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Advertising Courses

Advertising courses can help you learn campaign strategy, audience targeting, creative development, and media planning. You can build skills in copywriting, brand management, and analytics to measure campaign effectiveness. Many courses introduce tools like Google Ads, social media platforms, and analytics software, showing how these resources can enhance your advertising efforts and optimize outreach.


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    Digital Marketing Institute

    Social Media Marketing in Practice

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Management, Digital Media Strategy, Facebook, Content Marketing, Instagram, LinkedIn, Digital Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Marketing, Target Audience, Marketing Strategies, Advertising Campaigns, Digital Content, Digital Advertising, Web Analytics, Brand Awareness, B2B Sales

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    604 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Agentic AI Content for Practitioners: Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Marketing Automation, AI Personalization, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing, Content Marketing, Marketing Strategies, MarTech, Advertising Campaigns, Agentic Workflows, AI Enablement, Marketing Analytics, Customer Relationship Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Social Media Management, Customer experience improvement

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google

    From Likes to Leads: Interact with Customers Online

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Management, Social Media Campaigns, Content Creation, Digital Marketing, Digital Advertising, Customer Engagement, Brand Awareness, Marketing Analytics, Target Audience

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    4K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Aptly

    Google Search Advertising Implementation

    Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Advertising Campaigns, Search Engine Marketing, Pay Per Click Advertising, Performance Analysis, Performance marketing, Bidding, Campaign Management, Online Advertising, Digital Advertising, Web Analytics, Advertising, Performance Metric, Keyword Research, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Target Audience, Performance Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Aptly

    Google Ads Search Certification Preparation

    Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Pay Per Click Advertising, Search Engine Marketing, Campaign Management, Digital Advertising, Registration, Marketing, Keyword Research, Advertising, Digital Marketing, Test Planning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Michigan State University

    Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR

    Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Photography, Photo Editing, Peer Review, Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Image Quality, File Management, Creativity, Storytelling, Digital Publishing, Social Media, Content Creation, Copywriting, Information Privacy, Writing, Web Design and Development

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    6.7K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    SkillUp

    Online Marketing: Social Media, Ads & E-commerce Certificate

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Google Ads, Email Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Online Advertising, Social Media Campaigns, Pay Per Click Advertising, Content Creation, Customer Retention, Instagram, Paid media, Customer Relationship Building, E-Commerce, Digital Marketing, TikTok, Keyword Research, Strategic Marketing, Brand Marketing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    27 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Designing Breakthrough Advertisements: Basics to Begin

    Skills you'll gain: Copywriting, Advertising, Marketing Materials, Promotional Materials, Layout Design, Marketing Design, Writing, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Design, Creative Design, Typography, Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Customer Engagement

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Aptly

    Advertising and E-commerce on TikTok

    Skills you'll gain: TikTok, Content Performance Analysis, Online Advertising, Performance Measurement, Advertising, Digital Media Strategy, Advertising Campaigns, Performance Analysis, Digital Advertising, Marketing Analytics, Marketing, Marketing Strategies, E-Commerce, Social Media Marketing, Campaign Management, Market Analysis

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    69 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Virginia Darden School Foundation

    Generative AI in Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Customer Insights, ChatGPT, Branding, Design Thinking, Keyword Research, Search Engine Marketing, Pay Per Click Advertising, Brand Awareness, Brand Strategy, Digital Marketing, Marketing Design, Generative AI, Customer experience strategy (CX), Marketing Management, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Personalized Service, Prompt Engineering, AI Personalization, Machine Learning

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    150 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Search and Display Advertising

    Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Online Advertising, Pay Per Click Advertising, Digital Advertising, Contextual Advertising, Search Engine Marketing, Keyword Research, Search Engine Optimization, Advertising Campaigns, Advertising, Web Analytics and SEO, Performance marketing, Automation, A/B Testing, Consumer Behaviour

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    98 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Davis

    Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

    Skills you'll gain: Keyword Research, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Persona Development, Search Engine Marketing, Content Creation, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Content Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Target Audience, Data Analysis, Digital Media Strategy, Analytics, Branding, Target Market, Digital Marketing, Forecasting, Content Marketing

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    13K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular advertising courses

  • Social Media Marketing in Practice: Digital Marketing Institute
  • Agentic AI Content for Practitioners: Marketing: Coursera
  • From Likes to Leads: Interact with Customers Online: Google
  • Google Search Advertising Implementation: Aptly
  • Google Ads Search Certification Preparation: Aptly
  • Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR: Michigan State University
  • Online Marketing: Social Media, Ads & E-commerce Certificate: SkillUp
  • Designing Breakthrough Advertisements: Basics to Begin: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Advertising and E-commerce on TikTok: Aptly
  • Generative AI in Marketing: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation

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