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Social Media Marketing
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The social media marketing certificate prepares students for a career in social media. Through the certificate, students improve their knowledge and skills in social media marketing and will be prepared for their first job or internship in the field of social media.

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Essential Knowledge and Skills

Outcomes

  • Create and manage content for advertising and marketing purposes for various social media channels.
  • Create various content on social media channels that is engaging and relevant to a company’s mission, audience, and objectives.
  • Create, engage with, and build brand loyalty within a social media community.
  • Improve the effectiveness of social media content and campaigns using analytical and research tools.
Certificate of Social Media Marketing
Program Requirements
This certificate builds into the Applied Business Management or Applied Communication degree.
This is an introductory certificate.
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Certificate of Social Media Marketing
Course Code
Course Name
# of Credits
SMMBC105
Introduction to Social Media Marketing
3
SMMBC105 — 3 credits
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Introduction to Social Media Marketing
This introductory course will give you an overview of the evolution and purpose of Social Media and why it is a disruptive wave of innovation. In addition, you will learn how it affects your personal and professional life, including the importance of personal branding and how these principles can be applied in the professional world. You will learn about the history, purpose, anatomy, best practices, current trends, and pros & cons of the top eight social platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google+, Snapchat, and blogs. In addition, this course will help you build foundational knowledge and professional skills on these nine social media platforms. You will learn how to research, use strategy and tactics, create engaging content, establish a following, and understand legal issues that confront social media. You will gain a high-level understanding of key marketing principles and strategies, as well as how companies use social media for marketing, analytics, customer service and more. You will have the opportunity to create a marketing campaign for an organization, pitch it, and effectively execute and evaluate it. You will also evaluate the future of social media for businesses and how it affects you personally and professionally.    This course was developed with the subject matter expertise and oversight of the LDS Business College (LDSBC). See the Course Sharing Policy in this catalog.
SMMBC120
Social Media Marketing Strategy
3
SMMBC120 — 3 credits
x
Social Media Marketing Strategy
Social media channels, along with the way we use them, will continue to change. However, there are foundational marketing strategy principles that will consistently guide professionals in the ever-evolving world of social media marketing. In this course students will learn to establish a vision, set guiding and measurable social media marketing goals, identify and define target audiences, apply social media marketing tactics, and measure, analyze, and assess results. Comprehension and application of these principles will enable students to build an effective social media marketing strategy for brands and businesses that achieves business objectives.    This course was developed with the subject matter expertise and oversight of the LDS Business College (LDSBC). See the Course Sharing Policy in this catalog.
SMMBC130
Social Media Marketing Content
3
SMMBC130 — 3 credits
x
Social Media Marketing Content
This course will teach you how to create high-quality content aimed at different social media platforms. Understanding how to create and produce great content for all of the various marketing channels will become one of your greatest skills. You will learn how to identify and create great content through copy, pictures, videos, infographics, etc. You will also learn the balance between content about yourself/your company vs. content about the customer’s true needs and interests. In addition, this class will help you begin to learn the power of content-driven customer advocacy and how to drive measurable results.    This course was developed with the subject matter expertise and oversight of the LDS Business College (LDSBC). See the Course Sharing Policy in this catalog.
SMMBC150
Social Media Marketing Analytics
3
SMMBC150 — 3 credits
x
Social Media Marketing Analytics
Good data analysis can make or break a company. Data should drive innovation, pricing, resources, and even culture. In this course, you will learn how to capture the right data and then know what to do with it. You will learn how to use both free and paid tools to capture and analyze data from various online platforms. The value of data and analytics is that you are much better positioned to make the right decisions; this class will give you a life-long standout skill. This course was developed with the subject matter expertise and oversight of the LDS Business College (LDSBC). See the Course Sharing Policy in this catalog.
GS170
Career Development
1
GS170 — 1 credits
x
Career Development
In this course, learners will discover and strengthen the skills they need to successfully obtain or improve employment. Students will focus on creating professional documents (e.g., resumes and cover letters), networking, interviewing, and job shadowing.
SMMBC160
Social Media Marketing Advocacy and Advertising
3
SMMBC160 — 3 credits
x
Social Media Marketing Advocacy and Advertising
Large brands are shifting their advertising budgets towards digital and social media. In this course, you’ll learn what social media advertising is. You will create advertising content using Canva and create and analyze advertising campaigns on various social media marketing platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Snapchat. You will also engage in social listening using Hootsuite and identify effective brand advocacy methods. This course was developed with the subject matter expertise and oversight of the LDS Business College (LDSBC). See the Course Sharing Policy in this catalog.
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Potential Employment

Social media continues to be an effective tool for marketing and advertising. Companies are eager to hire people to help lead out on their campaigns. Students who successfully complete the social media marketing certificate are encouraged to apply for the following positions:

Social Media Content Creator
Content creators are responsible for producing the content used for social media. This may include writing articles for blogs or taking pictures.
Social Media Coordinator
Coordinators are often responsible for collaborating between sales professionals and content creators to make sure content is meeting the needs of social media campaigns and scheduled appropriately.
Social Media Specialist
As a specialist, you would be responsible for overseeing one or more social media accounts. This may include communicating with clients, engaging with customers, and monitoring overall campaign success.
Social Media Manager
Managers may be dedicated professionals working with one company exclusively to oversee all of their social media efforts. Alternatively, managers may be responsible for an entire social media marketing team.
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Why choose this certificate?

Specializing in social media marketing will help you learn to produce quality content and campaigns, coordinate with clients, build brands, and drive site traffic and engagement. You’ll also practice using tracking tools and evaluating analytics to make data-driven decisions for a variety of social media platforms.

BYU-Pathway has found that certain combinations of certificates lead to better job opportunities. Most degrees have a recommended plan of certificates that will help students increase their income and improve their employment possibilities.