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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


  • G

    Google

    From Likes to Leads: Interact with Customers Online

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Paid media, Social Media Management, Social Media Content, Social Media Campaigns, Content Creation, Drive Engagement, Digital Media Strategy, Content Performance Analysis, Content Scheduling, Driving engagement, Digital Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Customer Engagement, Brand Awareness, Advertising, Brand Management, Marketing Analytics, Branding

    ★ 4.8 (4K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    GenAI for Social Media Marketing Specialists

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Driving engagement, Campaign Management, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Content Creation, Social Media Content, Innovation, Content Development and Management, Drive Engagement, Social Media Campaigns, Instagram, Data Analysis

    ★ 4.6 (21) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • K

    Kennesaw State University

    Social Media & Marketing - Jagdish Sheth

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing, MarTech, Marketing Management, Marketing Channel, Shared Media, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Digital Transformation, Content Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Brand Management, Digital Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Branding, Digital Media Strategy, Brand Awareness, Market Dynamics, Online Advertising, Digital Advertising

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • D

    Digital Marketing Institute

    Social Media and Digital Marketing Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Content Scheduling, Digital Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing, Digital Marketing, Marketing, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Social Media Content, Social Media, Content Creation, Digital Content, Social Media Strategy, Cross-Channel Marketing, Digital Marketing Tools, Integrated Marketing Communications, Consumer Behaviour, Digital Transformation, Content Strategy, Customer Engagement

    ★ 4.7 (411) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • M

    Meta

    Fundamentals of Social Media Advertising

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

    ★ 4.8 (2.6K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    Skillshare

    Shopify eCommerce: Social Media Ads for Sales Success

    Skills you'll gain: Meta Ads Manager, Campaign Planning, Data-Driven Marketing, Conversion Funnel Analysis, Performance marketing, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Budgets, Target Market, Google Ads, Web Analytics, Google Analytics, E-Commerce, Budget Management, Content Creation, Account Management, Video Production, Apple iOS

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • 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 Management, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Content, Marketing Communications, Target Audience, Strategic Communication, Media Planning, Brand Marketing, Media Strategy, Media and Communications, Brand Strategy, Digital Media Strategy, Brand Management, Social Media Analytics, Paid media, Content Strategy, Content Creation

    ★ 4.9 (8) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Social Media Data Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Analytics, Data Presentation, Business Intelligence, Predictive Modeling, Dashboard Creation, Predictive Analytics, Customer Analysis, Case Studies, Advanced Analytics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of California, Davis

    AI-Powered Content Creation for Social Media Success

    Skills you'll gain: Campaign Planning, Social Media Content, Data-Driven Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Personalized Campaigns, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Campaign Management, Content Performance Analysis, Social Media Management, Content Creation, AI Personalization, Content Optimization, Social Media Analytics, AI literacy, Marketing Strategies, Content Strategy, Generative AI, Persona Development, Data Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    SkillsBooster Academy

    Social Media Marketing with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Campaigns, Campaign Management, Social Media Marketing, AI powered creativity, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Management, Advertising Campaigns, Prompt Engineering, Data-Driven Marketing, Generative AI, Social Media Analytics, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Campaign Planning, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Google Gemini, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Digital Business Marketing with Easil

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

    ★ 4.7 (29) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Strategic Planning for Social Media

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Social Media Content, Media Planning, Social Media Marketing, Media Strategy, Social Media Management, Strategic Communication, Paid media, Content Strategy, Digital Media Strategy, Earned Media, Owned Media, Content Marketing, Brand Strategy, Content Performance Analysis, Driving engagement, Social Media Analytics, Content Creation, Brand Management

    ★ 4.8 (6) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • From Likes to Leads: Interact with Customers Online: Google
  • GenAI for Social Media Marketing Specialists: Coursera
  • Social Media & Marketing - Jagdish Sheth: Kennesaw State University
  • Social Media and Digital Marketing Fundamentals: Digital Marketing Institute
  • Fundamentals of Social Media Advertising: Meta
  • Shopify eCommerce: Social Media Ads for Sales Success: Skillshare
  • Social Media as a Marketing Tool in Business Communication: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Social Media Data Analytics: Coursera
  • AI-Powered Content Creation for Social Media Success: University of California, Davis
  • Social Media Marketing with AI: SkillsBooster Academy

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