Course overview
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of both fundamental concepts and advanced techniques in social media marketing. It caters to participants with or without prior experience in the field. The course covers key platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube, and focuses on campaign development, lead generation, and performance analytics for each platform.
Training methodology
The course is designed to be highly interactive, incorporating group exercises, case studies, and video tutorials as part of the learning experience.
Target competencies
- Social media marketing
- Advertising on social platforms
- Crafting and publishing engaging posts
- Analyzing social media performance
Course objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the value and advantages of using social media for business growth
- Implement effective social media marketing strategies
- Master best practices in content creation, scheduling, and reporting across various social media channels
- Design and manage successful campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other key platforms
- Apply the rules of engagement to build and sustain an active online community
- Utilize social media analytics to track and enhance campaign performance
Course outline
Social Media Marketing Fundamentals
- Latest trends and statistics in social media
- Understanding the customer journey online
- The social media conversion funnel
- Branding versus direct response strategies on social media
- Best practices for monitoring and engagement
- Crafting and executing a compelling social media strategy
In-Depth Facebook Marketing
- Current Facebook statistics
- Best practices for Facebook posting
- Overview of Facebook ad campaign types (live demo)
- Custom audiences and remarketing strategies
- Introduction to lookalike audiences
- Utilizing pixels and custom conversions
- Lead generation campaigns and custom landing pages
In-Depth Instagram Marketing
- Latest Instagram statistics
- Optimizing Instagram business profiles
- Best practices for posting on Instagram
- Advertising on Instagram (live demo)
- Using Facebook Ad Manager for Instagram campaigns (live demo)
- Analyzing Instagram performance with analytics
- Conversion tracking, custom, and lookalike audiences on Instagram
In-Depth Twitter Marketing
- Current Twitter statistics
- Best practices for tweeting
- Overview of Twitter's 8 ad campaign types (live demo)
- Working with Twitter Cards
- Interpreting Twitter campaign reports
- Targeting tailored audiences and using remarketing on Twitter
- Conversion tracking on Twitter
In-Depth LinkedIn Marketing
- Latest LinkedIn statistics
- Best practices for LinkedIn posting
- Differentiating audience targeting on LinkedIn
- Reading and analyzing LinkedIn campaign reports
- Utilizing matched and lookalike audiences on LinkedIn
- Conversion tracking on LinkedIn
In-Depth YouTube Marketing
- Current YouTube statistics
- Best practices for video promotion
- Overview of YouTube's 6 ad campaign types (live demo)
- Understanding TrueView, Skippable, and Bumper Ads
- Building a targeted YouTube audience
- Analyzing YouTube campaign reports
- Custom and lookalike audiences on YouTube