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How many times will we show members an ad from the same company page within a 48-hour period?

Up to 2
Up to 5
Up to 3
Up to 4

When you are setting up your retargeting audience, you should add as many targeting layers as possible to narrow it down.

True
False

No matter how low your CPL is, if you generate higher quality leads, these will be more likely to convert, which means higher ROI in the long-run.

False
True

Allison is trying to understand who she should be targeting with her new brand campaign. To get some inspiration, which of the following should she look at?

Campaign Demographics in Campaign Manager
The Insight Tag
Website Demographics in Campaign Manager

Anika wants to reach a broad audience for her brand awareness campaign. Which targeting methods should she explore? Select all that apply.

Use LinkedIn Audience Network to reach professionals on mobile apps and websites beyond LinkedIn
Use AND targeting to target more attributes
Use website demographics to target the buying committee Leverage company list targeting

A company wants to distribute its latest white paper and gather prospects’ data. They create an ad with a form, targeting key decision makers. Which type of campaign are they running?

Brand awareness campaign
Demand generation campaign
Lead generation campaign

Sherry installed the LinkedIn Insight Tag to help her be more effective in reaching the buying committee. Why is this useful?

The LinkedIn Insight Tag is reporting tool that targets decision makers so it helps Sherry reach the right audience
The LinkedIn Insight Tag allows Sherry to follow a specific audience on LinkedIn
The LinkedIn Insight Tag helps Sherry see Website Demographics of her landing page so she can refine her ad targeting

All three stages in the funnel (Awareness, Consideration, Conversion) are important when planning brand-building campaigns.

True
False

Why is it important that both marketing and sales are aligned when it comes to ABM? Select two.

Because they should both focus mainly on converting
Because they should collaborate in defining the attributes that constitute a target account and the efforts to get them
Because they should both focus mainly on targeting the right people
Because they share the same end goal

When repurposing content from other platforms, no editing is usually required.

True
False

Ana is seeing a high CTR but a low conversion rate in her campaign. How can she improve this?

Improve the conversion process on her website
Revise her targeting settings
Revise her creative in order to increase her CTR
Discard use of website conversions, as it is not compatible with her company

How long will a website retargeting audience take to build, on average?

Once you reach 300 members, it will depend on your website traffic
Less than 24h
Less than 48h

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What is considered long-form content?

Content containing 2,000 words
Content containing less than 500 words
Content containing at least 3,000 words
Content containing 1,000 words

Alexander wants to see if he is driving the buying committee to his company’s website. How would he be able to see that data? Select all that apply.

Post a survey on his LinkedIn Page
Install the LinkedIn Insight Tag on his website
Leverage the LinkedIn Audience Network to reach people on LinkedIn
Use Website Demographics to examine the Industry, Job Function, and Seniority

Brand strategies build mental availability with future buyers.

False
True

LinkedIn is the ideal platform for your lead generation goals because of its… Select all that apply.

Intent-driven audience
Professional environment
Relevant engagement

What are the steps involved in brand building? Select all that apply.

Review results to optimize ROI
Create content that resonates
Target a broad audience
Plan the customer journey

Reach Optimization must be enabled to see forecasted results, for both reach and frequency.

True
False

Rafael is finalizing his creative for his advertising campaign. Which best practice should he follow?

Use bold, complementary colors and shapes
Use text with at least 200 characters
Avoid using people in the images
Include at least 2 messages in the ad

What is the 95-5 rule?

95% of marketers are driving brand awareness
95% of buyers are out-of-market at any given time
95% of buyers are in market at any given time
95% of brands have a brand strategy

LinkedIn’s B2C audience has three times the buying power of an average web audience.

False
True

Creating and distributing valuable thought leadership content to the right audiences is at the heart of driving brand awareness on LinkedIn.

True
False

According to LinkedIn, how much of the buyer’s purchase journey is completed before contacting the vendor?

Cost per lead (CPL)
Number of leads
Average click-through rate (CTR)

Stronger brands experience more sensitivity to their pricing.

False
True

Which of the following are best practices for strong thought leadership content?

Offer new perspectives and insights to existing challenges
Talk about what everyone else is talking about
Emphasize selling your products
Present facts with minimal insight or opinion

Mackenzie wants to improve frequency for her brand awareness campaign. How many ad creatives should she run, according to LinkedIn?

