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Introduction to Social Media Marketing
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Introduction to Social Media Marketing

Anke Audenaert

Instructor: Anke Audenaert

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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Approx. 18 hours
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.8

(14,078 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
Approx. 18 hours
Learn at your own pace
98%
Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

  • Understand the landscape of traditional, digital and social media marketing

  • Understand the major social media platforms, how they function, and what role they play in marketing

  • Create SMART goals, identify KPIs, and define your target audience and their customer journey

  • Choose the right social media platforms and learn how to create social media policies

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Assessments

10 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 5 modules in this course

This week you'll get an introduction to the Meta Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate program, then you'll dive into an introduction to marketing and social media marketing, learn about how businesses use social media and get a basic overview of the social media landscape.

What's included

14 videos10 readings2 assignments1 plugin

In week two, you'll learn the ins and outs of some of the major social media platforms as well as the differences between how individuals and businesses can and do use them.

What's included

13 videos3 readings2 assignments

In week three, you'll dig into two foundational skills for a marketer, defining SMART goals and key performance indicators. These are key components in building out a marketing campaign no matter what platform you operate on. At the end of the week you'll complete your first project and apply your learning to a real life scenario.

What's included

6 videos3 readings2 assignments1 peer review

This week, you'll turn your focus to developing a target audience persona and a customer journey. This foundation to any marketing campaign builds off of what you learned last week on goals and key performance indicators. You'll end the week with a project in which you will build your own target audience persona and customer journey.

What's included

6 videos4 readings2 assignments1 peer review

This week, we will wrap up the course with a focus on carefully selecting the appropriate social media platform based on your target audience and you’ll learn how to create and manage a social media policy.

What's included

9 videos4 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

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Anke Audenaert
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