
DMI Track
Social Media Marketing
Fast-track your social media marketing skills, get job-ready competencies and a globally recognized certification. This cutting-edge, interactive short course is delivered 100% online, in bite-sized learning units.

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Colin Westcott-Pitt
Global Chief Brand Officer
Glambia Performance Nutrition

Courtney Sembler
Senior Manager
Hubspot

Olivia Kearney
Global Marketing Manager
Microsoft Advertising
Microsoft

Ruth Ballett
Head of YouTube Ads Marketing, EMEA
Youtube

Brian Lavery
Head of Shopping Ads
Google (UK & IE)
Former MD AccuWeather

Neil Patel
Founder
Neil Patel Digital

Tom Kendall
Global Product Marketing & Communications Leader
IBM

Tyrona (Ty) Heath
Director, Market Engagement,
The B2B Institute

Barry Thomas
Senior Global Thought Leader
Kantar

Adara Brown
VP of Growth
American Marketing Association

Sarah McIlroy
Dean of BPP Business School
BPP University

Prof. Dave Keighron
Professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship
University Canada West & Douglas College

Neal Schaffer
Founder
Fractional CMO and Author
Nealschaffer.com

Colin Westcott-Pitt
Global Chief Brand Officer
Glambia Performance Nutrition

Courtney Sembler
Senior Manager
Hubspot

Olivia Kearney
Global Marketing Manager
Microsoft Advertising
Microsoft

Ruth Ballett
Head of YouTube Ads Marketing, EMEA
Youtube

Brian Lavery
Head of Shopping Ads
Google (UK & IE)
Former MD AccuWeather

Neil Patel
Founder
Neil Patel Digital

Tom Kendall
Global Product Marketing & Communications Leader
IBM

Tyrona (Ty) Heath
Director, Market Engagement,
The B2B Institute
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
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Enrollment Deadline is Mar 18th
Course Overview
Duration
14 Hours Self Paced Learning
Enrollment
Enroll by Mar 18th
FORMAT
100% Online - On Demand
CERTIFICATION
Associate Certificate
Social Media Marketing Course Overview
More than mere 'lessons', this course is an interactive selection of unique learning formats, delivered though toolkits, videos, podcasts, webinars and essential reading. This is a thorough exploration of what social media means today. Exam completion leads to Associate Level Certification.
↗4 Interactive Modules.
↗Associate Level Certification.
↗14 Hours self-paced learning content.
↗DMI Professional Membership included
↗Practical Toolkits and Templates.
Key skills and competencies you will gain
↗Social Listening↗Social Intelligence↗Social Media Marketing↗Social Community Building↗Brand Storytelling↗Building Personas↗Enhancing Creativity↗Content Marketing↗Strategic Thinking
What you'll learn
4 Modules • Approx hours Learning content
Module 1 - Revealing Insight: Consumers and Social Content Planning
This module introduces the key social media concepts including the role of the social media marketer, the value of social research, and the importance of establishing brand capabilities and goals. You will then deep-dive into the topic of audience research, including what array of tools are best suited for the job. Next, you will focus on how to engage with and acquire customers using social content including some key considerations to bear in mind when planning content for social channels.
Knowledge Gain:
Audience Research and Listening ToolsSocial Content PlanningSocial Content FormatsGaining Insight with Social Research
Module 2 - Social Apps for Marketing
This module focuses on the various social media platforms available to digital marketers and how they can be used to grow and engage with a social media community. It demonstrates the fundamentals of the major social media apps and platforms and how each best practices can be best applied to benefit a business’s digital marketing strategy.
Knowledge Gain:
Growing and Engaging an Audience Using Social MediaMeta for MarketersLinkedIn for MarketersTwitter for MarketersPinterest for Marketers Social Apps for Marketing
Module 3 - Social Video Platforms
This module introduces the concept of social video marketing. It begins by outlining the benefits of incorporating social video into your marketing campaigns, and provides best practices for doing so. The module concludes by showing you how to set up, customize, promote, and manage both a YouTube channel and a TikTok channel, and how to use the two platform’s features effectively for optimizing, customizing, and promotion.
Knowledge Gain:
Introduction to Social VideoYouTube SetupPromoting a brand on TikTok
Module 4 - Building a Social Media Strategy
This module focuses on how to create a high-impact social media strategy. The module begins by explaining why businesses create social media strategies in the first place and by outlining the steps involved in developing one. It then looks at the importance of setting measurable objectives for your social media marketing campaigns, as well as how best to work with social strategy data.
Knowledge Gain:
Planning Social Media StrategySetting Objectives and Social KPIsBuilding and Analyzing a Social Strategy
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How is this short course assessed?
It’s trouble free. The assessment is undertaken online, with a 40 question multiple choice exam. You can take this in the comfort of your own home.
Successful completion leads to an Associate level certification.
Who is this course aimed at?
Small business owners, marketing professionals, product managers, entrepreneurs or anybody looking to skill up quickly in Social Media Marketing.
The bite-sized structure of the course is specifically designed to fit around your lifestyle and other commitments.
Do I need to have a marketing background?
No. We will walk you through the fundamentals. You don’t need any specific marketing background to undertake and succeed with this course.
How long does it take to complete?
You’ll have 12 weeks to complete and depending on the DMI Track course, approximately 7-14 hours of content. You then take a 40 question multiple choice exam online. This leads to an Associate level certification.
What if I want to learn more?
If you wish to keep studying with DMI, we have a full range of additional short courses, Professional Certificates, Professional Diplomas and Post Graduate courses. Click here for more info.
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