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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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    University of Michigan

    Generative AI: Labor and the Future of Work

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, AI Enablement, Automation, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Artificial Intelligence, Responsible AI, Workforce Planning, Socioeconomics, digital literacy, Data Ethics, Leadership and Management, Change Management

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

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    Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    La noción de ética para la vida profesional

    Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Ethics, Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Environmental Issue, Research, Decision Making, Cultural Diversity, Case Studies

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

    Educación sobre el cambio climático

    Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Water Resources, Environment, Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Development, Interactive Learning, Health Education, Energy and Utilities, Environmental Science, Land Management, Environment Health And Safety, Adaptability, Food and Beverage, Teaching, Water Quality, Education and Training, Instructional Strategies, Community Organizing, Nutrition and Diet, Collaboration

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    Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Trade & investment: evidence-based policies for development

    Skills you'll gain: Economic Development, Policy Analysis, International Relations, Research, Economics, Writing, Technical Communication, Diplomacy, Econometrics, Analysis, Market Dynamics

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    How to design Facebook and IG stories using Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Animations, Content Creation, Social Media, Creative Design, Graphical Tools, Design, Graphic Design, Digital Marketing

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    University of California San Diego

    Teaching Impacts of Technology: Workplace of the Future

    Skills you'll gain: Digital pedagogy, Technical Communication, Digital Transformation, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cloud Storage, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Data Science, Amazon Web Services, SQL, Databases

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    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Growing Great Writers with Writable

    Skills you'll gain: Constructive Feedback, Education Software and Technology, Literacy, Train The Trainer

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Eindhoven University of Technology

    Co-design for All: doing co-design in practice

    Skills you'll gain: Human Centered Design, Design Thinking, Research and Design, Design Research, Prioritization, Decision Making, Research, Collaboration, Goal Setting, Qualitative Research, Visionary, Case Studies, Communication

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Lund University

    Transforming higher education with Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Higher Education, Responsible AI, Education Software and Technology, Data Ethics, AI Personalization, LLM Application, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    How to Use ChatGPT and Generative AI for Passive Income

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Generative AI, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Blogs, Artificial Intelligence, Social Media Management, Copywriting, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Marketing Automation, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media, Digital Content, Email Marketing, Web Development, Digital Publishing, Web Design and Development, Content Marketing, Productivity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Procurement for Governments

    Skills you'll gain: Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Management, Procurement, Vendor Management, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Purchasing, Business Ethics, Strategic Sourcing, Governance, Social Impact, Compliance Training, Contract Management, Supply Chain, Accountability, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Due Diligence, Risk Management, Market Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    National Taiwan University

    商管研究中的賽局分析(二):資訊經濟學 (Game Theoretic Analysis for Business Research (2))

    Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Management, Game Theory, Economics, Business Research, Forecasting, Competitive Analysis, Business Analysis, Business Strategy, Business Modeling, Decision Making

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Generative AI: Labor and the Future of Work: University of Michigan
  • La noción de ética para la vida profesional: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Educación sobre el cambio climático: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
  • Trade & investment: evidence-based policies for development: Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • How to design Facebook and IG stories using Canva: Coursera
  • Teaching Impacts of Technology: Workplace of the Future: University of California San Diego
  • Growing Great Writers with Writable: Coursera
  • Co-design for All: doing co-design in practice: Eindhoven University of Technology
  • Transforming higher education with Generative AI: Lund University
  • How to Use ChatGPT and Generative AI for Passive Income: Packt

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