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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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    Coursera

    Gemini for Beginners: Develop a Social Media Marketing Plan

    Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Google Gemini, Calendar Management, Organizational Skills, Scheduling, Google Sheets, Project Management Software, Spreadsheet Software, Social Media Marketing, Content Management

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Fundamentals of Digital Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Digital Marketing, Online Advertising, Return On Investment, Consumer Behaviour, Cross-Channel Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Marketing Channel, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Effectiveness, Paid media, Network Model, Business-To-Consumer, Marketing Analytics, Business Analysis

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Execution and Evaluation

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Strategy, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Communications, Digital Media Strategy, Marketing Planning, Customer Insights, Content Performance Analysis, Driving engagement, Plan Execution, Earned Media, Content Creation, Content Strategy, Owned Media, Paid media, Goal Setting

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free
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    Coursera

    Social Media Campaigns with AI: From Strategy to Design

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Canva (Software), Social Media Campaigns, Instagram, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content, Social Media Strategy, Content Creation, ChatGPT, Brand Management, Digital Content, AI Enablement, Data Import/Export

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Design social media content with Piktochart

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Content Creation, Social Media Content, Social Media, Graphic Design, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Design, Digital Marketing

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Crea una cuenta de negocio en Instagram

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Social Media, Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Advertising, Target Audience, Facebook, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Strategy, Online Advertising

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Digital Marketing Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Competitive Analysis, Customer Acquisition Management, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Campaigns, Customer Retention, Digital Advertising, Marketing Analytics, Marketing, Advertising Campaigns, Performance Metric, Customer Analysis, Market Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Peer Review

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Design engaging Stories for Instagram and Facebook in Easil

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Social Media Content, Facebook, Marketing Design, Social Media Marketing, Animations, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Graphics Software, Design Elements And Principles, User Accounts

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Interests of the average Facebook User

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

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free
    Free
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    Coursera

    Creating Social Media Posts with GenAI: Mastering ChatGPT

    Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, ChatGPT, Social Media Content, Content Strategy, Prompt Engineering, Target Audience, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Drive Engagement, Social Media Strategy, Market Research, Copywriting, Storytelling

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Northwestern University

    Social Marketing Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Peer Review, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Social Media Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Effectiveness, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Marketing Planning, Performance Measurement, Business Planning, Market Analysis, Customer Engagement, Planning

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    370 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Maryland, College Park

    Online Advertising & Social Media

    Skills you'll gain: Online Advertising, Digital Advertising, Advertising, Analytics, Big Data, Paid media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Data Ethics, Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Social Media Campaigns, Return On Investment, Descriptive Analytics, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Trend Analysis, Customer Engagement, Information Privacy

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Gemini for Beginners: Develop a Social Media Marketing Plan: Coursera
  • Fundamentals of Digital Marketing: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Execution and Evaluation: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Social Media Campaigns with AI: From Strategy to Design: Coursera
  • Design social media content with Piktochart: Coursera
  • Crea una cuenta de negocio en Instagram: Coursera
  • Digital Marketing Capstone: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Design engaging Stories for Instagram and Facebook in Easil: Coursera
  • Interests of the average Facebook User: Coursera
  • Creating Social Media Posts with GenAI: Mastering ChatGPT: Coursera

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