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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Digital Media and Strategic Planning in Technology Markets

    Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Strategic Planning, Search Engine Optimization, Competitive Analysis, Business Modeling, Web Analytics and SEO, Business Strategy, Paid media, Content Marketing, Market Analysis, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Email Marketing, Digital Marketing, Google Ads, Innovation, Product Development, Video Production

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    SkillUp

    Applying GenAI Tools for Process Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Automation, Performance Measurement, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Process Optimization, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IESE Business School

    Operations Management

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Process Improvement, Performance Improvement, Process Design, Process Analysis, Inventory Management, Business Operations, Operational Analysis, Organizational Strategy, Operational Efficiency, Inventory Management System, Business Process, Workflow Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Capacity Management, Prioritization, Service Level, Resource Utilization, Innovation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Unilever

    Supply Chain Software Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Systems, Supply Chain Management, Data Management, Data Lakes, Supply Chain Planning, Data Analysis Software, Real Time Data, Data Storage Technologies, Inventory Management System, Forecasting, Analytics, Demand Planning, Data Analysis, Advanced Analytics, Predictive Analytics, AI Product Strategy, Problem Solving

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    65 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Shopify eCommerce: Social Media Ads for Sales Success

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Google Ads, Promotional Strategies, Analysis, Google Analytics, Promotions and Campaigns, Marketing, Process Optimization, E-Commerce, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Budget Management, Content Creation, Return On Investment, Video Production, Apple iOS

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    Analyze Website Visitors with Google Analytics Segments

    Skills you'll gain: Google Analytics, Web Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Customer Insights, Analysis, Target Audience, Marketing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    124 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    IBM

    Introduction to Digital Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Business Strategies, Digital Advertising, Growth Strategies, Social Media, Pay Per Click Advertising, Market Analysis, Market Opportunities

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    41 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Whizlabs

    Exam Prep PL-400: Microsoft Power Platform Developer Assoc.

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Microsoft Power Platform, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power BI, Microsoft Azure, Dashboard, Workflow Management, Process Analysis, Microsoft Copilot, Robotic Process Automation, Business Process Automation, Process Optimization, Automation, Data Integration, No-Code Development, Cloud Applications, Microsoft Visual Studio, Restful API, Application Lifecycle Management, JSON

    2.6
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    MD-102: Endpoint Administrator

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Intune (Mobile Device Management Software), Endpoint Security, Microsoft Windows, Authentications, Application Deployment, Operating System Administration, Azure Active Directory, Group Policy, Enterprise Application Management, Identity and Access Management, Windows Servers, Apple iOS, Android Development, Mobile Security, System Configuration, Security Management, User Provisioning, Android (Operating System), Patch Management, Active Directory

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    23 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Data Cleaning & Processing with Copilot in Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Prompt Engineering, Data Processing, Microsoft Excel, Data Manipulation, Microsoft Copilot, Data Wrangling, Data Quality, Data Transformation, Data Integrity, Data Validation, Excel Formulas, Data Analysis

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    40 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Howard University

    Fundamentals of Business Problem Solving

    Skills you'll gain: Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Data Modeling, Business Modeling, Business Analysis, Business Process, Financial Modeling, Process Optimization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Strategy, Trend Analysis, Decision Making

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    23 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Azure Network Engineer: AZ-700 Exam Prep & Certification

    Skills you'll gain: Network Planning And Design, Microsoft Azure, Network Troubleshooting, Network Security, Network Architecture, Network Monitoring, Load Balancing, Network Performance Management, Network Support, Network Infrastructure, Scalability, Cloud Infrastructure, Computer Networking, Firewall, Network Administration, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Software-Defined Networking, Performance Tuning, Wide Area Networks, Network Routing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    126 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular optimization courses

  • Digital Media and Strategic Planning in Technology Markets: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Applying GenAI Tools for Process Automation: SkillUp
  • Operations Management: IESE Business School
  • Supply Chain Software Tools: Unilever
  • Shopify eCommerce: Social Media Ads for Sales Success: Skillshare
  • Analyze Website Visitors with Google Analytics Segments: Coursera Project Network
  • Introduction to Digital Marketing: IBM
  • Exam Prep PL-400: Microsoft Power Platform Developer Assoc.: Whizlabs
  • MD-102: Endpoint Administrator: Packt
  • Data Cleaning & Processing with Copilot in Excel : Microsoft

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