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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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    Coursera

    How to Set Up a Facebook Ads Campaign

    Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Facebook, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media Campaigns, Campaign Management, Social Media, Social Media Management, Paid media, Social Media Marketing, Advertising, Marketing Budgets, Digital Advertising, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Budgeting

    4.7
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    435 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    IE Business School

    Marketing Strategy Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Market Analysis, Peer Review, Case Studies, Marketing Planning, Marketing Management, Strategic Marketing, Hospitality Management, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Operations, Target Market, Competitive Analysis, Business

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    121 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IE Business School

    El plan de marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Effectiveness, Business Planning, Marketing Management, Customer Retention, Marketing Communications, Brand Strategy, Product Strategy, Business Strategies, Customer Acquisition Management, Marketing Budgets, Market Analysis, Customer Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Brand Awareness, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Smart Goals, Business Metrics, Analysis

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    162 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IE Business School

    Fundamentos del marketing mix

    Skills you'll gain: Product Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Marketing Communications, Product Strategy, Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Planning, Promotional Strategies, Marketing Channel, Advertising, Integrated Marketing Communications, Media Planning, Price Negotiation, Sales Strategy

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    318 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Davis

    Spanish Vocabulary: Careers and Social Events

    Skills you'll gain: Language Learning, Spanish Language, Vocabulary, Oral Comprehension, Grammar

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    203 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnKartS

    AI Content & Email Marketing Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Search Engine Optimization, Blogs, Email Marketing, Email Automation, Keyword Research, Google Gemini, Web Analytics and SEO, Marketing Automation, Content Creation, Content Strategy, ChatGPT, Social Media Content, Digital Content, Content Marketing, Generative AI, Digital Marketing, Copywriting, Lead Generation, Automation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Cape Town

    Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Human Centered Design, Design Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Social Impact, Entrepreneurship, Resourcefulness, Innovation, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Cultural Diversity, Community Development, Organizational Change, Program Evaluation, Empowerment

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

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Digital Marketing: Customer Engagement Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Engagement, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, MarTech, Social Media Marketing, Loyalty Programs, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Communications, Customer experience strategy (CX), Content Creation, Content Strategy, Marketing Psychology, Search Engine Optimization, Paid media, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Generative AI, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Collection

    Build toward a degree

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IE Business School

    Marketing Mix Implementation Capstone

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Arizona

    Marketing Communications: The Customer's Journey

    Skills you'll gain: Integrated Marketing Communications, Advertising, Marketing Communications, Media Strategy, Customer experience strategy (CX), Paid media, Owned Media, Customer Advocacy, Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Earned Media, Search Engine Optimization, Customer Engagement, Content Development and Management, Goal Setting, Brand Awareness

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Marketing Analysis and KPIs

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Marketing Effectiveness, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Marketing, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Market Research, Target Audience, Target Market, Dashboard, Return On Investment, Value Propositions, Smart Goals, Business Strategy, Cross-Channel Marketing, Concision, Variance Analysis, Strategic Partnership, Data Collection, Strategic Decision-Making

    4.7
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    83 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Alex Genadinik

    Marketing Psychology & Neuromarketing - 2026

    Skills you'll gain: Overcoming Objections, Marketing Psychology, Target Audience, Market Research, Active Listening, Rapport Building, Closing (Sales), B2B Sales, Sales Strategy, Price Negotiation, Selling Techniques, Contract Negotiation, Marketing, Sales, Innovation, Content Performance Analysis, Social Media Content, Sales Prospecting, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Communications

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • How to Set Up a Facebook Ads Campaign: Coursera
  • Marketing Strategy Capstone Project: IE Business School
  • El plan de marketing: IE Business School
  • Fundamentos del marketing mix: IE Business School
  • Spanish Vocabulary: Careers and Social Events: University of California, Davis
  • AI Content & Email Marketing Mastery: LearnKartS
  • Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation: University of Cape Town
  • Digital Marketing: Customer Engagement Strategy: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Marketing Mix Implementation Capstone : IE Business School
  • Marketing Communications: The Customer's Journey: University of Arizona

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