This course is part of the Social Media Marketing ExpertTrack
Social Media Marketing: Social Media Channels
Choose the right social media channels and learn how to plan and implement them effectively with this practical course.
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
4 hours100% online
How it worksIncluded in an ExpertTrack
Course 2 of 4
Social Media Marketing: Social Media Channels
Unpack effective social media tools with industry experts
Social media is the fastest-changing area of digital marketing. With new social channels emerging, content formats continually updating, and more ways than ever to advertise on channels, it is vital you have the skills to keep up.
On this two-week course, you’ll take a step-by-step tour through social channels and find out how to choose the ones that will achieve the most for your organisation.
Discover what works for your audience and whether to use organic or paid social media
You’ll be able to investigate what social channels your audience are engaging with, as well as what content types and formats work best for them. You’ll learn about audience demographics and geography and how you can leverage these for social adoption.
Knowing whether to take a completely organic approach to social media or to pay for advertising is critical. By the end of this course, you’ll discover the benefits of both approaches, whether that’s organically sharing content to build your audience, or using advertising tools to drive reach and engagement quickly.
Gain in-demand skills in social media strategy
As you journey through this course, you’ll explore social media tools to establish your expertise, including crucial sources to guide you so you can continue to keep your knowledge up to date in this fast-changing environment.
Once completed, you’ll have the confidence to make or contribute to all-important decisions on how to create a social media strategy that meets the needs of your organisation and your users.
Designed by digital marketing experts, Target Internet with The Open University
You’ll learn with Target Internet’s CEO Daniel Rowles who has years of experience providing expertise to brands including the BBC, Sony, Tesco, Vodafone, Mercedes, L’Oreal and Warner Bros.
What topics will you cover?
- How to align channel selection with target audiences and user journeys
- Considering channel adoption and engagement
- Managing and keeping up to date with channel updates
- Channel key features and benefits
- Channel drawbacks and risks
Prove you're job ready
Highlight the new, job-relevant skills you’ve gained and supplement existing qualifications with a hard-earned, industry-specific digital certificate – plus one for every course within your ExpertTrack.
- Learn the latest in your chosen industry or subject.
- Complete each course and pass assessments.
- Receive certificates validated by the educating organisation.
- Impress employers with learning outcomes you can add to your CV.
- Make your career dreams a reality.
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Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Explore how to select the most appropriate social media channels to achieve your objectives
- Investigate different levels of channel adoption and engagement
- Reflect on the changing face of social media
- Explore how to apply the key social channels and how to avoid their key drawbacks
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone who would like to increase their awareness and understanding of social media marketing. You don’t need any prior knowledge, although any work experience will help contextualise and enhance your learning.
Who will you learn with?
MD TargetInternet.com - helping upskill the world's leading organisations in Digital Marketing & Digital Transformation.
Host of the Digital Marketing Podcast, a global top 20 business podcast.
Who developed the course?
The Open University
As the UK’s largest university, The Open University (OU) supports thousands of students to achieve their goals and ambitions via supported distance learning, helping to fit learning around professional and personal life commitments.
Established
1969Location
Milton Keynes, UKWorld ranking
Top 510Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020
Target Internet
Target Internet delivers digital training to some of the world’s leading organisations, as well as building online learning that is used in over 100 countries worldwide. As publishers of the global Digital Marketing Skills Benchmark and the Digital Marketing Podcast, they have unrivalled access to market insights and expertise.
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- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
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