What's in the course?

  • Materials

    NISM Strategic Planning eBook, Videos, and Worksheets. Complete everything at your own pace!

  • Results

    Build your own STP and SWOT analysis as well as a number of other supportive tools and in alignment with your goals!

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to Strategic Planning!

    2. Course Overview and Learning Objectives

    3. Textbook Strategic Planning for Reading Assignments

    4. Workbook on Strategic Planning

    5. Module 1: Apply What You've Learned

    6. Module 1: Quiz

    1. Welcome to Module 2!

    2. Module 2: What is a strategy?

    3. Module 2: What are tactics and why do we need strategic planning in social media?

    4. Module 2: Apply What You've Learned

    5. Module 2: Reading Assignments

    6. Module 2: Tools & Resources for Additional Learning

    7. Module 2: Quiz

    1. Welcome to Module 3!

    2. Module 3: Elements of an STP Analysis and Segmentation

    3. Module 3: Targeting

    4. Module 3: Positioning

    5. Module 3: Apply What You've Learned

    6. Module 3: Reading Assignments

    7. Cheat sheet: Elements of a STP Analysis

    8. Module 3: Tools & Resources for Additional Learning

    9. Module 3: Quiz

    1. Welcome to Module 4!

    2. Module 4: Starting point - Current state

    3. Module 4: Setting a goal

    4. Module 4: Next steps - risk analysis and content strategy

    5. Module 4: Resources for a strategic plan

    6. Module 4: Responsibility

    7. Module 4: Review

    8. Module 4: Tips & Tools

    9. Module 4: Reading Assignments

    10. Module 4: Apply What You've Learned

    11. Module 4: Tools & Resources for Additional Learning

    12. Cheat sheet: Setting goals

    13. Module 4: Quiz

    1. Welcome to Module 5!

    2. Module 5: What does SMART mean?

    3. Module 5: Alternatives to SMART

    4. Module 5: Reading Assignments

    5. Module 5: Apply What You've Learned

    6. Module 5: Tools & Resources for Additional Learning

    7. Module 5: Quiz

    1. Welcome to Module 6!

    2. Module 6: What is alignment?

    3. Module 6: Reading Assignments

    4. Module 6: Apply What You've Learned

    5. Module 6: Tools & Resources for Additional Learning

    6. Module 6: Quiz

About this course

  • $99.00
  • 50 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

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What is Strategic Planning?

Sarah Mays

The NISM course offers an excellent overview of strategic planning. This module focuses on gaining a clear understanding of strategic planning, component det...

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The NISM course offers an excellent overview of strategic planning. This module focuses on gaining a clear understanding of strategic planning, component details, and how social media professionals may use each component when creating a strategy.

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Strategic Planning

In this assessment based certificate course you will learn about the basics of strategy, how to create your own social media strategy, as well as the benefits of building SMART goals.

Strategic Planning

In this assessment based certificate course you will learn about the basics of strategy, how to create your own social media strategy, as well as the benefits of building SMART goals. By the end of the class you will have had a chance to build your own social media strategy through your own STP analysis and SWOT analysis as well as a number of other supportive tools and in alignment with your organizational goals, in order to effectively communicate your strategy. The Strategic Planning Assessment Based Certificate Course is designed for social media professionals who are looking to gain a deeper understanding of strategic planning and/or are looking to create their own social media strategy for their organization or client.


Certified Social Media Strategists can earn 5 CEUs for recertification by completing this course and successfully passing the final exam.