Friday, November 26, 2010

LinkedIn Direct Ads: Is the Social World Ready to Respond?

Let's do some LInkedIn Ad eh? That's what the guide below (first section only) provides those interested in doing so at professional networking social media site LinkedIn. Predictions are being made that organizations will put dollars into the direct, and ppc style ads at both Facebook and LinkedIn (among others) in the coming year. What do you think?

Amplify’d from partner.linkedin.com
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Best Practices for Advertising on LinkedIn

1. Create effective ads

  • Choose words that grab the attention of your target audience and clearly explain what you offer. People use LinkedIn in ways that differ from other websites, so put yourself in your audience's shoes as you're creating your ads.

  • Give people a reason to take notice and click to learn more by highlighting special offers, unique benefits, whitepapers, free trials or demos.

  • Include strong call-to-action phrases like Try, Download, Sign up, or Request a Quote.

  • Include an image with your ad that's relevant to what you offer. The maximum size of the image is 50 pixels wide by 50 pixels high, so be sure that the contents of your image are readable at this size.

  Effective

What works well:
  • This headline clearly describes the products or services offered. Try an ad variation with a question in the headline to engage people.
  • This description lists clear benefits and suggests a strong call-to-action.

  Less Effective

What could be improved:
  • The logo and the text within the image are too small and hard to read.
  • This headline displays the company name rather than a word or phrase describing the service or key benefits of the service.
  • This description does not use complete sentences and proper punctuation.

Read more at partner.linkedin.com

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