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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


  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Developing a Winning Marketing Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Planning, Marketing, Marketing Management, Branding, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Consumer Behaviour, Product Marketing, Go To Market Strategy, Marketing Analytics, Value Propositions, Market Analysis, Target Market, Customer Insights

    ★ 4.8 (1.8K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • R

    Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea

    Sports Marketing Strategies & Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Event Planning, Customer Engagement, Marketing, Storytelling, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Corporate Strategy, Global Marketing, Brand Management, Strategic Communication, Digital Marketing, Sustainability Reporting, Contract Management, E-Commerce, Customer experience improvement, Virtual Teams, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Theory, Blockchain, Cross Platform Development, Influencing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • A

    Alex Genadinik

    How To Create A Great Marketing Plan And Marketing Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategies, Advertising, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing, Customer Acquisition Management, Growth Strategies, Business Marketing, Digital Advertising, Content Marketing, Target Market, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • R

    Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea

    Fundamentos del Marketing Deportivo

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Analytics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Marketing, Return On Investment, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Consumer Behaviour, Branding, Customer Engagement, Advertising, Brand Management, Strategic Partnership, Sales Process, Price Negotiation, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Public Relations, Emotional Intelligence, Creative Thinking

    ★ 4.8 (6) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Brand Equity, Analytics & Marketing Intelligence

    Skills you'll gain: Brand Awareness, Pivot Tables And Charts, Brand Management, Market Intelligence, Surveys, Marketing Analytics, Branding, Google Analytics, Dashboard, Looker (Software), Business Intelligence, Market Research, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Financial Forecasting, Data Storytelling, Tableau Software, Power BI, Forecasting, Regression Analysis, SQL

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • F

    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Marketing e Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Strategic Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Strategies, Digital Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Data Visualization, Sales Strategy, Marketing, Performance marketing, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Digital Media Strategy, Data Visualization Software, Customer Analysis, Customer Engagement, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Analytics, Data Analysis, Target Market, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

    ★ 4.4 (8) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    Emory University

    Generative AI in Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Customer Engagement, Customer Acquisition Management, Marketing Strategies, Content Creation, ChatGPT, Marketing Effectiveness, Prompt Engineering, Legal Risk, Intellectual Property

    ★ 4.7 (20) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Copenhagen Business School

    Unleashing the Impact of your Social Enterprise

    Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Growth Strategies, Marketing Communications, Sustainable Development, Business Planning, Communication Strategies, Strategic Partnership, Entrepreneurship, Performance Measurement, Innovation, Franchising

    ★ 4.6 (80) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • M

    Macquarie University

    Marketing analytics: Know your customers

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Customer Insights, Marketing Effectiveness, Digital Marketing, Customer Data Management, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Marketing, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Relationship Management, Predictive Analytics, Consumer Behaviour, Big Data, Integrated Marketing Communications, Data Analysis

    ★ 4.7 (462) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of London

    Building Interactive 3D Characters and Social VR

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, 3D Modeling, Animations, Non-Verbal Communication, Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, Psychology, Artificial Intelligence

    ★ 4.4 (86) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Advanced Marketing Optimization & Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Google Analytics, Data Storytelling, Content Performance Analysis, Web Analytics and SEO, Data Validation, Stakeholder Engagement, Statistical Modeling, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing Analytics, Web Analytics, Marketing Automation, Data Visualization, Customer Insights, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Campaign Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Predictive Analytics, Performance Measurement, Return On Investment, Artificial Intelligence

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • D

    Digital Marketing Institute

    Planning a Digital Marketing Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Channel, Data Ethics, Customer experience strategy (CX), Digital Media Strategy, Customer Analysis, Customer experience improvement, Cross-Channel Marketing, Marketing Automation, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Strategic Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Digital Advertising, Business Analytics, Marketing Planning, Marketing Analytics, Strategic Thinking

    ★ 4.6 (11) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social media marketing courses

  • Developing a Winning Marketing Strategy: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Sports Marketing Strategies & Innovation: Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea
  • How To Create A Great Marketing Plan And Marketing Strategy: Alex Genadinik
  • Fundamentos del Marketing Deportivo: Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea
  • Brand Equity, Analytics & Marketing Intelligence: Coursera
  • Marketing e Data Science: Fundação Instituto de Administração
  • Generative AI in Marketing: Emory University
  • Unleashing the Impact of your Social Enterprise: Copenhagen Business School
  • Marketing analytics: Know your customers: Macquarie University
  • Building Interactive 3D Characters and Social VR: University of London

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