The benefits of social media marketing 
 
Cindy - A day in the life of a product marketing manager 
 
The five core pillars of social media marketing 
 
Earned owned and paid social media 
 
The social media marketing funnel  
 
Helpful resources to get started 
 
Glossary terms from module 1 
 
Test your knowledge: Understand social media marketing 
 
Identify: The core pillars of social media marketing 
 
Define the goals of your social media strategy  
 
Identify your social media target audience  
 
Choose social media platforms for your campaign  
 
Types of content on social media 
 
Anna - Use earned owned and paid media in social media marketing campaigns 
 
Determine the frequency and timing of posts 
 
Use a social media calendar  
 
Popular social media platforms 
 
Set up a professional social media profile 
 
Build your brand identity on social media 
 
How to acquire earned media 
 
Case study: How Name Glo acquires earned media 
 
Create a social media calendar 
 
Activity Exemplar: Create a social media calendar 
 
Social media management tools 
 
Compose and publish posts using Hootsuite  
 
Glossary terms from module 2 
 
Test your knowledge: Social media marketing strategies 
 
Create brand positioning statements 
 
Activity: Create a social media calendar 
 
Test your knowledge: Plan and publish content 
 
The importance of social listening  
 
Social listening strategies 
 
How to use YouTube to grow your audience 
 
Camille - Respond to social media comments 
 
Increase your followers on Twitter 
 
Develop your brand voice on social media  
 
Repurpose content on social media  
 
Catherine - Engage a social media audience through storytelling 
 
Case study: How EatMoveRest improves content with social listening 
 
Popular social listening tools 
 
Activity Exemplar: Use social listening to gain insights 
 
Respond to social media users 
 
Activity Exemplar: Respond to customer comments 
 
Social marketing on mobile 
 
Case study: How BLK & Bold found its brand voice 
 
Design engaging content for social media 
 
Make social media posts accessible 
 
Glossary terms from module 3 
 
Activity: Use social listening to gain insights 
 
Test your knowledge: Social listening 
 
Activity: Respond to customer comments 
 
Test your knowledge: Engage customers 
 
Activity: Design a social media post 
 
Test your knowledge: Compose engaging content 
 
Understand social media analytics 
 
Metrics to track with social media analytics  
 
Use social media data to drive marketing strategy  
 
Jon - How data and social media analytics informs decision-making and strategy 
 
Understand social media reports 
 
Present a social media report 
 
Popular social media analytics tools 
 
Activity Exemplar: Analyze social media performance 
 
Activity Exemplar: Report on social media performance 
 
Glossary terms from module 4 
 
Activity: Report on social media performance 
 
Test your knowledge: Social media marketing reports and presentations 
 
Activity: Analyze social media performance 
 
Test your knowledge: Social media analytics 
 
Benefits of paid social media 
 
Integrate paid social media into your strategy 
 
Develop a paid social media strategy  
 
Remarketing on social media  
 
Components of a paid social media budget  
 
The cost of advertising on social media  
 
Sabrina - Conflict resolution and responding to criticism 
 
Ad formats on social media 
 
Choose social media platforms for your ads 
 
Create an effective call to action in your social ad 
 
Activity Exemplar: Develop a social media ad campaign 
 
Glossary terms from module 5 
 
Activity: Develop a social media ad campaign 
 
Test your knowledge: Paid ads on social media 
 
Test your knowledge: Target your social advertising 
 
Test your knowledge: Manage a social advertising budget 
 
Identify: Social media strategy