This course is part of the Social Media Marketing Specialization

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Social Media Marketing SpecializationNorthwestern University

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Your markets are on social and you need to be there. However, your social strategy needs to be based on the business metrics which define your success. This final Capstone Project in the Social Marketing Specialization will put the methodologies, tools, and insights you have learned to the test as you create a multifaceted plan to assure effective social marketing is an integral part of your business strategy. Whether your company has a sophisticated Engagement Strategy or you are a new start-up, you will learn to harness the full power of social marketing to grow provable market share and build stronger relationships with your high value markets. For success in today's digital world, you must have a plan to integrate your social and mobile marketing strategies into your business strategy. In this Capstone you will use the practical skills that you’ve mastered through the Specialization to demonstrate your ability to integrate social and mobile marketing strategies into a company’s business strategy.
2016 Capstone Schedule:
1st offering begins on February 29 (2/29/16). It will be offered again starting on May 23 (5/23/16), August 29 (8/29/16), and November 28 (11/28/16),

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Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

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Course 6 of 6 in the

Social Media Marketing Specialization

Approx. 5 hours to complete

English

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Randy Hlavac

Northwestern University & CEO of Marketing Synergy, Inc

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Capstone Project

1 hour to complete

6 videos (Total 45 min), 3 readings

Week2

Week 2

1 hour to complete

Selecting a Strategy

1 hour to complete

6 videos (Total 49 min), 2 readings

Week3

Week 3

1 hour to complete

Develop Your Marketing Program

1 hour to complete

7 videos (Total 60 min), 2 readings

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Complete and Submit Your Capstone Projects

2 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 20 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

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TOP REVIEWS FROM SOCIAL MARKETING CAPSTONE PROJECT

by NAug 22, 2021

I learned so many valuable skills and was inspired to continue on with a degree in marketing.

by BLSep 20, 2021

Great Course! The further you go, the more in depth it is. I'll admit I was intimidated by the tasks but I really learned a lot and feel good that I stuck it out!

by DAMar 25, 2016

The videos are great and the downloads made making sense of it all much easier. The Excel spreadsheets are very pragmatic and can easily be used for building out future social marketing plans.

by RGMar 25, 2016

Holy cow, the capstone project is amazing! I presented it to my boss, who has asked me to present my plan to the Senior Leadership Team in 2 weeks.

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About the Social Media Marketing Specialization

In a 2018 survey of businesses, Buffer found that only 29% had effective social media marketing programs. A recent survey of consumers by Tomoson found 92% of consumers trust recommendations from other people over brand content, 70% found consumer reviews to be their second most trusted source, 47% read blogs developed by influencers and experts to discover new trends and new ideas and 35% used blogs to discover new products and services. Also, 20% of women who used social considered products promoted by bloggers they knew. Today, businesses and consumers use social media to make their purchase decisions.

Created in 2014, this Specialization is updated every quarter to ensure you are receiving the most up-to-date training. The Social Media Marketing Specialization is designed to achieve two objectives. It gives you the social analytics tools, and training to help you become an influencer on social media. The course also gives you the knowledge and resources to build a complete social media marketing strategy – from consumer insights to final justification metrics. In each course, you will also receive special toolkits with timely information & when you pay for the Capstone, you receive a market planning toolkit. Each of the individual courses can be audited for free. To see more, visit each course: 1-What is Social?, 2-The Importance of Listening, 3-Engagement & Nurture Marketing Strategies, 4-Content, Advertising & Social IMC, 5-The Business of Social.

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What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
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