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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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    Università Bocconi

    Management of International Development: Towards Agenda 2030

    Skills you'll gain: Human Capital, Governance, Sustainable Development, Human Resource Strategy, Intercultural Competence, International Relations, Strategic Thinking, Human Resources Management and Planning, Cultural Diversity, Organizational Development, Economic Development, Organizational Strategy, International Finance, Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Strategic Decision-Making, Stakeholder Management, Social Impact

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Sesenta años de inteligencia artificial

    Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Responsible AI, AI literacy, Computer Science, Automation, Social Sciences, Generative AI, Social Impact, Deep Learning, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Robotics

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    496 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Princeton University

    Effective Altruism

    Skills you'll gain: Philanthropy, Social Impact, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Decision Making, Social Justice, Behavioral Economics, Program Evaluation, Economic Development

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

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Writing Winning Resumes and Cover Letters

    Skills you'll gain: Applicant Tracking Systems, Copywriting, Business Writing, Business Correspondence, Writing and Editing, Persuasive Communication, Writing, Marketing, Keyword Research, Marketing Psychology

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    341 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    IBM AI Enterprise Workflow

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Model Deployment, Data Ethics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Model Evaluation, Unsupervised Learning, Data Presentation, Tensorflow, Application Deployment, Dimensionality Reduction, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Model Training, Probability Distribution, Apache Spark, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Design Thinking, Market Opportunities, Data Science, Machine Learning, Python Programming

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Arizona State University

    Workplace Culture for Everyone

    Skills you'll gain: Empathy, Team Leadership, Compassion, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Influencing, Emotional Intelligence, Team Building, Team Motivation, Leadership, Teamwork, digital literacy, Self-Awareness, Media and Communications, Digital Communications, Interpersonal Communications, Decision Making, Independent Thinking, Open Mindset, Conflict Management, Accountability

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Entiende el usuario típico en Facebook

    Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Target Audience, Customer Insights, Persona Development, Customer Analysis, Social Media Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Marketing Budgets, Digital Media Strategy, Advertising

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Agribusiness and Sustainable Food Production Economics

    Skills you'll gain: Land Management, Water Resources, Risk Management, Real Estate, Legal Risk, Water Sustainability, Water Resource Management, Balance Sheet, Food and Beverage, Supply Chain, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Investments, Property and Real Estate, Environmental Issue, Risk Control, Risk Mitigation, Sustainable Systems, Asset Management, Financial Analysis, Sustainability Standards

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Design a Client Welcome Kit using Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Visual Design, Layout Design, Design Elements And Principles, Workflow Management, Design Strategies, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Marketing Collateral, Graphic Design, Marketing Design, Content Creation, Marketing Materials, Color Theory, Portfolio Management, Brand Awareness

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    Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Geneva

    Cognition sociale

    Skills you'll gain: Psychology, Culture, Social Sciences, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Human Development, Cultural Diversity, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Child Development, Interpersonal Communications, Non-Verbal Communication, Neurology

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Créer un compte de gestionnaire d'entreprise Facebook

    Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Meta Ads Manager, Social Media Management, Instagram, Social Media, Account Management, Social Media Marketing, User Accounts, Security Controls, User Provisioning, Marketing Analytics, Online Advertising, Marketing

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    Coursera

    Comprendre l'Utilisateur Moyen de Facebook

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Strategies, Facebook, Persona Development, Target Audience, Marketing, Target Market, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Customer Analysis, Social Media Management, Driving engagement, E-Commerce, Business

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Management of International Development: Towards Agenda 2030: Università Bocconi
  • Sesenta años de inteligencia artificial: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Effective Altruism: Princeton University
  • Writing Winning Resumes and Cover Letters: University of Maryland, College Park
  • IBM AI Enterprise Workflow: IBM
  • Workplace Culture for Everyone: Arizona State University
  • Entiende el usuario típico en Facebook: Coursera
  • Agribusiness and Sustainable Food Production Economics: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Design a Client Welcome Kit using Canva: Coursera
  • Cognition sociale: University of Geneva

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