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LinkedIn Ads, minus the guesswork

Practical, no-fluff guides to advertising on LinkedIn, built from real B2B ad breakdowns and LinkedIn's own documentation. No jargon, just what actually works.

The guides

Each one is built from real B2B ad examples and verified against LinkedIn's official docs. New guides ship regularly.

Specs

LinkedIn Ad Specs & Sizes

Every LinkedIn ad format, with exact image dimensions, aspect ratios, character limits, and file requirements. The cheat sheet to keep open while you build.

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Formats

LinkedIn Thought Leader Ads

How to sponsor a real person's post: what's eligible, how to set one up in Campaign Manager, and the creative best practices that make them work.

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Costs

LinkedIn Ads Cost

What LinkedIn ads actually cost in 2026: CPC, CPM, and CPL benchmarks, what drives the price, and how to bring it down.

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Formats

LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms

The native lead form that fills itself in. Setup, field strategy, and how to keep lead quality high.

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Formats

LinkedIn Single Image Ads

The workhorse B2B format. Exact specs and character limits, the creative best practices that lift CTR, and real performance benchmarks.

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Formats

LinkedIn Video Ads

Specs, duration limits, and the honest benchmarks. Why video buys cheap impressions and expensive clicks, and the few cases where it actually works.

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Formats

LinkedIn Carousel Ads

The swipeable multi-card format. The strict 1080x1080 card spec, character limits, how many cards to use, and the sequence that keeps people swiping to the CTA.

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Formats

LinkedIn Document Ads

The swipeable PDF that people read in the feed. Specs, file types, character limits, and how gating with a Lead Gen Form makes it the cheapest LinkedIn lead format.

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Formats

LinkedIn Dynamic & Spotlight Ads

The personalized right-rail ads that pull each member's own name, photo, and company into the creative. Spotlight vs Follower ads, exact specs, and the desktop-only tradeoff.

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Setup

LinkedIn Campaign Manager

A walk through Campaign Manager from account structure to your first live campaign.

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Targeting

LinkedIn Ad Targeting

Matched audiences, retargeting, and the targeting layers that decide who actually sees your ads.

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Targeting

LinkedIn Matched Audiences

Target your own data: company and contact lists, website and engagement retargeting, and the 300-member floor that decides whether a segment ever serves.

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