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Ads Best Practices Give your campaigns a higher chance of success by ensuring that you have a competitive bid. Set an aggressive maximum bid Active ads with a low CTR can weigh down a campaign and lead to a drop in impressions. Turn off low-performing ads Clear, bright images of business professionals make your ads more personal and appealing to potential clients. Always include an image Even simple changes, such as adjusting targeting, raising bids, and refreshing/creating ad variations, can increase your performance. Minor changes can have a big impact Ads with a strong call to action, such as “Register Now!” or “Sign-up Today!”, perform better. Use a strong call to action If you have multiple target audiences, separate them into different “buckets” and create campaigns tailored to reach each specific audience. Determine exactly who you are trying to target Use 2-3 active ad variations per campaign to show variety to your audience while also allowing you to see which strategy is most successful (A/B testing). Create multiple ad variations for each campaign When creating campaigns, use only a few targeting options at a time. Most successful campaigns have an audience range between 60K - 400K. Suggestions for types of campaigns: Target by Geography/Industry/Seniority (e.g., UK/High-Tech/Manager) Target by Geography/Specific Skills (e.g., France/PPC, SEM) Target by Geography/Type of LinkedIn Group (e.g., AUS/Recruiting, HR) Create focused targeting criteria Grab their attention by calling out to your audience in the headline (e.g., “Attn: High-Tech Managers” or “Are You an IT Director?”). Address your audience directly Frequently Asked Questions: http://partner.linkedin.com/ads/faqs Best Practices: http://partner.linkedin.com/ads/bestpractices Improve Your Performance: http://partner.linkedin.com/ads/bestpractices/track.html Skills & Expertise Research: http://www.linkedin.com/skills Our system serves relevant ads more often and limits ads that rarely get clicks. Keep your ads and targeting relevant

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- Determine exactly who you are trying to target - Create focused targeting criteria - Set an aggressive maximum bid - Always include an image - Use a strong call to action - Create multiple ad variations for each campaign - Address your audience directly - Keep your ads and targeting relevant - Turn off low-performing ads - Minor changes can have a big impact To start optimizing your LinkedIn Ads campaigns, click here: http://www.linkedin.com/ads

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Ads Best Practices

Give your campaigns a higher chance of success by ensuring that you have a competitive bid.

Set an aggressive maximum bid✓Active ads with a low CTR can weigh down a campaign and lead to a drop in impressions.

Turn off low-performing ads✓

Clear, bright images of business professionals make your ads more personal and appealing to potential clients.

Always include an image✓Even simple changes, such as adjusting targeting, raising bids, and refreshing/creating ad variations, can increase your performance.

Minor changes can have a big impact✓

Ads with a strong call to action, such as “Register Now!” or “Sign-up Today!”, perform better.

Use a strong call to action✓

If you have multiple target audiences, separate them into different “buckets” and create campaigns tailored to reach each specific audience.

Determine exactly who you are trying to target✓Use 2-3 active ad variations per campaign to show variety to your audience while also allowing you to see which strategy is most successful (A/B testing).

Create multiple ad variations for each campaign✓

When creating campaigns, use only a few targeting options at a time. Most successful campaigns have an audience range between 60K - 400K.

Suggestions for types of campaigns:• Target by Geography/Industry/Seniority (e.g., UK/High-Tech/Manager)• Target by Geography/Specific Skills (e.g., France/PPC, SEM)• Target by Geography/Type of LinkedIn Group (e.g., AUS/Recruiting, HR)

Create focused targeting criteria✓Grab their attention by calling out to your audience in the headline (e.g., “Attn: High-Tech Managers” or “Are You an IT Director?”).

Address your audience directly✓

Frequently Asked Questions: http://partner.linkedin.com/ads/faqsBest Practices: http://partner.linkedin.com/ads/bestpracticesImprove Your Performance: http://partner.linkedin.com/ads/bestpractices/track.htmlSkills & Expertise Research: http://www.linkedin.com/skills

Our system serves relevant ads more often and limits ads that rarely get clicks.

Keep your ads and targeting relevant✓