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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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    Alex Genadinik

    Create (Artificial Intelligence) AI VIDEOS WITH ZERO FILMING

    Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, AI powered creativity, Personalized Campaigns, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Video Production, Media Production, Video Editing, Generative AI, Content Creation, Artificial Intelligence, Animations, TikTok, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Negotiations

    Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Trustworthiness, Conflict Management, Relationship Building, Communication, Composure, Emotional Intelligence, Rapport Building, Communication Strategies, Influencing, De-escalation Techniques, Business Ethics, Team Management, Stress Management

    4.5
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    70 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft Account Manager with Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Proposal Development, Account Strategy, Solution Selling, Business Writing, Responsible AI, Regulatory Compliance, Budget Management, Productivity Software, Consultative Approaches, Consultative Selling, Performance Analysis, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Account Management, Performance Metric, Financial Management, Administrative Support, Sales Process, Content Management, Generative AI

    Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Goldman Sachs

    Fundamentals of Management, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

    Skills you'll gain: Human Resources Management and Planning, Employee Performance Management, Management Training And Development, Team Performance Management, Performance Management, Human Resource Strategy, Staff Management, Human Resources, Growth Strategies, Talent Management, Delegation Skills, People Management, Culture Transformation, Subcontracting, Employee Coaching, Business Strategy, Organizational Development, Recruitment, Leadership, Communication

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    628 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Virginia

    Дизайн-мышление в инновационной деятельности

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Ideation, Storytelling, Open Mindset, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, Data Visualization, Case Studies, Creativity, Leadership and Management, Marketing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Leveraging AI for Enhanced Content Creation

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, AI powered creativity, Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Content Creation, ChatGPT, AI Enablement, Large Language Modeling, Responsible AI, Video Editing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    139 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    American Psychological Association

    The Psychology of Gender and Sexuality

    Skills you'll gain: Diversity Awareness, Sociology, Culture, Psychology, Cultural Diversity, Human Development, Social Sciences, Child Development, Learning Theory, Biology, Health Education

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Alex Genadinik

    AI For Business Productivity - 2026

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Overcoming Objections, Closing (Sales), Rapport Building, Business Ethics, B2B Sales, Vibe coding, Prompt Patterns, Data Ethics, Price Negotiation, Content Performance Analysis, Negotiation, LLM Application, ChatGPT, AI Personalization, Generative AI Agents, Video Production, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Content Creation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    38 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Radio y Televisión Española

    Posicionamiento en redes: estrategias de contenido.

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Management, Content Strategy, Media and Communications, Web Presence, Content Creation, Social Network Analysis, Digital Communications

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Ethical Decision-Making in the Tech Industry

    Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Courage, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Decision Making, Leadership Studies, Professionalism, Engineering Management, Personal Integrity, Technical Management, Ancient History, Human Development, Liberal Arts, Culture, Business Leadership, Leadership, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Emerging Technologies, Psychology

    Build toward a degree

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

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    Coursera

    YouTube Optimization: Grow Your Presence

    Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Content Optimization, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics, Performance Analysis, Web Analytics and SEO, Content Strategy, Analytics, Social Media Strategy, Revenue Management, Social Media Management, Brand Marketing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDHEC Business School

    The Finance of Climate Change

    Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Financial Systems, Finance, Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Climate Change Programs, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Environmental Issue, Corporate Finance, Climate Change Mitigation, Risk Modeling, Corporate Sustainability, Financial Policy, Corporate Strategy, Credit Risk, Financial Regulation, Investments, Climate Change Adaptation, Investment Management, Sustainable Business

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    131 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Create (Artificial Intelligence) AI VIDEOS WITH ZERO FILMING: Alex Genadinik
  • Negotiations: University of Pennsylvania
  • Microsoft Account Manager with Generative AI: Microsoft
  • Fundamentals of Management, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women: Goldman Sachs
  • Дизайн-мышление в инновационной деятельности: University of Virginia
  • Leveraging AI for Enhanced Content Creation: Coursera
  • The Psychology of Gender and Sexuality: American Psychological Association
  • AI For Business Productivity - 2026: Alex Genadinik
  • Posicionamiento en redes: estrategias de contenido.: Radio y Televisión Española
  • Ethical Decision-Making in the Tech Industry: University of Colorado Boulder

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