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      Adobe

      Adobe Marketing Specialist

      Skills you'll gain: Promotional Strategies, Social Media Content, Digital Marketing, Cross-Channel Marketing, Visual Design, Content Marketing, Graphic Design, Design, Target Audience, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Generative AI, Graphic and Visual Design, Marketing Strategies, Campaign Management, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing, Data Ethics, Content Strategy, Advertising, Market Research

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Free Trial
      Status: New AI skills
      New AI skills
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      Adobe

      Adobe Content Creator

      Skills you'll gain: Content Creation, Visual Design, Web Content, Graphic Design, Generative AI, Social Media, Creative Design, Social Media Management, Adobe Photoshop, Logo Design, Intellectual Property, Typography, User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Color Theory, Content Marketing, Infographics, Content Strategy, Storytelling, Branding

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Dynamic Advertising and Media Buying

      Skills you'll gain: Pay Per Click Advertising, Google Ads, Advertising Campaigns, Media Buying, Content Performance Analysis, Online Advertising, Digital Advertising, Advertising, Generative AI Agents, Data Ethics, Campaign Management, Paid media, Marketing Automation, AI Personalization, Automation, Content Creation, A/B Testing, Budget Management, Analytics

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
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      Coursera Project Network

      Create Animated Social Media Posts using Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Motion Graphics, Animations, Content Creation, Social Media, Data Sharing, Collaborative Software, Marketing

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      165 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Johns Hopkins University

      Social Media Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Data Visualization, Social Media, Graph Theory, Relational Databases, Social Media Marketing, Data Visualization Software, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Literacy, Social Sciences, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning, R Programming, Sociology, Natural Language Processing, Data Manipulation, Text Mining, Analytics

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Build a social media presence for your business using Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Content Creation, Social Media Content, Social Media, Content Strategy, Marketing Materials, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Graphic Design, Marketing Design, Branding

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      64 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Colorado Boulder

      The Art of Visual Storytelling

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe Premiere, Video Production, Videography, Post-Production, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Video Editing, Storyboarding, Storytelling, Photography, Adobe Creative Cloud, Media Production, Proposal Development, Editing, Writing, Graphic and Visual Design, Scripting, Multimedia, Creativity, Timelines, File Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      109 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Introduction to Public Relations and the Media

      Skills you'll gain: Press Releases, Strategic Communication, Media Relations, Public Relations, Marketing and Public Relations, Media and Communications, Crisis Management, Marketing Communications, Corporate Communications, Communication Strategies, Corporate Sustainability, Brand Strategy, Brand Management, Storytelling, Branding, Business Ethics, Social Media, Persuasive Communication, Professional Networking, Writing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      688 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Michigan State University

      Become a Journalist: Report the News!

      Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills, Journalism, Media and Communications, Multimedia, Electronic Media, Report Writing, Investigation, Research, Storytelling, Peer Review, Content Creation, Ethical Standards And Conduct, International Relations, Data Collection, Oral Expression, Rapport Building, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Blogs, Photography, Writing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Washington

      Social Media Data Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: R Programming, Text Mining, Statistical Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Web Scraping, Regression Analysis, Analytics, Big Data, Data Analysis, Data Mining, Unstructured Data, Data Collection, Scripting, Application Programming Interface (API), Python Programming

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      296 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Free Trial
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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Digital Media and Marketing Strategies

      Skills you'll gain: Digital Media Strategy, Online Advertising, Digital Marketing, Content Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Effectiveness, Social Media, Shared Media, Paid media, Integrated Marketing Communications, Risk Management, Search Engine Optimization, Customer Relationship Management, Owned Media, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      3.2K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Pennsylvania

      Viral Marketing and How to Craft Contagious Content

      Skills you'll gain: Content Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Strategy, Consumer Behaviour, Influencing, Marketing Communications, Social Media Marketing, Persuasive Communication, Social Media, Advertising, Brand Strategy, Marketing, Marketing Psychology, Storytelling, Communication

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Adobe Marketing Specialist: Adobe
    • Adobe Content Creator: Adobe
    • GenAI for Dynamic Advertising and Media Buying: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Create Animated Social Media Posts using Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • Social Media Analytics: Johns Hopkins University
    • Build a social media presence for your business using Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • The Art of Visual Storytelling: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Introduction to Public Relations and the Media: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Become a Journalist: Report the News!: Michigan State University
    • Social Media Data Analytics: University of Washington

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