Influencer marketing and social media management expertise with AI

In this course, you will learn how to plan successful online campaigns. You will learn how to select suitable brand ambassadors, evaluate reach and differentiate between micro and macro influencers. Community management and budget planning are also part of the focus. You will also acquire relevant specialist knowledge in social media management, taking AI tools into account.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Influencer Marketing"
    Certified Social Media Manager" certificate
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
    Certified Social Media Manager:in
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 5 Weeks

Influencer marketing

Influencer marketing (approx. 4 days)

Impact factor of influencer marketing

Insight into playbooks

Online campaigns

Criteria for the right brand ambassadors

Evaluating reach

Micro vs. macro influencers

Community management

Costs and budget planning

Contract design

production

Labeling obligations


Project work (approx. 1 day)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Social media management expertise with AI

Social media in the company (approx. 2 days)

Role of social media in corporate communications (internal/external)

Opportunities/risks, guidelines, dos and don'ts

Job profiles, roles and interfaces (marketing, PR, HR, legal, support)

Processes and approval workflows (governance)

 


Social media strategy (approx. 3 days)

Development of a social media strategy

Strategy building blocks: Three-phase model and (SMART) goals

Target groups/personas, positioning

As-is analysis/audit/resources

Selecting channels and defining channel roles

Content methods (editorial plan, topic clusters, content pillars)

AI-supported research and planning: keyword/hashtag, trend analysis, hook variants, tonality/brand voice, prompt library

Success measurement/measure analysis

 


Social media channels (approx. 5 days)

Strategic importance and possibilities of social networks

Basic algorithm logic, user structure, format mix

Facebook/Instagram/WhatsApp channels incl. Meta Business Suite (planning/publishing)

TikTok (short video logic, UGC/creator, trends vs. brand)

YouTube (shorts/longform, search logic)

LinkedIn/Xing (B2B, employer branding, social recruiting)

Pinterest (trends)

Overview: Twitch, Threads and X (status, classification and use case)


Social Media Management (approx. 2 days)

AI in social media: Tool map, use cases, limits, quality assurance (human-in-the-loop)

AI in communities: response suggestions, topic clustering, sentiment

Social media tools (planning, production, publishing, moderation)

Community management (netiquette, crisis management/shitstorm)


Paid social and campaign management (approx. 3 days)

Planning social media marketing measures,

Define campaign goals (awareness/traffic/leads/conversions) and creative logic

Target group/targeting basics

Budgeting and test design (A/B)

Social commerce

Influencer/creator marketing

Optimization and learnings


Online law for social media (approx. 2 days)

Recognizing legal pitfalls

Copyright, rights of use, licenses

Data protection (GDPR) and tracking (cookies/consent)

Right to a name, trademark law

Liability for own and third-party content

Labelling obligations (including advertising/influencers)

EU frameworks at a glance: DSA and EU AI Act

Classifying AI content legally/ethically (labeling, misleading, rights)


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 3 days)



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

Marketing experience is recommended. Basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Office as well as initial practical experience in social networks (e.g. in the form of your own Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok or Facebook account) are required.

After completing the course, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms of action and success factors of influencer marketing. You will be able to plan effective online campaigns, select suitable influencers and evaluate their reach. You will also master the legal aspects, budget planning and contract design. With this knowledge, you will be able to design, implement and manage successful influencer campaigns in order to position brands effectively and address target groups authentically.

After the course, you will also be familiar with the most important terms, methods and measures in social media management. You will be able to assess content from a technical, strategic and legal perspective, plan social media content in line with the platform and implement social media campaigns in a targeted manner and optimize them using relevant key figures. In addition, you will have a practical overview of the current state of AI in the social media context and will be able to use tools sensibly, efficiently and responsibly in strategy, content, community and reporting.

The course is aimed at people with a degree in business or communication sciences or a comparable qualification.

The career prospects in influencer marketing are promising as companies increasingly rely on social media and digital campaigns to reach their target groups. As the importance of online marketing grows, so does the demand for professionals who can develop effective influencer strategies.

Social media marketing has grown considerably in recent years and marketing specialists with specialist knowledge in this area are in high demand. Possible areas of employment include advertising and internet agencies as well as communication and marketing departments of industrial and commercial companies in all sectors of the economy.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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