You will see better campaign results when you select the right objective. 
  • To collect leads on your LinkedIn campaign, select Lead Generation
  • To capture leads on your own website, select Website Conversions 

Use LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms to capture high quality leads directly on your LinkedIn campaign. Pre-filled lead gen forms help increase lead form conversions by 5X.

To optimize lead generation campaigns, monitor these key metrics:

     •  Number of leads
     •  Cost Per lead
     
•  Lead form fill rate

Access your campaign results in Campaign Manager. Navigate to the dashboard, open the Columns dropdown, and choose Conversions & Leads for detailed insights

LinkedIn Ads Global Benchmarks Single Image Ad  Video Ad Carousel Ad
CTR (Click Through Rate) 0.61%  0.64%  0.59%
Engagement Rate 1.16% 1.35% 0.94%
CPM (Cost Per 1,000 Impressions)  US$ 37.44 US$ 30.11 US$ 23.96
CPC (Cost Per Click)  US$ 6.31 US$ 4.91 US$ 4.14
Form fill rate 6.36% 2.44% 1.96%
Cost per lead US$ 81.61 US$ 122.9 US$ 120.64
Get tips to optimise your Single Image Ads
Targeting Content & Creatives Bid & Budget
Lead Image

Best Practice 1: 
Use a maximum of 2-3 targeting filters 

Targeting too narrowly limits the reach and performance of your campaign.

Use a max of 2-3 targeting filters and start with an audience size of at least 50,000 members.

Basis your campaign performance, add more filters along the way to target more specifically. 

Best Practice 2: 
Retarget people who engaged with your ad

When people engage with your ad, they express their interest in your business. If you want them to fill up a lead gen form, nurture them further by retargeting campaigns that share valuable content your audience will be interested in.

Launch a new campaign to retarget this audience, using Lead Gen Forms to encourage conversions.

Lead Image

Best Practice 3: 
Target people who are similar to the leads you are already generating

  1. Check the demographic profile of your leads: What is their Job Function, Job Seniority, Company, Industry, Location, etc? 
     
  2. Apply this information to your targeting to reach similar people. You can also save this audience to reuse for your next campaign. 

Best Practice 1: 
Include 4-5 ad creatives in your campaign

Best Practice 2: 
Ask for information that you really need

Best Practice 1: 
Daily budget of more than US$ 80 a day

Best Practice 2: 
Use ‘Maximum Delivery’ as your bidding strategy