LinkedIn advertising

Learn how to reach decision-makers on LinkedIn efficiently with the right campaign types, audience targeting, and creative formats for B2B.

LinkedIn advertising

Introduction

Most B2B companies start with LinkedIn ads because that's where their buyers are. The problem is that LinkedIn is also one of the most expensive ad platforms, and without a structured approach to targeting and creative, you burn through budget fast while convincing yourself it's "brand building."

In the channel hierarchy I teach, paid discovery sits below referrals, remarketing, and paid search for a reason: the audience is colder and the cost per engaged session is higher. That doesn't mean LinkedIn ads don't work. It means they work best when the higher-intent channels are already running and you have remarketing in place to catch the visitors who aren't ready to convert on the first click.

This playbook covers how to set up LinkedIn campaigns that actually produce pipeline: audience targeting that reaches decision-makers without overpaying, ad creative that stops the scroll, and a budget structure tied to your cost per engaged session so you know exactly when to scale and when to pull back.

Chapters

1

Campaign Manager setup

Set up your LinkedIn Campaign Manager account, connect your company page, install the Insight Tag, and configure conversion tracking.

2

Audience building and matched audiences

Build targeting audiences using job title, company size, and industry filters, and set up matched audiences from your CRM and website visitors.

3

Ad format selection

Choose between single image, carousel, video, document, and conversation ads based on your objective and where your audience is in the funnel.

4

Retargeting setup

Create retargeting audiences from website visitors, video viewers, and lead form openers so you stay visible to prospects already in your pipeline.

5

LinkedIn ad reporting and optimisation

Review campaign performance by audience segment, test creative variations, and shift budget toward the combinations that generate pipeline.

LinkedIn advertising

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LinkedIn advertising

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