Advertising

How to get started

First, build your company's brand and build trust with your community.

Second, create your first ad campaign on LinkedIn's ad platform.

Ad formats

Reach and engage a professional audience in the LinkedIn feed.

Engage your prospects where professional conversations happen.

Engage prospects with ads automatically personalized to them.

Self-service ad formats to create campaigns in minutes.

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Discover how much it costs to advertise on LinkedIn.

Reach the people who matter most to your business.

Qualified leads come from a quality audience on LinkedIn.

An easy way to reach new audiences by amplifying your best content.

Measure the true impact of your LinkedIn ads.

Measure the ROI of your LinkedIn ads.

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

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Video Ads

Captivate a professional audience with native video at every stage of the buyer’s journey

Design Recommendations

Video File Type: MP4
Video Sound Format: AAC or MPEG4
Recommended frame rate: 30 frames per second
Custom Thumbnail: Optional but recommended
Ratio:
4:5 (vertical, 0.8)
9:16 (vertical; 0.57)
16:9 (landscape; 1.78)
1:1 (square; 1.0)

Text Recommendations

Ad name (optional): 255 characters
Headline: 70 characters. Maximum of 200 characters
Introductory text: 150 characters. Maximum of 600 characters

Technical Requirements

Video File Size: 75 KB (min) - 500 MB (max)
Video Duration: 3 seconds - 30 minutes
Video Captions: Optional
Video Sound Rate: 
Less than 64 KHz
Minimum width: 360 pixels
Maximum width: 1920 pixels
Minimum height: 360 pixels
Maximum height: 1920 pixels
Minimum aspect ratio: 9:16 (0.563)
Maximum aspect ratio: 16:9 (1.778)

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Recommended Dimensions

Vertical (4:5):
Min 360 x 450 pixels
Max 1080 x 1350 pixels
Vertical (9:16):
Min 360 x 640 pixels
Max 1080 x 1920 pixels
Landscape (16:9):
Min 640 x 360 pixels
Max 1920 x 1080 pixels
Square (1:1):
Min 360 x 360 pixels
Max 1920 x 1920 pixels
Aspect ratio tolerance: 5%
 


Video Thumbnail File Format: JPG or PNG
Video Thumbnail Max File Size: 2 MB Video
Thumbnail Aspect Ratio & Resolution: Match video

URL Requirements

Landing page URL: Required
URL prefix: http:// or https://
URL characters: 2000 characters for destination field URL

For full technical specifications, please visit our Help Center.

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