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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


  • C

    Coursera

    Use Canva to Create Social Media Marketing Designs

    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

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    1.6K reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Introduction to Social Media Marketing with Visme

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Budgets, Social Media Content, Social Media, Marketing Materials, Content Creation, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Marketing, Data Visualization

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    38 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Introduction to PicsArt for Social Media Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Content, Photo Editing, Marketing, Graphics Software, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Entrepreneurship, Business

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    86 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    A

    Adobe

    Social and Multimedia Content Creation

    Skills you'll gain: Video Production, Adobe Express, Multimedia, Social Media Content, Cross-Channel Marketing, Content Marketing, Social Media, Marketing Analytics, Content Creation, Data Ethics, Marketing Effectiveness, Visual Design, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Design, Digital Media Strategy, Graphic and Visual Design, Infographics, Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    414 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    Skillshare

    Shopify eCommerce: Social Media Ads for Sales Success

    Skills you'll gain: Performance marketing, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Budgets, Target Market, Google Ads, Pay Per Click Advertising, Promotional Strategies, Analysis, Sales Pipelines, Google Analytics, Promotions and Campaigns, Marketing, Process Optimization, E-Commerce, Budget Management, Content Creation, Return On Investment, Account Management, Video Production, Apple iOS

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Social Media as a Marketing Tool in Business Communication

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Content, Marketing Communications, Target Audience, Media Strategy, Digital Media Strategy, Brand Strategy, Brand Management, Strategic Communication, Marketing Planning, Paid media, Content Strategy, Customer Insights, Shared Media, Content Performance Analysis, Persuasive Communication, Content Creation

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Digital Business Marketing with Easil

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Facebook, Digital Advertising, Graphic Design, Marketing Design, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Advertising, Social Media, Dashboard, Marketing, User Accounts, Business

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    24 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    G

    Google

    From Likes to Leads: Interact with Customers Online

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Management, Social Media Campaigns, Content Creation, Digital Marketing, Digital Advertising, Customer Engagement, Brand Awareness, Marketing Analytics, Target Audience

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    3.9K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Meta

    Fundamentals of Social Media Advertising

    Skills you'll gain: Paid media, Instagram, Online Advertising, Social Media, Social Media Campaigns, Advertising Campaigns, Advertising, Digital Advertising, Marketing Materials, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content, Social Media Strategy, Facebook, Copywriting, Content Creation, Marketing, Information Privacy, Campaign Management, Data Collection, Brand Management

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    2.6K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    K

    Kennesaw State University

    Social Media & Marketing - Jagdish Sheth

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

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    D

    Digital Marketing Institute

    Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: LinkedIn, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Digital Advertising, Marketing, B2B Sales, Professional Networking, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media Strategy, Marketing Analytics, Video Production, Advertising, Selling Techniques, Branding, Content Creation, Target Audience

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    96 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    D

    Digital Marketing Institute

    Social Media and Digital Marketing Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing, Digital Marketing, Marketing, Social Media, Marketing Strategies, Digital Content, Social Media Strategy, Integrated Marketing Communications, Consumer Behaviour, Digital Transformation, Content Strategy, Scheduling, Target Audience, Customer Engagement

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    391 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Use Canva to Create Social Media Marketing Designs: Coursera
  • Introduction to Social Media Marketing with Visme: Coursera
  • Introduction to PicsArt for Social Media Marketing: Coursera
  • Social and Multimedia Content Creation: Adobe
  • Shopify eCommerce: Social Media Ads for Sales Success: Skillshare
  • Social Media as a Marketing Tool in Business Communication: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Digital Business Marketing with Easil: Coursera
  • From Likes to Leads: Interact with Customers Online: Google
  • Fundamentals of Social Media Advertising: Meta
  • Social Media & Marketing - Jagdish Sheth: Kennesaw State University

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