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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


  • A

    Arizona State University

    Business English: Marketing and Sales

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentations, Brainstorming, Ideation, Selling Techniques, Marketing Communications, Business Correspondence, Advertising, Promotional Strategies, Discussion Facilitation, Presentations, Consultative Selling, Persuasive Communication, Business Writing, Product Promotion, Influencing, Concision, Data Visualization, Vocabulary

    ★ 4.7 (695) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Build social awareness content for Instagram with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Instagram, Content Creation, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Creative Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Social Media Marketing, Video Production, Social Justice

    ★ 4.6 (14) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
  • U

    University of Michigan

    The Influence of Social Context on Health

    Skills you'll gain: Health Equity, Health Disparities, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Policy, Public Health, Socioeconomics, Community Health, Health Systems, Behavioral Health, Social Studies, Mental and Behavioral Health, Occupational Health, Psychology, Environmental Issue

    ★ 4.9 (11) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • F

    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Comportamento e Marketing Digital

    Skills you'll gain: Integrated Marketing Communications, Digital Analysis, Marketing Strategies, Digital Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Customer Analysis, Strategic Marketing, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Digital Marketing Tools, Journey Mapping, Persona Development, Target Audience, Decision Making

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Event Marketing Design in Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Event Marketing, Marketing Design, Canva (Software), Marketing Materials, A/B Testing, Campaign Planning, Promotional Materials, Promotions and Campaigns, Design Strategies, Campaign Management, Logo Design, Data-Driven Marketing, Email Marketing, Cross-Channel Marketing, Content Performance Analysis, Social Media Campaigns, Branding, Drive Engagement, Driving engagement, Experience Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Pennsylvania

    Social Impact Strategy: Tools for Entrepreneurs and Innovators

    Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Design Thinking, Performance Measurement, Human Centered Design, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Business Modeling, Strategic Thinking, Ideation, Program Evaluation, Organizational Structure, Needs Assessment, Growth Strategies, Competitive Analysis, Experimentation, Market Analysis

    ★ 4.8 (1.5K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Free
    Free
  • M

    Madecraft

    Artificial Intelligence for Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, MarTech, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, AI Enablement, Data-Driven Marketing, Marketing, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Data Strategy, Data Quality, Data Literacy, Personalized Campaigns, Text Mining, Culture Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, Computer Vision

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Sustainable Marketing and Consumer Trends

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Marketing Management, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Branding, Marketing Communications, Brand Marketing, Sustainability Standards, Customer Engagement, Advertising, Regulatory Compliance, Data-Driven Marketing, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Driving engagement, Regulatory Requirements, Market Opportunities, Environmental Issue, Digital Marketing, Engineering Management, Emerging Technologies

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

    Marco de Política Ambiental y Social del BID

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Pollution Prevention, Sustainability Standards, Environmental Resource Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Environmental Management Systems, Environmental Policy, Environmental Issue, Socioeconomics, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Corporate Sustainability, Natural Resource Management, Stakeholder Management, Environmental Regulations, Labor Compliance, Stakeholder Communications, Land Management, Risk Management Framework, Governance Risk Management and Compliance

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • S

    SkillsBooster Academy

    AI for Marketing and Sales

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Email Marketing, Prompt Engineering Tools, Email Automation, Microsoft Copilot, Marketing Automation, Data Ethics, Generative AI, Search Engine Optimization, Content Marketing, Google Gemini, Prompt Patterns, Multimodal Prompts, ChatGPT, Search Engine Marketing, Digital Marketing, Deepseek, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Sales

    ★ 4.6 (26) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Minnesota

    Social Determinants of Health: Data to Action

    Skills you'll gain: Social Determinants Of Health, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Health Systems, Community Health, Public Health, Health Informatics, Healthcare Ethics, Health Policy, Maternal Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Statistical Analysis, Systems Thinking, Epidemiology, Statistical Software, Data Analysis, Community Development, Scatter Plots, Climate Change Programs, Environmental Science

    ★ 4.8 (22) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • F

    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Preparando o Marketing Digital

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Strategies, Digital Brand Strategy, Customer Analysis, Customer experience strategy (CX), Marketing Planning, Target Market, Digital Marketing, Customer Insights, Content Strategy, Target Audience, Marketing Effectiveness, Brand Marketing, Persona Development, Brand Strategy, Agile Methodology, Journey Mapping, Storytelling, Consumer Behaviour, Conversion Funnel Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Business English: Marketing and Sales: Arizona State University
  • Build social awareness content for Instagram with Canva: Coursera
  • The Influence of Social Context on Health: University of Michigan
  • Comportamento e Marketing Digital: Fundação Instituto de Administração
  • Event Marketing Design in Canva: Coursera
  • Social Impact Strategy: Tools for Entrepreneurs and Innovators: University of Pennsylvania
  • Artificial Intelligence for Marketing: Madecraft
  • Sustainable Marketing and Consumer Trends: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Marco de Política Ambiental y Social del BID: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
  • AI for Marketing and Sales: SkillsBooster Academy

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