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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


  • E

    Emory University

    AI's Existing Impact

    Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Personalized Service, Personalized Campaigns, Customer experience improvement, Self Service Technologies, Marketing Psychology, AI Enablement, Business-To-Consumer, Customer experience strategy (CX), Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Automation, MarTech, Artificial Intelligence, Data-Driven Marketing, Marketing, Decision Support Systems, Responsible AI, Data Ethics

    ★ 4.9 (12) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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  • C

    Coursera

    GenAI for PR Specialists

    Skills you'll gain: Personalized Campaigns, Public Relations, Content Creation, Marketing and Public Relations, Responsible AI, AI Personalization, Crisis Management, Prompt Engineering, Team Leadership

    ★ 3.9 (18) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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  • E

    ESSEC Business School

    Les partenariats qui changent le monde : alliances innovantes entre entreprises et associations

    Skills you'll gain: Strategic Partnership, Social Impact, Relationship Building, Philanthropy, Community Development, Innovation, Stakeholder Analysis, Corporate Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Sustainable Development, Program Evaluation

    ★ 4.6 (130) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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  • A

    Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

    Becoming a Strengths Based Leader: Leading Standout® Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Recognizing Others, Team Building, Trustworthiness, Team Performance Management, Team Management, Teamwork, Collaboration, Team Collaboration, Team Leadership, Visionary, People Development, Leadership Development, Peer Review, Team Motivation, Value Propositions, Leadership, Performance Management, Communication, Productivity

    ★ 4.5 (35) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
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  • U

    Universidade de São Paulo

    Inove na gestão de equipes e negócios: O crescimento da empresa

    Skills you'll gain: Talent Management, Team Management, Team Motivation, Team Performance Management, Team Building, People Development, Product Development, Business Planning, Team Leadership, Strategic Planning, Decision Making, Operations, Agile Product Development, Management Training And Development, Workforce Development, Staff Management, Leadership and Management, Process Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Metrics

    ★ 4.8 (271) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
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  • I

    Imperial College London

    Global Health Challenges and Governance

    Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Programs, Health Policy, Advocacy, Health Disparities, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Equity, Health Promotion, Climate Change Adaptation, Public Health, Policy Analysis, Health Systems, Environmental Policy, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Care, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Environmental Issue, Sustainable Development, Immigration Law, Climate Change Mitigation, International Relations

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

    Status: Free Trial
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  • C

    Coursera

    Software Sales

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Strategy, Selling Techniques, Sales Presentation, Sales Process, Sales Development, General Sales Practices, Market Analysis, Sales, Specialized Sales, Technical Sales, Customer Relationship Building, Customer Relationship Management, Market Opportunities, Customer Engagement, Customer Analysis, Market Dynamics, Value Propositions, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Customer Communications Management

    ★ 4.8 (35) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Global Postharvest Loss Prevention: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Actors

    Skills you'll gain: Loss Prevention, Waste Minimization, Mitigation, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Supply Chain, Food and Beverage, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Systems, Sustainable Development, Production Process, Market Dynamics, Economics, Market Data, Stakeholder Engagement, Economic Development, Stakeholder Management, Knowledge Transfer, International Relations

    ★ 4.7 (178) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
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  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    How to Implement and Evaluate Communication Campaigns

    Skills you'll gain: Campaign Planning, Campaign Management, Advertising Campaigns, Communication Planning, Paid media, Promotions and Campaigns, Program Evaluation, Content Performance Analysis, Strategic Communication, Media Planning, Marketing Communications, Earned Media, Program Implementation, Marketing Effectiveness, Communication Strategies, Owned Media, Plan Execution, Marketing, Public Relations, Business Communication

    ★ 4.7 (6) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
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  • C

    Coursera

    GenAI for Sales Operations: Automation, Analytics & Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Strategy, Sales Process, Microsoft Copilot, Sales Operations, Sales Enablement, Responsible AI, Generative AI Agents, Anthropic Claude, Sales, Report Writing, HubSpot CRM, Email Automation, Generative AI, Business Process Automation, Automation, Workflow Management, Customer Relationship Management, Forecasting, Revenue Forecasting, Data-Driven Decision-Making

    ★ 4.3 (123) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Community Change in Public Health

    Skills you'll gain: Community Health, Community Development, Public Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Community Organizing, Health Promotion, Health Equity, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Disparities, Community Outreach, Health Policy, Community and Social Work, Political Sciences, Driving engagement, Cultural Diversity, Case Studies

    ★ 4.7 (180) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
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  • D

    Dartmouth College

    American Renaissance: Classic Literature of the 19th Century

    Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Oral Expression, Writing, Liberal Arts, Editing, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Social Studies, Aesthetics, Social Justice, World History, Art History, Writing and Editing, Cultural Diversity, Culture, Sociology, Advocacy, Political Sciences

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

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

  • AI's Existing Impact: Emory University
  • GenAI for PR Specialists: Coursera
  • Les partenariats qui changent le monde : alliances innovantes entre entreprises et associations: ESSEC Business School
  • Becoming a Strengths Based Leader: Leading Standout® Teams: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
  • Inove na gestão de equipes e negócios: O crescimento da empresa: Universidade de São Paulo
  • Global Health Challenges and Governance: Imperial College London
  • Software Sales: Coursera
  • Global Postharvest Loss Prevention: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Actors: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • How to Implement and Evaluate Communication Campaigns: University of Colorado Boulder
  • GenAI for Sales Operations: Automation, Analytics & Strategy: Coursera

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