{"id":220620,"date":"2026-02-26T01:45:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/?post_type=ama_courses&#038;p=220620"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:38:35","slug":"social-media-trends-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"ama_courses","link":"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/on-demand\/social-media-trends-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Trends for 2026"},"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 is-style-default\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__slide-image\">\n\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/freestocks-m7zKB91brGo-unsplash-e1705936383661.jpg?fit=5472%2C3648&#038;resize=5472%2C3648\" class=\"wp-block-ama-hero__slide-image-attachment\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 8% 19%\" \/>\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-trends-2026\">Social Media Trends (2026)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dive deep into the new and emerging content themes set to skyrocket in 2026. Update your social media strategy and use the latest tools to ensure you stay relevant and appealing to your audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Intermediate | 2 Hours | 10 modules<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>$149 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%5B220625%5D=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\tREGISTER NOW\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 has-beige-100-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-course\"><strong>About the Course<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The social media industry moves at a lightning pace. 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Plus, throughout the training, we\u2019ll showcase the best-in-class examples of early adopter brands across industries to help inspire you for the year ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skill Level: Intermediate<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ama-product-purchase\">\n\t<form\n\t\tclass=\"product-purchase__form\"\n\t\taction=\"https:\/\/www.ama.org\/cart\/\"\n\t\tmethod=\"get\"\n\t>\n\t\t\n<div class=\"alert js-alert\" aria-visible=\"true\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"alert__icon\">\n\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"#1E2935\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4.125 12A7.875 7.875 0 0 1 12 4.124a7.875 7.875 0 1 1-7.875 7.874zM12 3a9 9 0 1 0 0 17.999A9 9 0 1 0 12 3zm.041 5.28c.31 0 .563.253.563.563v4.5a.562.562 0 0 1-1.125 0v-4.5c0-.31.252-.562.562-.562zm-.562 7.313c0-.31.252-.563.562-.563h.011a.562.562 0 0 1 0 1.125h-.01a.562.562 0 0 1-.563-.562z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" \/><\/svg>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<p class=\"alert__text\">\n\t\tYou will gain access to this course for 90 days from purchase date.\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"product-purchase__heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"product-purchase__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegister Now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"product-purchase__product\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"product-purchase__summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"product-purchase__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2026 Social Media Trends (On-Demand Replay)\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"product-purchase__price-table\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"product-purchase__regular-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"product-purchase__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNon-Member\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"product-purchase__regular-price__current-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#036;<\/span>149.00<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"product-purchase__regular-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"product-purchase__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMember\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"product-purchase__tooltip\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"product-purchase__tooltip-trigger\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInfo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"#1E2935\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4.125 12A7.875 7.875 0 0 1 12 4.124a7.875 7.875 0 1 1-7.875 7.874zM12 3a9 9 0 1 0 0 17.999A9 9 0 1 0 12 3zm.615 5.843c0 .31-.252.562-.563.562h-.01a.562.562 0 1 1 0-1.124h.01c.311 0 .563.252.563.562zm-.563 7.312a.562.562 0 0 1-.562-.562v-4.5a.562.562 0 0 1 1.125 0v4.5c0 .31-.252.562-.563.562z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" \/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"tooltip-220625\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"product-purchase__tooltip-content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tooltip\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAMA Members get best pricing for this training. 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