Course Curriculum

Social Media Marketing Masterclass: Facebook & Instagram

9sections
43lectures
3h 17mtotal

What you’ll learn

  • Master the skills that companies are looking for based on job market research for Social Media roles in the UK

  • Confidently manage Facebook and Instagram social media accounts

  • Originate concepts and develop social media calendars

  • Bring your creative ideas to life with copywriting and design

  • Drive engagement through community management

  • Track performance and draw insights from social media

01

Introduction

  • Masterclass outline

    Let’s start by understanding how the course was created, the course structure, the skills you will master, and how to effectively learn to get the most out of this course.

    7:06
  • Masterclass plan

    Let’s start by understanding how the course was created, the course structure, the skills you will master, and how to effectively learn to get the most out of this course.

    2:26
  • Learning tips

    Let’s start by understanding how the course was created, the course structure, the skills you will master, and how to effectively learn to get the most out of this course.

    4:00
02

Social Media Marketing: The Fundamentals

  • Intro into social media

    Social media is an extension of your brand. It is like a party you are inviting your potential and existing consumers to attend and gives you the chance to humanise your brand. It helps you sell without selling. Facebook and Instagram are still the go-to platforms to start establishing a social media presence to drive growth and build a brand.

    5:41
  • Facebook overview

    Social media is an extension of your brand. It is like a party you are inviting your potential and existing consumers to attend and gives you the chance to humanise your brand. It helps you sell without selling. Facebook and Instagram are still the go-to platforms to start establishing a social media presence to drive growth and build a brand.

    4:57
  • Instagram overview

    Social media is an extension of your brand. It is like a party you are inviting your potential and existing consumers to attend and gives you the chance to humanise your brand. It helps you sell without selling. Facebook and Instagram are still the go-to platforms to start establishing a social media presence to drive growth and build a brand.

    3:12
03

Social Media Process

  • Social media process

    From the stage of brainstorming to planning, posting and analysis, an efficient social media process will allow you to thrive and do your job with confidence. To be successful, you need to also take into consideration the foundations, such as the brand, its tone of voice (‘how you speak’), and content pillars (‘what you say’).

    2:11
  • Brand and tone of voice (TOV)

    From the stage of brainstorming to planning, posting and analysis, an efficient social media process will allow you to thrive and do your job with confidence. To be successful, you need to also take into consideration the foundations, such as the brand, its tone of voice (‘how you speak’), and content pillars (‘what you say’).

    4:49
  • Case study: CAROL Bike

    From the stage of brainstorming to planning, posting and analysis, an efficient social media process will allow you to thrive and do your job with confidence. To be successful, you need to also take into consideration the foundations, such as the brand, its tone of voice (‘how you speak’), and content pillars (‘what you say’).

    3:10
  • Case study: Discord

    From the stage of brainstorming to planning, posting and analysis, an efficient social media process will allow you to thrive and do your job with confidence. To be successful, you need to also take into consideration the foundations, such as the brand, its tone of voice (‘how you speak’), and content pillars (‘what you say’).

    2:25
  • TOV Analysis

    Activity
  • Content Pillars

    From the stage of brainstorming to planning, posting and analysis, an efficient social media process will allow you to thrive and do your job with confidence. To be successful, you need to also take into consideration the foundations, such as the brand, its tone of voice (‘how you speak’), and content pillars (‘what you say’).

    2:59
  • Case study: Content pillars for CAROL

    From the stage of brainstorming to planning, posting and analysis, an efficient social media process will allow you to thrive and do your job with confidence. To be successful, you need to also take into consideration the foundations, such as the brand, its tone of voice (‘how you speak’), and content pillars (‘what you say’).

    2:06
  • Content pillars for Discord

    Activity
04

Social Media Brainstorming

  • Concept ideation

    Creativity rules the world, and brainstorming is the first step to ignite your creative spark. Learn how to generate content ideas using the ‘10 content sources’ framework and ensure your social media content bank is full of great concepts to select from.

    3:14
  • Framework ‘10 content sources’

    Creativity rules the world, and brainstorming is the first step to ignite your creative spark. Learn how to generate content ideas using the ‘10 content sources’ framework and ensure your social media content bank is full of great concepts to select from.

    2:34
  • Content Source: Brand

    Creativity rules the world, and brainstorming is the first step to ignite your creative spark. Learn how to generate content ideas using the ‘10 content sources’ framework and ensure your social media content bank is full of great concepts to select from.

    2:04
  • Repurposing

    Creativity rules the world, and brainstorming is the first step to ignite your creative spark. Learn how to generate content ideas using the ‘10 content sources’ framework and ensure your social media content bank is full of great concepts to select from.

    3:26
  • Repurposing for ACTA

    Activity
  • Content Source: Team

    Creativity rules the world, and brainstorming is the first step to ignite your creative spark. Learn how to generate content ideas using the ‘10 content sources’ framework and ensure your social media content bank is full of great concepts to select from.

    2:47
  • UGC

    Creativity rules the world, and brainstorming is the first step to ignite your creative spark. Learn how to generate content ideas using the ‘10 content sources’ framework and ensure your social media content bank is full of great concepts to select from.

    4:40
  • Content Source: Partners

    Creativity rules the world, and brainstorming is the first step to ignite your creative spark. Learn how to generate content ideas using the ‘10 content sources’ framework and ensure your social media content bank is full of great concepts to select from.

    2:00
  • Competitors

    Creativity rules the world, and brainstorming is the first step to ignite your creative spark. Learn how to generate content ideas using the ‘10 content sources’ framework and ensure your social media content bank is full of great concepts to select from.

