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    How to Use LinkedIn Lead Gen Form Ads

    by Julbert Abraham / July 26, 2018 / Leave a Comment

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    social media how toWant an efficient way to find qualified leads on LinkedIn?

    Have you heard of LinkedIn lead gen form ads?

    In this article, you’ll learn how to set up a LinkedIn ad campaign that collects downloadable leads.

    How to Use LinkedIn Lead Gen Form Ads by Julbert Abraham on Social Media Examiner.
    How to Use LinkedIn Lead Gen Form Ads by Julbert Abraham on Social Media Examiner.

    #1: Offer Something Your Target Audience Will Truly Value

    LinkedIn lead gen forms make it easy to collect leads via your ads. When members click your ad’s call-to-action button, your form will open with the fields already filled using information from their LinkedIn profile. This makes it easy for them to accept your offer.

    Example of a LinkedIn ad with a lead form

    Before you create a lead gen form, however, you need to decide what your offer will be. Think about what’s important to your target audience. What information will appeal to them? What will capture their attention? Where are they in the customer journey (top of the funnel, mid-funnel, bottom of the funnel)?

    Answering these questions will help you choose an offer that will be of value to your target audience, such as a free consultation session, eBook, assessment session, report, or guide.

    #2: Start Your LinkedIn Ad Campaign

    After you decide what your offer is, you’re ready to set up your LinkedIn ad campaign and create your lead gen form.

    To get started, navigate to your LinkedIn home page. Then click Work and select Advertise from the pop-up window. Or go directly to www.linkedin.com/advertising.

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    On your LinkedIn home page, click Work and select Advertise.

    On the next page, click Create Ad.

    Create the Create Ad button.

    When the LinkedIn Campaign Manager dashboard opens, click Create a Campaign.

    Select an Ad Type and Format

    On the Choose an Ad Product page, select Sponsored Content.

    Select Sponsored Content on the Choose an Ad Product page.

    On the next page, you choose your objective. Select Collect Leads Using LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms.

    Select Collect Leads Using LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms as your campaign objective.

    The next step is to choose an ad format. You can choose from three options: article image or link, carousel, or video. The format for your LinkedIn ad campaign depends on your industry and target audience.

    Choose an ad format.

    If you’re not sure which LinkedIn ad format your audience prefers, test all three options for 14 days. After you determine which one performs the best in terms of leads generated, go all-in on that one.

    Select Your Ad Content

    After you select a LinkedIn ad format, you’re ready to build your ad. You can either select existing content or create new content. The language in your creative should match your offer. This will make it easier for people to understand your message while aligning with your call to action.

    #3: Build Your LinkedIn Lead Form

    Once you have your content, the next step is to select a call to action. This is critical. The call to action you choose should be based on what you want your audience to do as a next step.

    Select a call to action for your LinkedIn ad.

    This page is also where you can create a lead gen form template that will filter out some of the leads you generate from this LinkedIn ad campaign.

    The form template should collect basic information, such as name, email address, and phone number. To identify qualified leads for your business, it’s also helpful to include a few questions such as “What are your biggest challenges?”

    Choose a lead form or click Create New Form Template to create a new one.

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    To build a lead gen form template, click Create New Form Template at the top right. In the pop-up window, add a form name, describe your offer, and enter details about your privacy policy. When you’re finished, click Next.

    Describe the offer you're promoting in your LinkedIn ad.

    Now decide what info you want to collect on your lead form. The default settings are First Name, Last Name, and Email Address. The fields you choose will be prefilled for the LinkedIn member based on their profile.

    Decide what info you want to collect on your lead form.

    Scroll down to add questions to your form. When you’re finished, click Next.

    Add questions to your lead form.

    The final step to building your form is to customize your thank-you message, which is optional. This is the message that members will see after they submit your form.

    You can also enter the URL you want people to visit after they complete your form and select a call to action to display on the thank-you page. Click Save when you’re done.

    Customize your thank-you message.

    Click Next to move on to the next step.

    #4: Set Up Targeting, Bidding, and Scheduling

    Now you’re ready to choose your target audience. To get the best results from your Linkedin ad campaign, you need the right messaging and targeting. It’s important to go beyond just the basic job role, industry, and location targeting.

    Choose the target audience for your LinkedIn ad.

    A micro-targeting outreach approach can work well for some businesses. In this case, you target an audience from a niche group or a particular group of companies on LinkedIn. Although this narrows your audience, you’re able to customize the language of your advertising creative to appeal to them.

    When you’re finished setting up your targeting, be sure to save the audience for future LinkedIn ad campaigns. This will make it easier to test different audiences.

    Now you need to set a bid. One common error that many businesses make is not setting the right daily budget or bid. With a testing campaign, I recommend that you start with a minimum of $50 per day. The bid will vary based on what LinkedIn suggests, but it’s helpful to set the bid $1 higher than the suggested bid (i.e., if the suggested bid is $9.82, go with $10.82).

    You can adjust the bid as the LinkedIn ad campaign performance improves and the suggested bid number drops. If there’s a lot of activity and engagement with your LinkedIn ad campaign, you’re more likely to see that change, which places you in a great position to adjust your bid.

    Select a daily budget, enter a bid, and choose the start dates for your campaign.

    After you set your bid, schedule your campaign. You can either start it immediately or choose a start and end date. Finally, set a total budget for the LinkedIn ad campaign and click Next.

    The last step is to review your campaign details and launch your LinkedIn ad campaign.

    #5: Monitor Your LinkedIn Advertising Campaign and Download Leads

    After you launch your LinkedIn ad campaign, monitor the LinkedIn ad campaign daily for the first 14 days.

    In Campaign Manager, open the Campaign Performance tab. Pay attention to the key performance indicators such as the click-through rate (CTR), social actions, cost per click, and any leads being generated.

    To export your leads as a CSV file, click Account Assets and select Lead Gen Forms.

    To export your leads as a CSV file, click Account Assets and select Lead Gen Forms.

    On the Lead Forms page that appears, find your lead form and click Download Leads under the Actions column.

    To make the most of these new leads, it’s best to follow up with them in the first 24-48 hours, while your business is still fresh in their minds. This also gives people the opportunity to ask for additional information.

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    What do you think? Have you used lead generation forms in your LinkedIn ad campaigns? How have they performed for your business? Please share your thoughts in the comments below.

    Learn how to set up a LinkedIn ad campaign with a lead gen form to qualify and collect downloadable leads.
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    About the authorJulbert Abraham

    Julbert Abraham is founder and CEO of AGM, a B2B agency specializing on LinkedIn marketing, training, advertising and recruiting. Based in NYC, his team works with small and mid-size companies.
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