Advertising courses can help you learn campaign strategy, audience targeting, creative development, and media planning. You can build skills in copywriting, brand management, and analytics to measure campaign effectiveness. Many courses introduce tools like Google Ads, social media platforms, and analytics software, showing how these resources can enhance your advertising efforts and optimize outreach.

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Performance marketing, Content Marketing, Social Media, Web Analytics, Blogs, Marketing Analytics, Market Opportunities
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Video Production, Infographics, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Communications
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Active Listening, Non-Verbal Communication, Business Writing, Sales Presentation, Concision, Sales Strategy, Copywriting, Writing, Cultural Sensitivity, Persuasive Communication, Interpersonal Communications, Business Correspondence, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Storytelling, Business Communication, Communication Strategies, Technical Communication, Communication, Marketing Communications
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Non-Verbal Communication, Communication Strategies, Interpersonal Communications, Technical Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Target Audience, Strategic Communication, Communication, Business Communication, Stakeholder Communications, Persuasive Communication, Leadership, Influencing, Professionalism, Organizational Leadership, Active Listening, Organizational Structure, Culture
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, Non-Verbal Communication, Business Writing, Concision, Copywriting, Writing, Cultural Sensitivity, Persuasive Communication, Interpersonal Communications, Business Correspondence, Emotional Intelligence, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, AI Enablement, Communication Strategies, Communication, Technical Documentation, Stakeholder Engagement, Marketing Communications, Media and Communications
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Proposal Writing, Editing, Business Writing, Technical Writing, Technical Management, Technical Communication, Proofreading, Engineering Management, Writing, Business Correspondence, Target Audience, Concision, Grammar, Persuasive Communication, Communication
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Email Marketing, User Accounts, Dashboard, Administration, Business Reporting, Collaborative Software, Data Maintenance, Data Cleansing, UI/UX Strategy, Application Deployment, Data Import/Export, Internal Communications, Data Management, Business Administration, Cloud Computing, Data Security, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Active Listening, Non-Verbal Communication, Business Writing, Sales Presentation, Concision, Sales Strategy, Copywriting, Writing, Cultural Sensitivity, Persuasive Communication, Interpersonal Communications, Business Correspondence, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Emotional Intelligence, Verbal Communication Skills, Storytelling, Communication Strategies, Communication, Marketing Communications
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Campaign Management, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Content Creation, Innovation, Marketing Automation, Social Media Campaigns, Prompt Engineering, Instagram, Customer Engagement, Advertising Campaigns, Data Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Social Media Marketing, Market Research, Social Media Strategy, Strategic Planning, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing Operations, Competitive Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Consumer Behaviour, Business Modeling, Web Analytics and SEO, Marketing Psychology, Operations Management, Technical Management, Marketing Management, Digital Marketing, Branding, Google Ads, Forecasting
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Psychology, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing, Market Research, Marketing Planning, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Competitive Analysis, Target Audience, Proposal Development, Marketing Channel, Business-To-Consumer, Cross-Channel Marketing, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Business Writing, Sales Presentation, Concision, Sales Strategy, Copywriting, Writing, Persuasive Communication, Business Correspondence, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Business Communication, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, AI Enablement, Business Leadership, Sales Enablement, Generative AI, Communication, Proposal Writing, Communication Strategies
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months