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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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    University of California San Diego

    Capstone: Analyzing (Social) Network Data

    Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Graph Theory, Technical Communication, Data Structures, Algorithms, Analysis, Computer Science, Research

    4.7
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    100 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Marketing Design with Easil

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Design, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content, Marketing Materials, Marketing, Social Media, Branding, Promotional Materials, Loyalty Programs, Advertising, Creative Design, Customer Engagement

    4.7
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    219 reviews

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    University of Michigan

    Questionnaire Design for Social Surveys

    Skills you'll gain: Survey Creation, Interviewing Skills, Research Design, Data Collection, Qualitative Research, Research, Research Methodologies, Quantitative Research

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    466 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Washington

    Essential Marketing Frameworks

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Psychology, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing, Market Research, Marketing Planning, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Competitive Analysis, Target Audience, Proposal Development, Marketing Channel, Business-To-Consumer, Cross-Channel Marketing, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    4.8
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidad Austral

    Pilares de Marketing Digital

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Social Media Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Social Media Strategy, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Strategies, Web Analytics, Marketing, Sales Process, Business Analytics, Customer Retention, Search Engine Marketing, Customer Engagement, Email Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Content Performance Analysis, Analytics, Lead Generation, Target Audience

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    2K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Digital Marketing 2

    Skills you'll gain: Pay Per Click Advertising, Marketing Analytics, Search Engine Optimization, Analytics, Big Data, Google Analytics, Digital Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Web Analytics, Web Analytics and SEO, Google Ads, Online Advertising, Digital Advertising, Marketing Effectiveness, Advanced Analytics, A/B Testing, Applied Machine Learning, MarTech, Marketing Automation, Machine Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    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

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    The Digital Marketing Revolution

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Management, Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Channel, Global Marketing, Digital Transformation, MarTech, Case Studies, Digital Marketing, Business Strategy, Customer experience improvement, Business Transformation, Innovation

    Build toward a degree

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Black Performance as Social Protest

    Skills you'll gain: Performing Arts, Social Justice, Advocacy, World History, Music, Cultural Diversity, Writing, Storytelling, Creativity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of London

    Narrative Foundations for Immersive Media and Video Games

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, User Story, Virtual Reality, Storytelling, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Interactive Design, Persona (User Experience), Storyboarding, Virtual Environment, Experience Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Applied Social Network Analysis in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Social Network Analysis, Graph Theory, Data Analysis, Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Predictive Analytics, Unsupervised Learning, Matplotlib, Python Programming, Data Import/Export, Algorithms

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Acción Comunitaria. Enfoques para la transformación social

    Skills you'll gain: Community Organizing, Community Development, Social Justice, Community and Social Work, Media and Communications, Public Policies, Health Policy, Policy Analysis, Discussion Facilitation, Social Sciences, Community Health, Advocacy, Public Health, Research Methodologies

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    72 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Capstone: Analyzing (Social) Network Data: University of California San Diego
  • Marketing Design with Easil: Coursera
  • Questionnaire Design for Social Surveys: University of Michigan
  • Essential Marketing Frameworks: University of Washington
  • Pilares de Marketing Digital: Universidad Austral
  • Digital Marketing 2: University of Maryland, College Park
  • How To Create A Great Marketing Plan And Marketing Strategy: Alex Genadinik
  • The Digital Marketing Revolution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Black Performance as Social Protest: University of Michigan
  • Narrative Foundations for Immersive Media and Video Games: University of London

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