Social Media Marketing Strategies

Course code DCOM 2105

Credit 3.0

Length 54.0 hours

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This course equips students with the skills and strategies to create and manage impactful social media marketing campaigns. Students will learn to engage target audiences, build brand awareness, and achieve business objectives through both paid and organic strategies on platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and X. Emphasis is placed on analyzing social media analytics, developing style guides, and maintaining account performance. By exploring emerging trends and future technologies, students will also prepare for continuous professional growth as digital marketers.

Prerequisites

DCOM 1105.

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What you will learn

  • Goal-oriented Marketing Campaigns
  • Target Audiences and Buyer Personas
  • Paid and Organic Social Media Strategies
  • Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and X
  • Social media style guide development
  • Marketing fundamentals for Yelp, Pinterest, and LinkedIn
  • Social media maintenance and management
  • Risks and benefits of smaller platforms
  • Future trends and continuous learning for digital marketers

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.