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Advertising Courses

Advertising courses can help you learn campaign strategy, audience targeting, creative development, and media planning. You can build skills in copywriting, brand management, and analytics to measure campaign effectiveness. Many courses introduce tools like Google Ads, social media platforms, and analytics software, showing how these resources can enhance your advertising efforts and optimize outreach.


Popular Advertising Courses and Certifications


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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Musician’s Professional Toolbox: Your Portfolio Career

    Skills you'll gain: Productivity, Brand Strategy, Market Research, Professional Networking, Time Management, Branding, Target Audience, Business Modeling, Social Media, Prioritization, Competitive Analysis, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Promotional Materials, Goal Setting, Business Strategy, Marketing Materials, Business Planning, Recruitment, Presentations, Marketing

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    17 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Meta

    Prepare for the Meta Marketing Science Certification Exam

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Analytics, Marketing, Data Analysis, Resource Utilization, Marketing Effectiveness, Registration, Statistical Methods, Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Introducción al diseño de Mercadeo con Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Design, Social Media Content, Facebook, Social Media, Graphic Design, Instagram, Branding, Design, Marketing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    41 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Build social awareness content for Instagram with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Instagram, Social Media Content, Social Media, Content Creation, Advertising, Graphic Design, Design, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Video Production, Social Justice

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Simplilearn

    Behavioral Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Strategies, Marketing, Email Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Digital Marketing, Marketing Psychology, Customer Relationship Management, Digital Advertising, Google Ads, Social Media Marketing, Target Audience, Data Collection

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    19 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Aptly

    TikTok for Business

    Skills you'll gain: TikTok, Social Media Marketing, Business Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Content Creation, Marketing Strategies, Content Marketing, Marketing, Brand Awareness, Driving engagement, Content Strategy, Branding, Customer Engagement

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Irvine

    External Communications Channels

    Skills you'll gain: Corporate Communications, Media Relations, Strategic Communication, Target Audience, Public Relations, Social Media Management, Social Media, Stakeholder Communications, Customer Communications Management, Press Releases, Marketing and Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing Communications, Branding, Brand Management, Communication Strategies, Social Media Strategy, Stakeholder Management, Internal Communications, Content Marketing

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    29 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Simplilearn

    Digital Marketing Landscape

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing, Digital Marketing, UI/UX Strategy, Digital Advertising, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, E-Commerce, Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Video Production, Business Strategy, Brand Awareness, Web Analytics and SEO, Consumer Behaviour

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Getting started with Fiverr for Freelancers

    Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Digital Advertising, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Market Analysis, Proposal Development, Entrepreneurship, Account Management

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Crear contenido de conciencia ambiental con Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Canva (Software), Video Production, Infographics, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Content Creation, Creative Design, Social Media Marketing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    20 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    How to Implement and Evaluate Communication Campaigns

    Skills you'll gain: Campaign Management, Advertising Campaigns, Communication Planning, Paid media, Promotions and Campaigns, Social Media Campaigns, Program Evaluation, Content Performance Analysis, Strategic Communication, Media Planning, Marketing Communications, Earned Media, Program Implementation, Marketing Effectiveness, Integrated Marketing Communications, Communication Strategies, Owned Media, Marketing, Public Relations, Business Communication

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Crafting Personalized Content with Gen AI: Create a Campaign

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Personalization, Target Audience, Marketing Materials, ChatGPT, Customer Insights, Generative AI, Marketing Analytics, Email Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Content Creation

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular advertising courses

  • Musician’s Professional Toolbox: Your Portfolio Career: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Prepare for the Meta Marketing Science Certification Exam: Meta
  • Introducción al diseño de Mercadeo con Canva: Coursera
  • Build social awareness content for Instagram with Canva: Coursera
  • Behavioral Marketing: Simplilearn
  • TikTok for Business: Aptly
  • External Communications Channels: University of California, Irvine
  • Digital Marketing Landscape: Simplilearn
  • Getting started with Fiverr for Freelancers: Coursera
  • Crear contenido de conciencia ambiental con Canva: Coursera

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