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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.


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Popular Social Media Marketing Courses and Certifications


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    SkillUp

    Project Lifecycle, Information Sharing, and Risk Management

    Skills you'll gain: Project Management Life Cycle, Risk Management, Project Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Risk Mitigation, Active Listening, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Systems Development Life Cycle, Risk Analysis, Communication, Project Management Software, Stakeholder Communications, Agile Methodology, Conflict Management, Project Documentation

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    University of Western Australia

    Attracting and Sourcing Diverse Candidates

    Skills you'll gain: Recruitment, Recruitment Strategies, Talent Sourcing, Diversity and Inclusion, Workplace inclusivity, Talent Acquisition, Diversity Awareness, Professional Networking, Cultural Sensitivity, Social Media

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Financial Forecasting and Reporting

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainability Reporting, Financial Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Budgeting, Cost Benefit Analysis, Risk Management, Income Statement, Cost Estimation, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Cash Flows, Financial Market

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    Duke University

    Blockchain Business Models

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, FinTech, Emerging Technologies, Cryptography, Regulatory Compliance, Technology Strategies, Commercial Banking, Payment Systems, Data Integrity, Digital Assets, Financial Services, Business Modeling, Innovation, Distributed Computing, Scalability

    4.7
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    Coursera

    Adobe Premiere Pro for Beginners: Quickstart Video-Editing

    Skills you'll gain: Video Editing, Adobe Premiere, Storytelling, Post-Production, Content Creation, TikTok, Timelines, Color Matching, File Management

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    Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

    AI Ethics in Business

    Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Responsible AI, Case Studies, Risking, Governance, Ethical Standards And Conduct, AI Security, Compliance Management, Artificial Intelligence, Business Management, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Accountability, Information Privacy, Business Strategies, Decision Making, Social Justice

    3.6
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    University of California, Irvine

    Gestión de proyectos: las bases del éxito

    Skills you'll gain: Work Breakdown Structure, Team Leadership, Planning, Project Schedules, Team Management, Scheduling, Leadership and Management, Timelines, Project Management, Project Scoping, Initiative and Leadership, Project Planning, Leadership, Communication

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    Institute for the Future

    Urgent Optimism: How to Turn Foresight into Action

    Skills you'll gain: Visionary, Strategic Planning, Action Oriented, Planning, Community Organizing, Strategic Thinking, Optimism, Social Impact, Creative Thinking, Systems Thinking, Innovation, Persuasive Communication, Creativity, Leadership, Storytelling

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    283 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Entrepreneurship I: Laying the Foundation

    Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Value Propositions, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Business Development, Business Modeling, Market Opportunities, Team Building, Market Analysis, Strategic Planning, Resource Management, Customer Analysis, Leadership

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    Macquarie University

    Career planning: Your career, your life

    Skills you'll gain: Adaptability, Business Communication, Professional Development, Communication, Proactivity, Personal Development, Professional Networking, digital literacy, Planning, Lifelong Learning, Self-Awareness, Design Thinking, Branding, Creative Thinking

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    The University of Edinburgh

    Intellectual Humility: Science

    Skills you'll gain: Open Mindset, Curiosity, Willingness To Learn, Self-Awareness, Empathy, Child Development, Cognitive flexibility, Emotional Intelligence, Critical Thinking, Social Sciences

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Introduction to CSS3

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design, Browser Compatibility, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Javascript

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Project Lifecycle, Information Sharing, and Risk Management: SkillUp
  • Attracting and Sourcing Diverse Candidates: University of Western Australia
  • Financial Forecasting and Reporting: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Blockchain Business Models: Duke University
  • Adobe Premiere Pro for Beginners: Quickstart Video-Editing: Coursera
  • AI Ethics in Business: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
  • Gestión de proyectos: las bases del éxito: University of California, Irvine
  • Urgent Optimism: How to Turn Foresight into Action: Institute for the Future
  • Entrepreneurship I: Laying the Foundation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Career planning: Your career, your life: Macquarie University

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