This course equips you with critical content creation and management skills. You’ll learn how to create effective social media posts and how to create a strong brand to help you build a social media presence. You’ll also learn how to establish an ongoing process to manage your content. This includes setting up a content calendar, managing and moderating your posts, analyzing data for insights and iteration, and how to increase post effectiveness. You will end the course with real-world application of your skills through a content management project.
Social Media Management
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Social Media Management
This course is part of Meta Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate
Instructor: Anke Audenaert
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Approx. 16 hours
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What you'll learn
How to establish and manage a social media presence
How to create a brand, tone, and voice for a social media presence
How to manage a content calendar for a social media presence
How to evaluate the performance of content on social media and how to iterate on that performance
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12 assignments
Taught in English
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This course is part of the Meta Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate
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There are 5 modules in this course
In week 1, you will learn how to establish your business presence on social media, and practice doing so, and how to create a brand using the EPIC brand framework.
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15 videos8 readings2 assignments1 peer review
This week you will learn the elements of a post and how to create one for a business using text and images effectively.
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11 videos1 reading2 assignments1 peer review
This week you will learn how to identify what to post and manage your content. You'll also learn how to moderate social media conversations and you’ll practice building a content calendar.
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14 videos3 readings2 assignments1 peer review
This week you will learn how to evaluate and optimize your social media marketing efforts. You'll practice using real world data to improve on your posts and optimize your efforts.
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8 videos2 readings2 assignments
In this optional module, you learn what generative AI is and how it functions. You also discover how GenAI can be applied in different business scenarios as well as navigating the concerns around its usage. Then you explore how you can utilize generative AI to enhance your social media strategy by using AI to help hone in on your target audience and streamline your social media content creation. You are introduced to Meta's powerful AI tools.
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Frequently asked questions
It is possible to receive university credit for completing the entire Meta Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate. You can earn up to 2 college credits at participating colleges and universities nationwide for completing the certificate, because The Meta Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate is now ACE® recommended. We’ll provide more information on how you can share proof of completion to your school once you complete the certificate program. Please note that the decision to accept specific credit recommendations is up to each institution and is not guaranteed. Read more about ACE Credit College & University Partnerships here.
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