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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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    University of Colorado System

    Providing Social, Emotional, Behavioral, and Special Education Services in School

    Skills you'll gain: Individualized Education Programs (IEP), Special Education, School Psychology, Case Studies, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, School Counseling, Community Mental Health Services, Student Support and Services, Social and Human Services, Mental Health, Preventative Care, Health Promotion, Behavior Management, Positive Behavior Support, Crisis Intervention

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Agentic AI Content for Practitioners: Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Marketing Automation, AI Personalization, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing, Content Marketing, Marketing Strategies, MarTech, Advertising Campaigns, Agentic Workflows, AI Enablement, Marketing Analytics, Customer Relationship Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Social Media Management, Customer experience improvement

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Benutze Facebook für Marketing von Kleinunternehmen

    Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Social Media Management, Advertising, Target Audience, Digital Advertising, Drive Engagement, Content Strategy, Content Creation

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Marketing in the Age of AI

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Automation, Online Advertising, AI Enablement, Marketing Analytics, Natural Language Processing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    How to Sell: An Overview of Fundamental Selling Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Cold Calling, Selling Techniques, Closing (Sales), Overcoming Objections, Sales Presentation, Sales, Sales Process, Sales Prospecting, Lead Generation, Telephone Skills, Customer Relationship Building, Active Listening, Communication Strategies, Customer Engagement

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Upgrade Your Marketing Strategy with Microsoft Copilot

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, Competitive Analysis, Marketing Design, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Planning, Marketing, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Analytics, Performance Reporting, Marketing Channel, Cross-Channel Marketing, Generative AI, Microsoft 365, Customer Analysis, Market Research, Artificial Intelligence, Customer experience improvement, Customer Retention

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Digital Marketing Institute

    An Introduction to Digital Marketing and Digital Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer experience improvement, Cross-Channel Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Digital Marketing, Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Digital Advertising, Marketing Channel, Customer Insights, Return On Investment, Agile Methodology, Consumer Behaviour, Strategic Thinking, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Social Media, Social Media Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Marketing: Ethics and Trends

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Marketing Management, AI Personalization, Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Marketing Analytics, Case Studies, Content Creation, Information Privacy

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Alex Genadinik

    YouTube Marketing 2026: YouTube SEO & Algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: Video Production, Search Engine Optimization, Keyword Research, Web Analytics and SEO, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Live Streaming, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Effectiveness, Content Strategy, Performance marketing, Digital Advertising, Growth Strategies, Content Creation, Branding

    Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Alex Genadinik

    Flier (Flyer) Marketing Design & Copywriting To Get Clients

    Skills you'll gain: Promotional Materials, Marketing Materials, Advertising Mail, Copywriting, Direct Marketing, Marketing Effectiveness, Promotional Strategies, Marketing Design, Product Promotion, Drive Engagement, Customer Acquisition Management, Target Audience, Graphic and Visual Design, Color Theory

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    How to Conduct a Social Impact Assessment with SROI

    Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Return On Investment, Sustainability Reporting, Needs Assessment, Program Evaluation, Performance Reporting, Project Scoping, Project Performance, Strategic Communication, Stakeholder Engagement

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SkillsBooster Academy

    AI Agents 101: Tools for Marketing & Business

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Marketing Strategies, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Strategic Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Agentic systems, Content Development and Management, Digital Marketing, Content Creation, Automation, Business Ethics, Customer experience improvement, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Content Management, Creativity, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Interactive Data Visualization

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Providing Social, Emotional, Behavioral, and Special Education Services in School: University of Colorado System
  • Agentic AI Content for Practitioners: Marketing: Coursera
  • Benutze Facebook für Marketing von Kleinunternehmen: Coursera
  • Marketing in the Age of AI: University of Maryland, College Park
  • How to Sell: An Overview of Fundamental Selling Techniques: Coursera
  • Upgrade Your Marketing Strategy with Microsoft Copilot: Microsoft
  • An Introduction to Digital Marketing and Digital Strategy: Digital Marketing Institute
  • GenAI for Marketing: Ethics and Trends: Coursera
  • YouTube Marketing 2026: YouTube SEO & Algorithms: Alex Genadinik
  • Flier (Flyer) Marketing Design & Copywriting To Get Clients: Alex Genadinik

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