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Advertising Courses

Advertising courses can help you learn campaign strategy, audience targeting, creative development, and media planning. You can build skills in copywriting, brand management, and analytics to measure campaign effectiveness. Many courses introduce tools like Google Ads, social media platforms, and analytics software, showing how these resources can enhance your advertising efforts and optimize outreach.


Popular Advertising Courses and Certifications


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    University of Virginia

    Marketing Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Regression Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Strategic Marketing, Brand Management, Resource Allocation, Customer Insights, Predictive Analytics, Advertising Campaigns, Statistical Analysis, A/B Testing, Consumer Behaviour, Return On Investment

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    6.4K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Small Business Marketing Using YouTube

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Video Production, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content, Business Marketing, Marketing Channel, Customer Engagement, Gmail, Target Audience, Content Creation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    1.4K reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Advertise YouTube Videos with Zapier

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Automation, User Accounts, Facebook, Automation, Video Production, Digital Content, Advertising, Marketing, Branding

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    25 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google

    Satisfaction Guaranteed: Develop Customer Loyalty Online

    Skills you'll gain: Loyalty Programs, Customer Retention, E-Commerce, Customer Relationship Management, Web Analytics, Digital Marketing, Product Improvement, Email Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Customer Insights, Portfolio Management, Generative AI Agents, Performance Metric

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    5.9K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    C

    California Institute of the Arts

    Brand New Brand

    Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Style Guides, Branding, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, Brainstorming, Design Research, Adobe InDesign, Creativity, Adobe Photoshop, Color Theory, Design Elements And Principles

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    1.3K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    How to edit and improve a Facebook Ad

    Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Target Audience, Advertising, Social Media Strategy, Digital Advertising, Content Performance Analysis

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    20 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
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    U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Search and Display Advertising

    Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Online Advertising, Pay Per Click Advertising, Digital Advertising, Contextual Advertising, Search Engine Marketing, Keyword Research, Search Engine Optimization, Advertising Campaigns, Advertising, Paid media, Web Analytics and SEO, Marketing Automation, Bidding, Automation, A/B Testing, Consumer Behaviour, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Analysis

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    98 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    K

    Kennesaw State University

    Social Media & Marketing - Jagdish Sheth

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing, MarTech, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Effectiveness, Content Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Digital Marketing, Branding, Digital Media Strategy, Digital Advertising

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free
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    C

    Coursera

    Meta Ads Manager for Beginners: GenAI Feature Integration

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Advertising, Online Advertising, Campaign Management, Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Marketing Management, Budget Management, Target Audience

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Organic Marketing: Facebook Groups For Small Businesses

    Skills you'll gain: Persona Development, Prospecting and Qualification, Target Audience, Facebook, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Business Marketing, Drive Engagement, Marketing, Marketing Planning, Content Creation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    754 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    A

    Aptly

    Google Search Advertising Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Content Performance Analysis, Advertising Campaigns, Performance Metric, Search Engine Marketing, Campaign Management, Pay Per Click Advertising, Keyword Research, Performance Measurement, Digital Advertising, Advertising, Marketing, Copywriting, Quality Assessment

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Arizona State University

    Business English: Marketing and Sales

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentations, Brainstorming, Selling Techniques, Marketing Communications, Business Correspondence, Advertising, Business Marketing, Promotional Strategies, Presentations, Consultative Selling, Persuasive Communication, Employee Surveys, Product Promotion, Communication Strategies, Vocabulary

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    688 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular advertising courses

  • Marketing Analytics: University of Virginia
  • Small Business Marketing Using YouTube: Coursera
  • Advertise YouTube Videos with Zapier: Coursera
  • Satisfaction Guaranteed: Develop Customer Loyalty Online: Google
  • Brand New Brand: California Institute of the Arts
  • How to edit and improve a Facebook Ad: Coursera
  • Search and Display Advertising: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Social Media & Marketing - Jagdish Sheth: Kennesaw State University
  • Meta Ads Manager for Beginners: GenAI Feature Integration: Coursera
  • Organic Marketing: Facebook Groups For Small Businesses: Coursera

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