Marketing Social Media

Facebook Marketing and Platform Strategy

Build, manage, and measure a Facebook presence that supports real business goals

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Quick Course Facts
16
Self-paced, Online, Lessons
16
Videos and/or Narrated Presentations
5.0
Approximate Hours of Course Media
About the Facebook Marketing and Platform Strategy Course

This Facebook Marketing and Platform Strategy course teaches you how to use Facebook as a practical business channel, not just a social platform. You’ll learn how to build, manage, and measure a Facebook presence that supports real business goals, from brand awareness and engagement to lead generation and advertising performance.

Master Facebook Marketing Strategy For Real Business Results

  • Learn how Facebook works today, including content distribution, ranking, and the role of the feed in Marketing performance
  • Build a professional Facebook Page and content plan that supports consistent branding and clear business goals
  • Create posts, visuals, video, and live content that improve engagement and strengthen audience relationships
  • Measure results with Meta tools, refine campaigns, and use Facebook ads more effectively with better targeting and testing

A practical guide to Facebook strategy, content, community management, and paid promotion.

Throughout the course, you will explore the foundations of Facebook and how the platform currently prioritizes and distributes content. You’ll learn how to choose the right goals for your organization, set up a polished Facebook Page, and build an editorial strategy that keeps your Marketing efforts organized and purposeful. Each lesson is designed to help you make smarter decisions about what to post, when to post, and how to align your content with audience expectations.

You’ll also develop the writing and creative skills needed to produce posts that drive engagement, including effective copy, strong calls to action, and the best use of images, video, and live content. The course covers day-to-day community management as well, so you can respond to comments and messages professionally while maintaining a healthy brand reputation. In addition, you’ll gain a clear introduction to Facebook ads, audience segmentation, campaign structure, and ad creative so you can start promoting with more confidence.

Finally, the course shows you how to track performance using Meta analytics tools, interpret results, and improve campaigns through testing and iteration. You’ll see how Facebook can support local businesses and organizations, while also learning how to manage privacy, compliance, and risk. By the end of the course, you will be able to plan and execute a stronger Facebook strategy, measure what matters, and manage your presence with greater confidence and control.

Course Lessons

Full lesson breakdown

Lessons are organized by topic area and each includes descriptive copy for search visibility and student clarity.

Platform Foundations

1 lesson

This lesson explains what Facebook is today and why it still matters for businesses. You will learn how the platform has shifted from a simple social network into a discovery, community, messaging, an…

Feed, Ranking, and Distribution

1 lesson

Lesson 2: How Facebook Content Reaches People

18 min
Facebook does not show every post to every follower. It uses ranking and distribution systems to decide which content appears in each person’s Feed, in what order, and for how long. This lesson explai…

Strategy and Use Cases

1 lesson

Lesson 3: Choosing the Right Facebook Goals

18 min
This lesson helps learners choose the right Facebook goals before they post, advertise, or optimize a page. The emphasis is on matching Facebook activity to a clear business outcome such as awareness,…

Page Structure and Branding

1 lesson

Lesson 4: Setting Up a Professional Facebook Page

18 min
In this lesson, you will set up a Facebook Page that looks professional, communicates clearly, and is ready for future marketing work. We focus on the foundational structure of the Page: the business …

Planning and Editorial Strategy

1 lesson

Lesson 5: Building a Content Plan for Facebook

20 min
This lesson shows how to turn Facebook marketing goals into a practical content plan. You will learn how to define content pillars, match content types to business objectives, and build a posting mix …

Copy, Creative, and Calls to Action

1 lesson

Lesson 6: Writing Posts That Drive Engagement

18 min
This lesson focuses on how to write Facebook posts that earn attention and interaction without sounding forced. You will learn how to choose an engagement goal, shape a post around one clear message, …

Content Formats and Best Practices

1 lesson

Lesson 7: Using Images, Video, and Live Content

20 min
This lesson explains how to choose and use images, video, and Live content to make Facebook posts more effective. You will learn when each format works best, how to match content type to business goal…

Engagement and Moderation

1 lesson

Lesson 8: Managing Comments, Messages, and Community

18 min
Managing Facebook comments, messages, and community is about more than replying quickly. It is a day-to-day system for protecting your brand, keeping conversations useful, and turning engagement into …

Reach, Sharing, and Consistency

1 lesson

Lesson 9: Growing an Audience Organically

18 min
Growing an audience organically on Facebook means earning reach through content people want to see, share, save, and comment on. In this lesson, you will focus on the practical habits that help a page…

Paid Promotion Basics

1 lesson

Lesson 10: Introduction to Facebook Ads

20 min
This lesson introduces the role of Facebook Ads in a broader marketing strategy. Students learn what paid promotion can do, where it fits in the Facebook ecosystem, and why businesses use it alongside…

Ad Setup and Segmentation

1 lesson

Lesson 11: Audience Targeting and Campaign Structure

20 min
This lesson explains how to choose the right audience and organize Facebook ad campaigns so each ad has a clear job. You will learn the difference between broad, interest-based, custom, and lookalike …

Offers, Visuals, and Messaging

1 lesson

Lesson 12: Creating Effective Ad Creative

18 min
Effective Facebook ad creative starts with a clear offer, a relevant visual, and messaging that matches the audience’s current need. In this lesson, you will learn how to shape ads so they communicate…

Analytics and Measurement

1 lesson

Lesson 13: Tracking Results with Meta Tools

20 min
This lesson shows how to measure Facebook performance with Meta tools so you can connect activity to business outcomes. You will learn which metrics matter, where to find them in Meta Business Suite a…

Optimization and Iteration

1 lesson

Lesson 14: Improving Performance with Testing

18 min
Testing is how you turn Facebook marketing from guesswork into a repeatable system. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to test one variable at a time, choose the right metrics, and read results without …

Practical Applications

1 lesson

Lesson 15: Facebook for Local Businesses and Organizations

18 min
Facebook can be a powerful local marketing tool when it is used to support real-world goals like filling appointments, increasing foot traffic, promoting events, and building trust in the community. T…

Trust, Compliance, and Reputation

1 lesson

Lesson 16: Managing Risk, Privacy, and Policy

18 min
This lesson explains how to manage the main risks of running a Facebook presence: privacy mistakes, policy violations, account access problems, and reputation damage. You will learn how to set practic…
About Your Instructor
Professor Bo Bennett

Professor Bo Bennett

Professor Bo Bennett guides this AI-built Virversity course with a clear, practical teaching style.