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Develop a Social Media Strategy

Do you want to use social media in your marketing strategy? Unsure whether to choose Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, or something different? Learn how to develop a social media strategy to build a community, foster engagement, and provide valuable content.
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10 hours
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It's easy to want to jump right into social media and create content and manage communities. But to communicate effectively, you need a robust social media strategy, which means defining a detailed action plan with a particular communication or marketing goal in mind.

In this course, you will learn how to choose the right social networks for your particular goals. You will also learn how to produce content that speaks to your brand and engage your community! Finally, you will learn how to organize your team and implement your strategy over time. 

Ready to get started? Then see you in the first chapter! 😁

Meet Your Teachers

Ugo helps build social media strategies to help foster community engagement. He leads workshops to help marketers define their social media identities and writes courses to train the new generation of Social Media Marketers. In Ugo's words: "I create content and conversations". Ugo co-created the original French version of this course.

With degrees in both business and multimedia, Jerome has taken the digital word by storm. After growing and managing two entities at TBWA, he founded ketsu, a digital marketing agency that helps other agencies refine their corporate communication strategies. He has worked for SNCF, BNP Paribas, Total, Pepsico, La Banque Postale, Electrolux, Doux, and more. Jerome co-created the original French version of this course.

Throughout her career, Latasha has worked in-house for nonprofit organizations, tech startups, and multiple Fortune 500 companies. She started freelancing a few years into her Film, Video, & Media Studies degree and now owns a marketing company called James + Park. She is featured in Business Insider, Forbes, Elle Canada, Hour Detroit, DC Web Fest. She is also a speaker for Social Media Day Detroit, Social Media Week Kalamazoo, Podthon, and more.

Learning outcomes

  • Use social media in a marketing strategy
  • Build a community
  • Choose the most appropriate social networks
  • Create content on social media
  • Manage a publication schedule over time

Turn it into a career

Choose one of our 100% online degree programs, and transform your know-how into professional skills.

  • Up to 100% of your training program funded
  • Flexible start date
  • Career-focused projects
  • Individual mentoring

Contributors

Instructors

LJ

Latasha James

Marketing Strategist, Host of The Freelance Friday Podcast, Coach and YouTube Channel Host

Ugo Orlando

Consultant en Stratégie Social Media

Jerome Reminiac

Fondateur de ketsu, conseil en communication connectée et production

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Last updated: 1/23/2025
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Marketing & Communication

Develop a Social Media Strategy

Easy
10 hours
Free-access course