06/21/2022

LinkedIn Ad Specifications: Master Guide To The Sizes and Formats

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LinkedIn lets you connect with potential customers, employers, and other businesses that are similar to yours.

LinkedIn isn’t just for professional connections. LinkedIn can also be used to generate leads. 

You must comply with LinkedIn advertising specifications to be successful with LinkedIn ads.

This page will discuss the different types of LinkedIn ads and the LinkedIn ad specifications.

Read on for more information or call and speak with a specialist about Kobe Digital to help you market your product on LinkedIn.

There are many types of LinkedIn ads

It doesn’t matter what type you use for LinkedIn ads, it is crucial to follow the best practices in LinkedIn ad specifications. Let’s first discuss the types and sizes of ads you can post on LinkedIn.

Display ads

There are four types of LinkedIn display ads. They are medium rectangles (skyscrapers), text links (text links), and leaderboards (leaderboards).

Display ads in the middle rectangle format appear on company and profile pages. These ads appear above the fold.

Inboxes, message pages, and message boards contain Skyscraper ads.

Leaderboard ads can be found at the bottom of every page.

Text links can be found at the top and bottom pages of any page on the platform.

Display ads are used primarily to generate leads. Display ads can be used to raise brand awareness as they are placed in various places on the platform.

Sponsored Content

Sponsored Content Ads are natively displayed on LinkedIn feeds. This will increase brand awareness and followers.

Sponsored content ads may include images, text, and video.

Sponsored InMail

InMail is LinkedIn’s proprietary messaging platform. These ads appear in users’ email inboxes and enable you to target people not following you.

Sponsored InMail ads are most often used for:

  1. Have conversations with potential leads
  2. Offer a unique product
  3. Promotion for an event or webinar

Text ads

LinkedIn text ads can be found at the top of pages and to the right on your LinkedIn account feed when you are using a desktop computer. More leads will likely come from these ads.

Dynamic ads

Dynamic ads are targeted precisely to users by using their data and delivering customized ads 

Follow these company ads to encourage your target audience to visit your page. 

Content ads encourage people to download your content. This will help you generate leads.

Spotlight ads take you to a landing page or website that contains the product, event, or service mentioned in your ad.

Now you are familiar with the different types of LinkedIn ads. Let’s get down to business and discuss LinkedIn advertising specifications

Now you are familiar with the different types of LinkedIn ads. Let’s get down to business and discuss LinkedIn advertising specifications

LinkedIn Ad specifications for each ad type

We have all numbers for you.

LinkedIn Display Ad Specifications

As there are so many types of LinkedIn display ads specs, we’ll be looking at each one separately.

RECTANGLE DISPLAY AD SPECS
Size:300×250 pixels
Type:HTML5 HTML5 – HTML5 can be used by third-party servers to retrieve GIF, JPG, and PNG.
Image size:HTML5: 200KB; Other: 40KB
Animation limit:Autoplay takes 15 seconds. Other than that it takes 30 seconds
SKYSCRAPER DISPLAY AD SPECS
Size:160×600 pixels
Type:HTML5 HTML5 – HTML5 can be used by third-party servers to retrieve GIF, JPG, and PNG.
Image size:HTML5: 200KB; Other: 40KB
Animation limit:Autoplay takes 15 seconds. Other than that it takes 30 seconds
LEADERBOARD AD SPECS:
Size:728×90 pixels
Type:HTML5 HTML5 – HTML5 can be used by third-party servers to retrieve GIF, JPG, and PNG.
Image size:HTML5: 200KB; Other: 40KB
Animation limit:Autoplay takes 15 seconds. Other than that it takes 30 seconds

LinkedIn sponsored Ad specs

Now let’s talk about the best LinkedIn sponsored ads specs.

SPONSORED IMAGE AD SPECS
Size:1200×627 pixels
Ratio:1.91:1
Maximum image upload:5MB
Image format:PNG, GIF, JPEG
Intro text:150 characters before truncation
Headline:70 characters
SPONSORED VIDEO AD SPECS:
Length:From 3 Seconds to 3 Minutes
Layout:7KB to 20MB
File size7KB to 20MB
Format:MP4
Frame rateBelow 30 FPS
360p pixel requirements:480×360, wide: 640×360
480p pixel requirements:640×480
720p pixel requirements:960×720, wide: 1280×720
1080 pixel requirements:1440×1080, wide: 1920×1080
Audio format:AAC or MPEG4
Audio size:Below 64KHz

LinkedIn sponsored InMail Ad specs

INMAIL AD SPECS      
Size:300×250 pixels
File sizePNG, GIF, JPEG
Maximum file size:40KB
Text:Maximum 1000 characters      

LinkedIn text ads

Continue reading for more information about LinkedIn text ad specs.

TEXT AD SPECS      
Image size:100×100 pixels
Headline:25 characters or less      
Description:75 characters or less      

LinkedIn dynamic ad specifications

Let’s take a look at the LinkedIn ads specifications for dynamic ads.

FOLLOW COMPANY ADS:
Minimum logo size:100×100 pixels
Images from the CTA are available below:Maximum 50 characters
Secondary CTAMaximum 70 characters
Company Name:Maximum 25 characters

Advertisement:

Contact your LinkedIn account manager for more information on content ads.

SPOTLIGHT ADS:
Minimum logo size:100×100 pixels
Images from the CTA are available below:Maximum 50 characters
Secondary CTAMaximum 70 characters
Background image300×250 pixels

Kobe Digital uses LinkedIn Ad specifications to create the best ads.

We’re a digital agency that has a social media department.

Kobe Digital is well-versed in LinkedIn ad specifications. Our experts will ensure that they are the right size.

We can ensure that your LinkedIn ads are on-point and can assist with your LinkedIn marketing strategy.

We will interview you about your company and discuss your goals. We can then make recommendations on the best LinkedIn ad formats, create ad designs, and even write compelling copy to get users clicking.

We will test and monitor your ads, and then report back on their success.

We will make suggestions and implement changes to improve the performance of ads.

Kobe Digital is the digital marketing company that’s right for you. We adhere to the LinkedIn Ad specs and create amazing LinkedIn ads that drive real results for our clients.

We offer a full-service LinkedIn Marketing Agency. To better understand marketing, we suggest that you talk to your digital marketing specialist about how LinkedIn marketing can be paired.

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