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LinkedIn Learning

Essential Skills for Social Media Managers

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Explore the skills you need on your journey to become a successful social media manager. This course is audio-only.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Becoming a social media manager
1. Strategy Development for Social Media Managers
  • Strategy development overview
  • Create a social media strategy
  • Plan with an editorial calendar
  • Research your industry and pop culture
2. Content Creation for Social Media
  • Content creation overview
  • Polish your writing skills
  • Prioritize your design skills for social media
  • Grasp filming and recording foundations
  • Host as on-camera talent
  • Rely on content curation
3. Community Management in Social Media
  • Community management overview
  • Monitor and respond to customer feedback
  • Provide customer service on social media
4. Paid Social Advertising
  • Paid social advertising overview
  • Distinguish paid advertising and organic promotion
  • How to manage paid social campaigns
5. Collaborate with Social Media Partnerships
  • Social media partnerships overview
  • Partner with stakeholders internally
  • Collaborate with external partners
6. Social Media Measurement
  • Social media measurement overview
  • Analyze social media goals and metrics
  • Use a mix of measurement tools
Conclusion
  • How social media managers evolve

Taught by

Brian Honigman

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