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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


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    Coursera

    Business Model Canvas

    Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Target Market, Value Propositions, Operating Cost, Customer Analysis, Business Modeling, Strategic Partnership, Marketing Channel, Business Planning, Strategic Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Resource Management, New Business Development, Resource Allocation, Revenue Management

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    58 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    National Taiwan University

    紅樓夢(The Red Chamber Dream)

    Skills you'll gain: World History, Liberal Arts, Social Studies, Culture, Sociology, Social Sciences, Storytelling, Ancient History, Interpersonal Communications

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    61 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Healthcare Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship

    Skills you'll gain: Social Determinants Of Health, Community Health, Product Development, Health Systems, Health Disparities, Business Modeling, Health Equity, Drive Engagement, Lean Six Sigma, Market Analysis, Performance Improvement, Process Improvement, Stakeholder Analysis, New Product Development, Innovation, Decision Making, Operations Management, Operations, Problem Solving, Leadership

    Build toward a degree

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Análisis de Negocios con Estados Financieros

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Acumen, Financial Accounting, Income Statement, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Accruals, Cash Flows, Cash Management, Fixed Asset, Working Capital, Accrual Accounting, Asset Management, Operating Expense, Capital Expenditure, Resource Management, Market Analysis

    Build toward a degree

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    169 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free
    Free
    C

    Coursera

    Create Digital Products with Visme

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Design, Marketing Collateral, Graphic Design, Marketing Materials, Content Creation, Digital Content, Organizational Skills, Marketing, Collaborative Software, Data Sharing, Design and Product, Branding, Google Workspace, User Accounts, Advertising

    3.9
    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Columbia University

    HI-FIVE: Health Informatics For Innovation, Value & Enrichment (Clinical Perspective)

    Skills you'll gain: Care Coordination, Value-Based Care, Care Management, Patient Coordination, Clinical Informatics, Health Informatics, Interoperability, Health Technology, Managed Care, Healthcare Ethics, Patient-centered Care, Health Systems, Health Care, Primary Care, Health Policy, Data Integration, Communication

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    161 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    A

    Alex Genadinik

    2026 Market Research: Consumer Behavior & Psychology

    Skills you'll gain: Market Research, Marketing Psychology, Consumer Behaviour, Target Audience, Surveys, Marketing, Target Market, User Research, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Market Intelligence, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Customer Analysis, Business Research, Market Analysis, Marketing Strategies, Data-Driven Marketing, Performance Measurement, Survey Creation, User Feedback, Google Analytics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview
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    R

    Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

    Soul Beliefs: Causes and Consequences - Unit 3: How Does It All End?

    Skills you'll gain: Culture, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Cultural Diversity, Liberal Arts, Sociology, Human Development, Psychology, Education and Training, Science and Research, Ancient History, Research, Neurology, Legal Proceedings

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    95 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of North Texas

    Research Design: Inquiry and Discovery

    Skills you'll gain: Research Design, Research and Design, Research, Research Methodologies, Qualitative Research, Scientific Methods, Business Research, Research Reports, Data Collection, Sample Size Determination, Analysis, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Decision Making, Probability & Statistics

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    463 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
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    U

    Universiteit Leiden

    A Circular Economy of Metals: Towards a Sustainable Societal Metabolism

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Technologies, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Resource Management, Environmental Issue, Natural Resource Management, Environment, Waste Minimization, Environmental Science, Pollution Prevention, Resource Utilization, Materials science, Supply And Demand, Social Studies, Analysis, Inventory Management, Product Design

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    106 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free
    Free
    C

    Coursera

    Visme pour les débutants

    Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Graphic Design, Data Visualization, Social Media, Marketing Materials, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Marketing Design, User Accounts, Digital Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    Coursera

    Instagram Stories: Maximize Interaction

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Storytelling, Driving engagement, Drive Engagement, Social Media, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing, User Feedback, Brand Marketing, Social Media Content, Promotional Strategies, Branding

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Business Model Canvas: Coursera
  • 紅樓夢(The Red Chamber Dream): National Taiwan University
  • Healthcare Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Análisis de Negocios con Estados Financieros: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Create Digital Products with Visme: Coursera
  • HI-FIVE: Health Informatics For Innovation, Value & Enrichment (Clinical Perspective): Columbia University
  • 2026 Market Research: Consumer Behavior & Psychology: Alex Genadinik
  • Soul Beliefs: Causes and Consequences - Unit 3: How Does It All End?: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
  • Research Design: Inquiry and Discovery: University of North Texas
  • A Circular Economy of Metals: Towards a Sustainable Societal Metabolism: Universiteit Leiden

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