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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.

Popular Social Media Marketing Courses and Certifications


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    University of the Arts London

    Creative AI: Images and Media

    Skills you'll gain: AI powered creativity, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, Image Analysis, Data Ethics, Art History, Aesthetics, AI literacy, Creativity, Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering, Intellectual Property, Photography

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Arizona

    Strategic Digital Marketing: Digital Marketing Foundation

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Experience Design, Data-Driven Marketing, Content Marketing, Digital Brand Strategy, Digital Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Channel, Strategic Marketing, Content Strategy, Digital Content, Marketing Planning, Digital Analysis, Customer Analysis, Storytelling, Social Media Strategy, Search Engine Marketing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

    Voces de cambio social

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Needs Assessment, Social Impact, Professional Networking, Human Centered Design, Sustainable Business, Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development, Planning, Community Development, Ideation, Self-Motivation, Growth Strategies, Relationship Building, Social Justice, Self-Awareness

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Using Public Policy for Social Change

    Skills you'll gain: Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Policy Analysis, Policy Development, Social Justice, Advocacy, Public Policies, Political Sciences, Health Policy, Social and Human Services, Social Impact, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Program Evaluation, Public Administration, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Problem Solving

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea

    Strategies and Approaches in Sports Media

    Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Content Strategy, Content Creation, Social Media Strategy, Media Relations, Strategic Partnership, Brand Management, Paid media, Advertising, Revenue Management, Strategic Communication, Video Production, Community Development, Target Audience, Target Market, Negotiation, Crisis Management, Planning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Introduction to Social Computing

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Social Media Analytics, Social Network Analysis, Data Ethics, Driving engagement, Social Impact, Behavioral Economics, Network Analysis, Game Design, Digital Analysis, AI literacy, Social Sciences, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Thinking, Data Collection, Psychology

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Empoderamiento juvenil y Educación social

    Skills you'll gain: Community Development, Empowerment, Social Justice, Social Work, Community and Social Work, Student Support and Services, Child Welfare, Social Determinants Of Health, Education and Training, Disabilities, Public Policies, Developmental Disabilities, digital literacy, Sociology, Needs Assessment, Pedagogy, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru

    Creating a Social Business

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Social Impact, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Development, Peer Review, Socioeconomics, Community and Social Work, Sustainable Business, Philanthropy, Corporate Sustainability, Social Justice, Entrepreneurship, Interactive Learning, Case Studies, Needs Assessment, Root Cause Analysis, Business Strategy, Business Modeling, New Business Development, Economics

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    AI Marketing Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, A/B Testing, Data-Driven Marketing, Google Analytics, Data Storytelling, Content Performance Analysis, Dashboard, Looker (Software), Business Reporting, Dashboard Creation, Web Analytics and SEO, Conversion Funnel Analysis, Management Reporting, Campaign Management, Customer Analysis, Data Cleansing, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing Operations, Media Planning, SQL

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IE Business School

    Marketing Management Essentials:The Marketing Plan Structure

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Planning, Customer Engagement, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Management, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Operations, Marketing, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Market Research, Business Planning, Market Analysis, Market Dynamics, Customer Retention, Brand Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Performance Metric, Performance Measurement, Branding, Goal Setting

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Aptly

    Marketing with TikTok

    Skills you'll gain: TikTok, Content Performance Analysis, Business Marketing, Data-Driven Marketing, Content Scheduling, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Online Advertising, Brand Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Marketing Strategies, Performance Measurement, Content Marketing, Content Creation, Video Editing, Video Production, Social Media Management, Advertising, Advertising Campaigns

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    SkillsBooster Academy

    Cross-Media Content Creation with Multimodal AI

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI powered creativity, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Multimodal Prompts, Media Production, AI Workflows, ChatGPT, Content Creation, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Legal Risk, Digital Content, Video Production, Scalability, Mockups, Artificial Intelligence, Style Guides, Social Media Content, Workflow Management, Digital Marketing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Creative AI: Images and Media: University of the Arts London
  • Strategic Digital Marketing: Digital Marketing Foundation: University of Arizona
  • Voces de cambio social: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
  • Using Public Policy for Social Change: University of Michigan
  • Strategies and Approaches in Sports Media: Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea
  • Introduction to Social Computing: Johns Hopkins University
  • Empoderamiento juvenil y Educación social: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Creating a Social Business: Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru
  • AI Marketing Analytics: Coursera
  • Marketing Management Essentials:The Marketing Plan Structure: IE Business School

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