Viral marketing courses can help you learn audience targeting, content creation, social media strategies, and campaign analysis. You can build skills in crafting compelling narratives, leveraging influencers, and analyzing engagement metrics to optimize outreach. Many courses introduce tools like social media analytics platforms, email marketing software, and content management systems, which help you implement strategies effectively and measure their impact on audience growth.

Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Facebook, Advertising, Online Advertising, Social Media Campaigns, Paid media, Marketing, Social Media, Customer Data Management, Digital Marketing
Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Presentations, Social Media Campaigns, Campaign Management, Facebook, Digital Marketing, Instagram, Program Evaluation, Project Closure, Analysis, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Style Guides, Marketing Design, Color Theory, Graphic Design, Design Elements And Principles, Branding, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Facebook, Social Media Content, Online Advertising, Marketing, Digital Advertising, Graphic Design, Content Creation, Team Oriented, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Marketing Design, Marketing Materials, Promotional Materials, Social Media Content, Organizational Skills, Social Media, Content Creation, Advertising, Branding, Social Media Marketing, Photo Editing, Dashboard, Marketing, Graphic Design, Digital Advertising
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Marketing Analytics, Data Ethics, Brand Strategy, Content Creation, Content Marketing, Responsible AI, Brand Management, Brand Awareness, Prompt Engineering, Analytics, AI Personalization, Data Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Online Advertising, Digital Advertising, Advertising, Analytics, Big Data, Paid media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Data Ethics, Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Social Media Campaigns, Return On Investment, Descriptive Analytics, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Trend Analysis, Customer Engagement, Information Privacy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Marketing Communications, Brand Marketing, Advertising, Regulatory Compliance, Market Opportunities, Environmental Issue, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Digital Marketing, Engineering Management, Emerging Technologies
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Effectiveness, Online Advertising, Marketing Analytics, Advertising Campaigns, Digital Advertising, Performance marketing, Campaign Management, Marketing Budgets, Data Analysis, Digital Marketing, Data Presentation, A/B Testing, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Return On Investment, Performance Reporting, Business Metrics, Presentations, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Web Analytics, Paid media, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Earned Media, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media, Analytics, Owned Media, Digital Advertising, Performance Measurement, Mobile Banking, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Consumer Behaviour, Data Ethics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Collection
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Content Creation, Social Media Strategy, Search Engine Optimization, Content Marketing, Social Media, Web Analytics and SEO, Content Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Keyword Research, Search Engine Marketing, Target Audience, Brand Awareness, Influencing, Relationship Building
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Customer Insights, Marketing Analytics, Generative AI, Target Audience, Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Effectiveness, Social Media Campaigns, Prompt Engineering, Customer Engagement, Content Creation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analysis, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks