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      Digital Marketing Institute

      Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: LinkedIn, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Digital Advertising, Marketing, B2B Sales, Professional Networking, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media Strategy, Marketing Analytics, Video Production, Advertising, Selling Techniques, Branding, Content Creation, Target Audience

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      91 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Simplilearn

      Multichannel Marketing - Email, Content and Mobile Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Content Strategy, Content Marketing, Content Performance Analysis, HubSpot CRM, Customer Retention, Marketing Strategies, Web Content, Social Media Content, Paid media, Digital Content, Content Creation, Marketing Automation, Newsletters, Marketing, Growth Strategies, Marketing Planning, Digital Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, UI/UX Strategy

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      25 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Simplilearn

      Behavioral Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Customer Retention, Marketing Strategies, Growth Strategies, Marketing Planning, Digital Marketing, Customer Acquisition Management, E-Commerce, Customer Relationship Management, Consumer Behaviour, Customer Engagement, Persona Development, Customer Insights, Social Media Marketing

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Digital Marketing Institute

      Social Media and Social Content Strategy

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Management, Social Media Campaigns, Instagram, Content Performance Analysis, Digital Advertising, Facebook, Digital Marketing, Paid media, Content Creation, Content Strategy, Customer Engagement, Target Audience

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      97 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Simplilearn

      Email Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Marketing Automation, Newsletters, Digital Marketing, A/B Testing, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Target Audience, Campaign Management, Promotional Strategies, Lead Generation, Automation, Law, Regulation, and Compliance

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Maryland, College Park

      AI in Digital Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Data Ethics, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Customer Engagement, Marketing Analytics, Content Marketing, Generative AI, Social Media Marketing, Customer experience improvement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Marketing Automation, Social Media, Customer Insights, Business Ethics, Predictive Analytics

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Aptly

      Google Ads Search Certification Preparation

      Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Pay Per Click Advertising, Search Engine Marketing, Campaign Management, Digital Advertising, Registration, Marketing, Keyword Research, Advertising, Digital Marketing, Test Planning

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Social Media Marketing Specialists

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Campaign Management, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Content Creation, Social Media Content, Innovation, Marketing Operations, Social Media Campaigns, Prompt Engineering, AI Personalization, Instagram, Customer Engagement, Analysis, Data Analysis

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Simplilearn

      Social Media Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Content Performance Analysis, Social Media Strategy, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Digital Advertising, Customer Engagement, LinkedIn, Brand Management, Brand Awareness, Content Creation, Target Audience

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

      Search Engines for Web and Enterprise Data

      Skills you'll gain: Web Analytics and SEO, AI Personalization, Semantic Web, Algorithms, Query Languages, Network Analysis, Text Mining, Information Architecture, Performance Testing, Natural Language Processing, User Research, Data Structures, Graph Theory, UI/UX Research, Applied Machine Learning, Linear Algebra

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      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Simplilearn

      ROI-Driven Digital Marketing Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Google Ads, Marketing Analytics, Web Analytics, Google Analytics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Marketing Effectiveness, Performance Measurement, Business Metrics, Online Advertising, Marketing Budgets, Performance Metric, Pay Per Click Advertising, Digital Marketing, Paid media, Search Engine Optimization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Return On Investment, Marketing Automation, Marketing Strategies

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Small Business Marketing Using YouTube

      Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Video Production, Social Media Marketing, Business Marketing, Marketing Channel, Customer Engagement, Gmail, Target Audience, Content Creation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.3K reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular search engine marketing courses

    • Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube Marketing: Digital Marketing Institute
    • Multichannel Marketing - Email, Content and Mobile Marketing: Simplilearn
    • Behavioral Marketing: Simplilearn
    • Social Media and Social Content Strategy: Digital Marketing Institute
    • Email Marketing: Simplilearn
    • AI in Digital Marketing: University of Maryland, College Park
    • Google Ads Search Certification Preparation: Aptly
    • GenAI for Social Media Marketing Specialists: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Social Media Marketing: Simplilearn
    • Search Engines for Web and Enterprise Data: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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