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LinkedIn Marketing Solutions 101Ryan Wilson, B2B Agency LeadBrittany Curtis, Agency Consultant
Ryan Wilson B2B Agency Lead | Chicago
Brittany CurtisAgency Consultant | Chicago
Agenda
1 LinkedIn For Members• Build and Leverage your Professional Brand
2 LinkedIn For Marketers• LinkedIn Marketing Solutions• Case Studies
3 LinkedIn For Agencies • Tools and Resources for Agencies
LinkedIn For Members
Connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and
successful
LinkedIn’s Mission
6
450M+ Professionals
Profile
Your DigitalProfessional Brand
Profile
Your DigitalProfessional Brand
8
Keeping up withtheir networks
Engaging with relevant, targeted content
Following companies they care about
Connectingwith contacts
Checking InMail from contacts, recruiters and brands
Stay Connected
Stay Informed
Get Hired
Influencers
Pulse Publishing Platform LinkedIn
Our ContentEvolution
LinkedIn For Marketers
Profile
Member ProfileDeciphered
Danie
Seattle, WA USA
Boston University
COMPANY
NAME
INDUSTRYSIZE
SCHOOL
LOCATION
JOBTITLE
SENIORITY
FIELD OF STUDY
DEGREE
GRADUATION AGE
SKILLS
GROUPS
IP
CommunicationBachelor of Science
2011, 25-34Simply Measured, 51-
200, Internet Senior Marketing
Manager, Marketing, Senior IC
CMA, LEWIS, Social Tools
SEO, Social Media, Digital Marketing,
Blogging
LinkedIn Personas Career ChangersBachelors, but no MasterYoung & Upwardly Mobile
FUNCTION
Assisted (through a LI Rep)$25K/quarter minimum
Self-Service, Online AdsNo spend minimums, can pay with credit card
Sponsored Updates Sponsored Updates
Sponsored InMail Text Ads
LinkedIn Dynamic Ads (Onsite Display)ABM Targeting Capability (for SU &
InMail)LinkedIn Persona Targeting Capability
Assisted vs. Self-ServiceHow to Work with LinkedIn
• Clients/agencies are able to provide their LinkedIn team with a .csv file of up to 30K companies (not e-mails), minimum of ~400 companies
• This capability is only offered for assisted Sponsored Updates & Sponsored InMail campaigns (not available in self-serivce)
• We will be able to layer on normal LinkedIn targeting (seniority, job function, etc.) on top of this list
• You can use this list to include or exclude in your targeting strategy
Sponsored Content and Sponsored InMailExtending Account-Based Marketing
ASSISTED
• Objectives: Brand Awareness or Lead Gen
• Extend your brand’s messaging to audiences beyond your company page followers
• Choose to invest on a CPC orCPM model
• Use Direct Sponsored Content to easily personalize and test your content ads
Deliver rich content in the LinkedIn feed across all devices
LinkedIn Sponsored ContentASSISTED &
SELF-SERVICE
Find detailed specs here: http://adspecs.liasset.com/
Five Quick Sponsored Content Tips
Tip #1:
Clickable link in headline
CTA creates urgency
If DR is the Goal, Design for an Action
Tip #2:Target Intelligently
Do start your targeting broad
Do utilize “IC” segment
Don’t combine all demographicsin one campaign
Don’t start too niche
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Tip #3:ALWAYS Test and Optimize
Tip #4:Give your Content Strategy a Voice
Directly calls out the Target
Tone is human and
casual
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Tip #5:All Professional are Consumers too…
• Objectives: Direct Response
• Breakthrough the limits of traditional email marketing with 100% deliverability
• Engage your key audiences across desktop and mobile
Find detailed specs here: http://adspecs.liasset.com/
Drive more leads and get the attention of your highest-value audiences on LinkedIn with targeted messages delivered right to their inboxes
LinkedIn Sponsored InMailASSISTED
InMail for Reports, eBooks & Whitepapers
• Objectives: Brand Awareness
• Reach professionals in a focused, relevant context
• Deploy a variety of formats from IAB standard formats to highly engaging native ads such as Spotlight Ads and Follow Company Ads
Find detailed specs here: http://adspecs.liasset.com/
Reach and Engage more than 433M ProfessionalsLinkedIn Native Display
ASSISTED
• Objectives: Brand Awareness
• Reach professionals in a focused, relevant context
• Use your own first- or third-party data to retarget website visitors, CRM contacts, lookalike audiences and more.
• Leverage LinkedIn audience segments to programmatically reach professional audiences based on their company size, seniority, professions and more. Find detailed specs here: http://adspecs.liasset.com/
Reach and Engage more than 450M ProfessionalsLinkedIn Programmatic Display
PROGRAMMATIC
OpenAuction
LinkedInPrivate
AuctionsTarget/retarget using your own
data ✓ ✓Target using predefined LinkedIn
audience segments* ✓LinkedIn homepage targeting
option ✓Advertisers must be whitelisted Yes Yes
*Targeting that uses first- and third-party cookie data cannot be combined with LinkedIn audience segment targeting.
LinkedIn For Agencies
Manage the Content and Insights on a Company PageLinkedIn Company Pages
A Look at What’s Trending on LinkedInTrending Content
Search by Segment Search by Topic
How Engaging is Your Brand Compared to its Competitors?
