Certificate Course in Social Media Communications
Duration: 30 hours
Mode: Hybrid; Spread over six weeks
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Class size: 15-25
Instructor: Rajiv Sharma
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Introduction to Social Media: An overview of social media platforms, their features, and their role in communication and marketing strategies.
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Social Media Strategy Development: Techniques for developing a comprehensive social media strategy aligned with organizational goals and target audience preferences.
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Audience Research and Analysis: Methods for identifying and understanding target audiences on social media, including demographics, interests, behaviors, and preferences.
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Content Creation and Curation: Strategies for creating and curating engaging content for social media platforms, including text, images, videos, infographics, and user-generated content. Includes video content strategies, including live streaming, short-form video (e.g., TikTok, Instagram Reels), and long-form content (e.g., YouTube).
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Community Management: Techniques for building and managing online communities on social media, including engaging with followers, responding to comments and messages, and fostering conversations.
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Social Media Advertising: Understanding the principles of social media advertising, including ad formats, targeting options, budgeting, and performance tracking.
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Influencer Marketing: Strategies for collaborating with influencers and leveraging their reach and influence to amplify brand messaging and engagement on social media.
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Social Commerce: Social shopping features and how to leverage them for business, covering platforms such as Instagram and Facebook Marketplace.
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Personal Branding on Social Media: Strategies for individuals to build and maintain a professional personal brand across social platforms.
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Social Listening and Sentiment Analysis: Using social listening tools to monitor brand mentions, industry trends, and competitor activity. Includes techniques for sentiment analysis to gauge public opinion.
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Chatbots and AI in Social Media: Use of AI-powered chatbots for customer service and engagement on social platforms.
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Social Media Analytics and Measurement: Tools and techniques for monitoring and measuring social media performance, including metrics related to reach, engagement, conversions, and ROI. Includes social media audits.
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Social Media Crisis Management: Preparation for managing communication during social media crises or reputation-threatening events, including crisis planning, message development, and response strategies.
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Cultural Sensitivity in Global Social Media: Considerations for managing social media presence across different cultures and regions.
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Platform-Specific Strategies: Best practices and tips for optimizing communication and marketing efforts on specific social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, and Pinterest.
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Legal and Ethical Considerations: Discussion of legal and ethical considerations in social media communications, including privacy, data protection, copyright, and disclosure requirements, including GDPR and CCPA.
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Social Media Policy Development: Creating and implementing social media policies for organizations.
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Cross-Platform Integration: Strategies for creating cohesive campaigns across multiple social media platforms.
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Trends and Emerging Technologies: Exploration of current trends and emerging technologies in social media communications, including new platforms, features, tools, and strategies for staying ahead of the curve.