This course takes a deep dive into paid advertising on social media. Learn how to start advertising on platforms like Facebook and Instagram by developing effective ads. Learn how to work with design teams by capturing the essence of your ad campaign in a creative brief, and understand how privacy policies may affect your ads. Complete the course with a project where you will produce a creative brief with assets you would deliver to a design team for your ad campaign. You’ll also create your first social media ad. By the end of this course you will be able to:
• Determine why and when to invest in paid advertising on social media
• Understand the anatomy of a social media ad and how they differ from organic posts
• Evaluate on which platforms to run social media ad campaigns and what makes an ad effective
• Craft compelling and effective visuals and copy for social media ads
• Learn how to collaborate effectively with others through creative briefs
• Build foundational understanding for data, data-based advertising and privacy protection
• Build an ad directly from your Facebook Business Page and your Instagram Business Account
• Use Instagram Stories Ads effectively to connect with customers
• Write a creative brief and create a social media ad
This course is intended for people who want to learn how to create and manage ads on social media. Learners don’t need marketing experience, but they have basic internet navigation skills and are eager to participate and connect in social media. Having a Facebook or Instagram account helps and ideally learners have already completed course 1 (Introduction to Social Media Marketing) and 2 (Social Media Management) in this program.
How to evaluate on which platforms to run social media ad campaigns and what makes an ad effective
How to craft compelling and effective visuals and copy for social media ads
Build an ad directly from your Facebook business page and your Instagram business account
Write a creative brief and create a social media ad
Syllabus
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
Introduction to Social Media Advertising
Week 2
Creating Effective Ads on Social Media
Week 3
Data, Privacy and Policies on Social Media
Week 4
Getting Started with Advertising on Facebook and Instagram
Week 5
Create a Creative Brief for Your Social Media Ad
FAQ
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:
What will I get if I subscribe to this Certificate?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Certificate, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
Can I receive university credit for completing this course?
It is possible to receive university credit for completing the entire Meta Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate. You can earn up to 2 college credits at participating colleges and universities nationwide for completing the certificate, because The Meta Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate is now ACE® recommended.
We’ll share on how you can share proof of completion to your school once you complete the certificate program. Please note that the decision to accept specific credit recommendations is up to each institution and is not guaranteed. Read more about ACE Credit College & University Partnerships here.
Reviews
Thank you for your instruction! I learned so much and excited to start applying it. Your teaching style was very appreciated and it made the course very enjoyable.
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Instructor was very clear and informative. The topics were interesting but maybe a little superficial. I am hoping there is more detail in the upcoming courses.
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