Content Marketing Score
LinkedIn Data Overlay on your Website TrafficLinkedIn Insights Tag
• Discover the business demographics of your website
• Track conversions for Sponsored Content and Text Ads through the Insights Tag
Visit business.linkedin.com for more information
Thank You!
Best Practices, Case Studies and WebcastsQuick Resources
• Check out LinkedIn’s Agency Microsite and Blog for updated resources and webcast recordings.
• Visit the eBook and webinar library for updated best practices and examples of best in class advertising on LinkedIn.
• Visit the Marketing Solutions case study library to see how brands in various regions and industries are engaging with the world’s largest network of professionals.
• Learn how to become an admin of your client’s company page
LinkedIn offers growing businesses an easy, self-service advertising platform to generate leads from their target audiences through Text Ads and Sponsored Updates. Marketers can get in front of the right prospects and drive them to their landing pages. Pay-per-click (PPC) or cost per impressions (CPM) pricing options without long-term contracts allow advertisers to fully control their own budgets.
Get in front of the right prospects of business decision-makers and drive them to your landing page to generate high-quality leads while controlling your costs. Stay visible while your audience is active throughout the platform.
Where do they appear?• Desktop only
• Text link at top ofhomepage (images/logos omitted); right-hand rail or horizontally at bottom of LinkedIn pages: homepage, profilepage, search results, groups, SlideShare
Reach a premium professional audience where they’re most engaged, proactively consuming content in the LinkedIn feed across all devices. Increase brand awareness and credibility by developing relationships with prospects early in the consideration process and drive high-quality leads.
Where do they appear?• Desktop, tablet, phone
• LinkedIn news feed
LinkedIn Online Ads (Self-Service)
Get Started with Online Ads Here!
Text Ads Sponsored Updates
.
Custom Call to Action Button
Image Banner for Branding Impact
Easy to Navigate Left
Pane
Custom Greeting
Custom Greeting
Easy to read formatting
Contextual hyperlink
Easy to navigate opt-out menu
1. Assisted SU and Sponsored InMail products 2. Matching only on company name .CSV template format 3. We must match at least 100 companies 4. Suggested list size: 500 companies; Maximum 30K companies5. Audience Expansion is not be available at this time6. All standard targeting facets available except Member Personas7. Matched company list can’t be shared with customers for privacy/compliance
reasons8. Standard Campaign Manager reporting will be available. Reporting at company
level will not be available for privacy/compliance reasons.
9. No same day campaigns +48 hours for forecast & launch SLAs10. Include or exclude up to 30K companies
10 Things You Need to Know About Account Targeting on LinkedIn
• 2015 Sophisticated Marketer’s Guide to LinkedIn (comprehensive, indexed guidebook to leveraging LinkedIn for brands)https://linkedin.box.com/LNKD-SophGuide-2015
• Crash-course in Full-funnel Marketinghttps://linkedin.box.com/Funnel-Marketing
• LMS Blogs (navigate by topic)http://marketing.linkedin.com/blog/topics/
• “How Agencies Can Leverage the LinkedIn Ecosystem” (recorded webinar)http://www.slideshare.net/LImarketingsolutions/live-webinar-how-agencies-can-leverage-the-linkedin-ecosystem
• “Mindset Matters” Research (2012) – Personal vs. Professional network audience behaviorhttps://linkedin.box.com/Mindset-Divide
• “Spotlight on Content” Research (2014) – A refresh of the Mindset analysis above, focusing on content engagementhttps://linkedin.box.com/Mindset-Spotlight-On-Content
• B2C Audience, the ‘Prosumer’ Research – In-depth look at Professionals as Consumers on our platformhttps://linkedin.box.com/B2C-prosumer-ebook
• “Social Bridge to the IT Committee”https://linkedin.box.com/US-ITCommittee-Research
• LinkedIn Partner Program (SU API partners (4C, Social.com, etc.), Certified Development & Content Partners (e.g. FHContentWorks)https://business.linkedin.com/marketing-solutions/certified-marketing-partners
• The LinkedIn Economic Graph Projecthttps://www.linkedin.com/company/linkedin-economic-graph
• Published posts by CEO Jeff Weiner (a look at how he thinks, how he leads, sings karaokes, and more …)https://www.linkedin.com/today/posts/jeffweiner08
Additional Resources
Targeting for Paid Solutions
Replicon (Sponsored InMail, Sponsored Updates): Workforce management SaaS software provider uses Sponsored InMails to get 11X higher response rates, at a CPL 73% better than other social channels. PDF
International Coach Foundation (Sponsored InMail, Sponsored Updates, Display Ads): Membership organization enrolls 1,900 new members, sees ROI of 1,761% after multi-product campaign. PDF
U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Sponsored InMail, Spotlight Ads): Business organization uses InMails and ads to drive sellout attendance for aviation-focused event; 42% open rate for InMails. PDF
Duke (Sponsored InMail): M.B.A. program generates 400% increase in conversions, and increases sales pipeline closure by 300%. PDF
Sponsored InMail Case Studies
Insights to Increase Engagement Among Target AudienceContent Marketing Score