy

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Interessen des durchschnittlichen Facebook Nutzers

    Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Persona Development, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Customer Engagement, Social Media Strategy, Customer Insights, Target Audience, Marketing Materials

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Goodwill Industries International

    The New Digital Workplace

    Skills you'll gain: digital literacy, Cultural Responsiveness, Community Outreach, Active Listening, Cultural Diversity, Rapport Building, Professional Development, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Communication, Adaptability, Needs Assessment

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    United Cities and Local Governments of Africa

    Financing Infrastructure in African Cities

    Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Risk Management, Finance, Financial Policy, Case Studies, Community Development, Decision Making, Economic Development, Sustainable Development, Economics, Revenue Management, Governance

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Capstone Project: Teaching Impacts of Technology

    Skills you'll gain: Digital pedagogy, Technical Communication, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Social Impact, Computational Thinking, Computer Science, Curriculum Development, Innovation, Technical Writing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Setting Up a Digital Library with EPIC

    Skills you'll gain: Digital pedagogy, Education Software and Technology, digital literacy, Content Management, User Accounts

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    O.P. Jindal Global University

    Urbanization and Development: Practice, Theory, and Policy

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Social Sciences, Social Justice, Political Sciences, International Relations, Governance, Innovation, Sociology, Policy Analysis, Cultural Diversity, Economics, Case Studies

    Build toward a degree

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Implementación de Actividades PhET para la Educación STEM

    Skills you'll gain: Education Software and Technology, Mathematics Education, Digital pedagogy, Simulations, User Feedback

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    University of Alberta

    How to be a People Leader

    Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Team Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion, Workplace inclusivity, People Management, Rapport Building, Leadership, Occupational Safety And Health, Communication, Collaboration, Strategic Leadership, Stress Management, Empathy, Employee Engagement, Mental Health, Employee Coaching, Active Listening, Culture Transformation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Alberta

    Becoming Your Best Self at Work

    Skills you'll gain: Workplace inclusivity, Stress Management, Mental Health, Diversity and Inclusion, Personal Development, Cultural Diversity, Conflict Management, Self-Awareness, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, Mindfulness, Resilience

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    Universidad de Palermo

    La Economía de la Felicidad

    Skills you'll gain: Economic Development, Economics, Socioeconomics, Public Policies, Behavioral Economics, Social Sciences, Policy Analysis, Social Impact, Data Collection, Surveys

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    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social media marketing courses

  • Planification des mobilités: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Language Arts Confidence with Storybird: Coursera
  • Interessen des durchschnittlichen Facebook Nutzers: Coursera
  • The New Digital Workplace: Goodwill Industries International
  • Financing Infrastructure in African Cities: United Cities and Local Governments of Africa
  • Capstone Project: Teaching Impacts of Technology: University of California San Diego
  • Setting Up a Digital Library with EPIC: Coursera
  • Urbanization and Development: Practice, Theory, and Policy : O.P. Jindal Global University
  • Implementación de Actividades PhET para la Educación STEM: University of Colorado Boulder
  • How to be a People Leader: University of Alberta

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