{"id":152927,"date":"2024-04-04T11:37:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T16:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/?post_type=ama_courses&#038;p=152927"},"modified":"2025-10-07T14:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T19:21:38","slug":"social-media-marketing","status":"publish","type":"ama_courses","link":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/on-demand\/social-media-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div\n\tclass=\"wp-block-ama-hero js-hero-slider splide\"\n\tdata-splide=\"{&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:true,&quot;interval&quot;:5000,&quot;pagination&quot;:true}\"\n>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__track splide__track\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__list splide__list\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__slide splide__slide\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__slide-image\">\n\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5409\" height=\"8110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nathan-dumlao-kLmt1mpGJVg-unsplash.jpg?fit=5409%2C8110&#038;resize=5409%2C8110\" class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__slide-image-attachment\" alt=\"\" style=\"Array\" \/>\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__slide-content\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-social-media-marketing\">Social Media Marketing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Integrate your social media with other channels and learn how to use strategic metrics for tracking success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Beginner | 3.5 Hours <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>$129 for non-members | $99 for members<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ama-product-purchase-button\">\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/checkout\/?add-to-cart&#038;quantity%5B152934%5D=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\tenroll\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ama-product-restriction\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-course-overview\">Course Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Using social media in marketing is practically a requirement in today&#8217;s highly connected digital world. 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