    2:42
05

Social Media Planning

  • Idea selection

    After you have come up with lots of creative concepts, your next step is to select the ideas that will become posts and organise them in a Social Media Calendar. By decoupling the idea generation and idea selection stages, you make the process easier and more manageable.

    2:16
  • Social media calendar

    After you have come up with lots of creative concepts, your next step is to select the ideas that will become posts and organise them in a Social Media Calendar. By decoupling the idea generation and idea selection stages, you make the process easier and more manageable.

    4:32
  • Social media tools

    After you have come up with lots of creative concepts, your next step is to select the ideas that will become posts and organise them in a Social Media Calendar. By decoupling the idea generation and idea selection stages, you make the process easier and more manageable.

    4:39
06

Social Media Copywriting

  • Copywriting in social media

    How to shape your brilliant idea into a sharp copy? What will make the ‘scrollers’ pay attention to your post? Copywriting is all about hunting for attention and selling your message, so let’s learn the rules that will help you.

    4:51
  • 5 rules of copywriting

    How to shape your brilliant idea into a sharp copy? What will make the ‘scrollers’ pay attention to your post? Copywriting is all about hunting for attention and selling your message, so let’s learn the rules that will help you.

    16:49
  • Copywriting

    Activity
  • 5 rules of social media copywriting

    How to shape your brilliant idea into a sharp copy? What will make the ‘scrollers’ pay attention to your post? Copywriting is all about hunting for attention and selling your message, so let’s learn the rules that will help you.

    10:56
  • Content checklist

    How to shape your brilliant idea into a sharp copy? What will make the ‘scrollers’ pay attention to your post? Copywriting is all about hunting for attention and selling your message, so let’s learn the rules that will help you.

    2:30
  • Copy for different formats

    Activity
  • Hashtags

    How to shape your brilliant idea into a sharp copy? What will make the ‘scrollers’ pay attention to your post? Copywriting is all about hunting for attention and selling your message, so let’s learn the rules that will help you.

    2:32
  • Bio writing

    How to shape your brilliant idea into a sharp copy? What will make the ‘scrollers’ pay attention to your post? Copywriting is all about hunting for attention and selling your message, so let’s learn the rules that will help you.

    4:07
07

Creative

  • Visuality in social media

    Social Media is a highly visual channel. Let your creative assets shine by making them aesthetically pleasing and engaging. Whether you create the design on your own in Canva or have access to designers, the words and visuals should come together to form a beautiful story.

    5:12
  • Creatives for social media

    Social Media is a highly visual channel. Let your creative assets shine by making them aesthetically pleasing and engaging. Whether you create the design on your own in Canva or have access to designers, the words and visuals should come together to form a beautiful story.

    4:26
  • Content production

    Social Media is a highly visual channel. Let your creative assets shine by making them aesthetically pleasing and engaging. Whether you create the design on your own in Canva or have access to designers, the words and visuals should come together to form a beautiful story.

    5:31
  • Canva designs

    Social Media is a highly visual channel. Let your creative assets shine by making them aesthetically pleasing and engaging. Whether you create the design on your own in Canva or have access to designers, the words and visuals should come together to form a beautiful story.

    2:03
  • Canva design

    Activity
  • Design briefs

    Social Media is a highly visual channel. Let your creative assets shine by making them aesthetically pleasing and engaging. Whether you create the design on your own in Canva or have access to designers, the words and visuals should come together to form a beautiful story.

    7:41
08

Community Management

  • The basics

    Social Media wouldn’t be the same without community management — the process of building authentic relationships in the social media world. A Community Manager on social media is like the eyes and ears of a company, gaining insights into every single day of the customers’ lives and their interactions with the brand.

    9:00
  • Reactive

    Social Media wouldn’t be the same without community management — the process of building authentic relationships in the social media world. A Community Manager on social media is like the eyes and ears of a company, gaining insights into every single day of the customers’ lives and their interactions with the brand.

    2:52
  • Proactive

    Social Media wouldn’t be the same without community management — the process of building authentic relationships in the social media world. A Community Manager on social media is like the eyes and ears of a company, gaining insights into every single day of the customers’ lives and their interactions with the brand.

    3:28
  • Operational tips

    Social Media wouldn’t be the same without community management — the process of building authentic relationships in the social media world. A Community Manager on social media is like the eyes and ears of a company, gaining insights into every single day of the customers’ lives and their interactions with the brand.

    5:41
  • UGC management

    Social Media wouldn’t be the same without community management — the process of building authentic relationships in the social media world. A Community Manager on social media is like the eyes and ears of a company, gaining insights into every single day of the customers’ lives and their interactions with the brand.

    3:15
09

Analytics

  • Reporting

    Analytics is the final stage in the social media planning cycle and includes insight generation, which fuels future content ideas and helps to fine-tune the social media strategy. Drawing customer insights, hypotheses and actions are vital skills for Social Media Managers and Digital Marketers in general.

    6:03
  • Social Media Listening

    Analytics is the final stage in the social media planning cycle and includes insight generation, which fuels future content ideas and helps to fine-tune the social media strategy. Drawing customer insights, hypotheses and actions are vital skills for Social Media Managers and Digital Marketers in general.

    5:09
  • Insights

    Analytics is the final stage in the social media planning cycle and includes insight generation, which fuels future content ideas and helps to fine-tune the social media strategy. Drawing customer insights, hypotheses and actions are vital skills for Social Media Managers and Digital Marketers in general.

    9:48
  • Organisation

    Analytics is the final stage in the social media planning cycle and includes insight generation, which fuels future content ideas and helps to fine-tune the social media strategy. Drawing customer insights, hypotheses and actions are vital skills for Social Media Managers and Digital Marketers in general.

    5:32