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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


  • C

    Coursera

    Systems Thinking Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Creative Thinking, Innovation, Systems Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Analysis, Business Systems Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Critical Thinking, Organizational Change, Decision Making, Collaboration

    ★ 4.6 (87) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Computing, Ethics, and Society Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Security Awareness, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Cybersecurity, Responsible AI, digital literacy, Information Privacy, Social Impact, AI Personalization, Media and Communications, Data Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Penetration Testing

    ★ 4.5 (26) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • I

    IBM

    Tech Support Career Guide and Interview Preparation

    Skills you'll gain: Professional Networking, Interviewing Skills, Technical Support, Technical Support and Services, Professional Development, Relationship Building, Help Desk Support, Professionalism, Technical Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Follow Through, Communication Strategies, Communication

    ★ 4.9 (146) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • M

    Microsoft

    Smarter Content Creation with Microsoft Copilot

    Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Microsoft Copilot, Content Marketing, Personalized Campaigns, Content Creation, Ideation, AI Personalization, Social Media Content, Content Strategy, Brainstorming, Calendar Management, Search Engine Optimization

    ★ 5 (11) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Маркетинг в цифровом мире

    Skills you'll gain: MarTech, Marketing, Digital Marketing Tools, Product Promotion, Promotional Strategies, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Strategic Marketing, Market Dynamics, Marketing Channel, Product Development, Digital Marketing, Digital Transformation, Consumer Behaviour, New Product Development, Customer Engagement, E-Commerce, Innovation, Empowerment

    ★ 4.6 (18) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • Y

    Yale University

    South Asian Religions & Ecology

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Issue, Sustainable Development, Environment and Resource Management, Cultural Responsiveness, Culture, Social Justice, Liberal Arts, Cultural Diversity, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    ★ 4.8 (33) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • C

    Coursera

    Market Intelligence and Performance Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Google Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Pivot Tables And Charts, Looker (Software), Performance Reporting, Marketing Effectiveness, Tableau Software, Performance Measurement, Marketing Budgets, Power BI, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Content Marketing, Marketing Channel, Search Engine Optimization, Brand Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Email Marketing, Generative AI, AI Enablement

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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

    Alex Genadinik

    AI For Business Productivity - 2026

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Overcoming Objections, Closing (Sales), Rapport Building, Business Ethics, B2B Sales, Vibe coding, Prompt Patterns, Data Ethics, Price Negotiation, Content Performance Analysis, Negotiation, LLM Application, ChatGPT, AI Personalization, Generative AI Agents, Video Production, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Content Creation

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

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • P

    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

    Fundamentos de UX y de los requisitos de software

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Human Computer Interaction, Software Development Life Cycle, Functional Requirement, Unified Modeling Language, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI), Software Development Methodologies, Requirements Analysis, Prototyping, User Experience, User Interface (UI) Design, User Requirements Documents, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, System Requirements, Interaction Design, Functional Specification, Requirements Elicitation, Software Development, Process Driven Development

    ★ 4.9 (177) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • A

    American Psychological Association

    What is Qualitative Research?

    Skills you'll gain: Qualitative Research, Research, Research Methodologies, Data Collection, Research Design, Social Sciences, Interviewing Skills, Psychology

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

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • K

    Knowledge Accelerators

    The ABC's of GDPR: Protecting Privacy in an Online World

    Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Regulatory Compliance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Compliance Training, Compliance Management, Legal Risk, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Data Ethics, Data Governance, Data Security, Data Management, Data Integrity, Data Processing, Accountability

    ★ 4.8 (78) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • S

    SkillUp

    UX/UI Design Fundamentals: Usability and Visual Principles

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, UI/UX Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience, UI/UX Strategy, Persona (User Experience), User Centered Design, Usability, User Flows, User Interface (UI) Design, Responsive Web Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Interactive Design, Interaction Design, Layout Design, Design Elements And Principles, Typography, Prototyping

    ★ 4.3 (18) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social media marketing courses

  • Systems Thinking Basics: Coursera
  • Computing, Ethics, and Society Foundations: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Tech Support Career Guide and Interview Preparation: IBM
  • Smarter Content Creation with Microsoft Copilot: Microsoft
  • Маркетинг в цифровом мире: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • South Asian Religions & Ecology: Yale University
  • Market Intelligence and Performance Analytics: Coursera
  • AI For Business Productivity - 2026: Alex Genadinik
  • Fundamentos de UX y de los requisitos de software: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
  • What is Qualitative Research?: American Psychological Association

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