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Advertising made easier

Choose your LinkedIn ad format based on your objective and customer journey

Why objective-based advertising?

Easily create campaigns

We only show you ad formats that support your objectives so you can quickly decide which ads are right for you.

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Maximize ROI

Knowing your objective allows us to optimize your ads to get more of the results you care about. 

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Measure and track results

Key results in reporting and forecasting help you track important outcomes based on your unique objective.

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Decide on your business objective and ad format

To create a marketing campaign, choose a goal for your needs — awareness, consideration, or conversion — in Campaign Manager, LinkedIn’s self-serve ad platform. Then, see which ad format(s) best support it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Brand Awareness

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use ads to encourage interation, announce events, spotlight open jobs, and more

 

    Carousel Ads

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    Conversation Ads

 

    Document Ads

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    Event Ads

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    Follower Ads

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    Lead Gen Forms

 

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    Single Image Ads

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    Single Job Ads

 

    Spotlight Ads

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    Text Ads

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    Thought Leader Ads

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    Video Ads

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Website visits

 

 

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Engagement

 

 

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Video views

 

 

 

 

 

Get more people to visit your website

 

 

 

Drive clicks, social actions, and Company Page follows

 

 

Tell your product of business story through video

 

 

 

 

 

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    Carousel Ads

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    Conversation Ads

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    Document Ads

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    Event Ads

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    Follower Ads

 

 

 

 

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    Lead Gen Forms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Message Ads

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    Single Image Ads

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    Single Job Ads

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Spotlight Ads

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    Text Ads

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    Thought Leader Ads

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    Video Ads

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Lead generation

 

 

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Website conversion

 

 

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Job applicants

 

 

 

 

 

Get leads using forms pre-filled with LinkedIn member information

 

 

See increased traffic, leads, and downloads

 

 

Promote job opportunities at your company

 

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    Carousel Ads

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    Conversation Ads

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    Document Ads

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    Event Ads

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Follower Ads

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Lead Gen Forms

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    Message Ads

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    Single Image Ads

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    Single Job Ads

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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    Spotlight Ads

 

 

 

 

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    Text Ads

 

 

 

 

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    Thought Leader Ads

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Video Ads

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Get started on your next objective-based campaign