6 to 7
2 to 3
None of the above
4 to 5

Which is not a LinkedIn best practice for lead generation targeting?

Use Lookalike Audiences
Include your own company
Avoid hyper targeting
Set up different campaigns and approaches
Use Contact and Account targeting

Which of the following sentences is true about Conversion Tracking?

It reports on Lead Gen Form activity
It only performs well when tracking actions on specific landing pages
It requires the Insight Tag to work

Which of the following best describes Conversion Tracking?

A tool that can be used on brand awareness campaigns to look at engagement levels
An analytical function that gathers insights into post-click and view-through conversions of your LinkedIn ads campaigns
A tool that tracks conversions within the LinkedIn environment
A marketing strategy that seeks to increase number of leads

Juan wants to track website demographics. Which does he need to do?

Run display ads
Leverage message ads
Add the LinkedIn Insight Tag
Set up a LinkedIn Page

When it comes to converting your audience into customers, what works best?

Exposing them to both branding and acquisition activities
Exposing them mainly to branding activities
Exposing them mainly to acquisition activities

Which of the definitions best describes brand awareness campaigns?

They are conversion-based campaigns to move more relevant target audiences through your funnel
They are impression-based campaigns to maximize your reach of relevant target audiences at the top of the funnel

How would you best approach your campaign’s reach for lead generation?

Hyper target so that you make sure you are reaching the right audience
Target broadly so that you make sure as many people as possible see your ad
Start broad and narrow down your audience as you analyze results

There is no average web conversion rate because this metric will normally depend on… Select three.

User interface
Type of ad
Speed
Website design

If you detect that your CTR is underperforming, what can you do to improve it?

You could try changing your targeting filters
You could try to improve your images and text so that they attract more people
You could increase your budget so that it reaches more people

How does LinkedIn help you with account-based marketing (ABM)? Select all that apply.

It helps you get closer to decision makers within your target companies
It ensures your brand is present and prepared to help during each stage of the funnel
It combines LinkedIn’s first-party data with your account lists
It automatically provides you with a list of accounts that match your area of expertise

Sara’s lead gen campaign has been live for a few months now and she is reporting on the results. She wants to know how her website conversions are doing. On Campaign Manager, what would be the key metric that will help her measure her performance?

Conversion rate
Clicks
View conversions

Wati is exploring using LinkedIn Audience Network to drive brand awareness. Would this be a good idea?

Yes, LinkedIn Audience Network helps marketers expand their targeting on LinkedIn
No, LinkedIn Audience Network can limit your performance across advertising objectives
Yes, LinkedIn Audience Network helps marketers reach targeted professionals across multiple touch points and in different environments
No, LinkedIn Audience Network narrows a marketers targeting

It is not possible to select brand awareness as a specific campaign objective in Campaign Manager.

False
True

Daniel has decided to integrate his Lead Gen Form with his CRM system. How will this affect him?

He will be able to take action on his leads quickly
All his leads will be stored in Campaign Manager for up to 30 days
He will have to start downloading his lead lists manually

When do you implement your privacy policy URLs during the campaign process?

Before creating your Lead Gen Form
During the set-up of your Lead Gen Form
Once your Lead Gen Form is created

False
True

When setting up Conversion Tracking on your website, what is a Conversion Window?

The amount of time your audience spend on your website
The timeframe within which conversions will be attributed to your LinkedIn ad
The amount of times your audience clicks on your ad

Brand equity improves… Select all that apply.

Pricing power
Category security
Customer experience
Competitive advantage

Getting your prospects’ contact details is a priority when you are running a demand generation campaign.

False
True

Joanne wants to improve brand sentiment. According to LinkedIn, which leading metrics should she consider? Select all that apply.

Social engagements (likes, shares, comments)
Clicks
Video views
Frequency
Reach

Which lead gen campaign would you consider more successful?

One that shows a higher ROI (return on investment)
One that shows the lowest CPL (cost per lead)

When it comes to retargeting for lead gen, which is considered a best practice for audience size and scale?

50K+ for open not submitted in the past 60 days
1K+ for open not submitted in the past 90 days
50K+ for video in the past 30 days

On a LinkedIn post, when is the copy truncated?

120 characters
150 characters
200 characters
100 characters

The lead score increases as you learn more about how your audience engages with your website and your marketing activities.

False
True

LinkedIn recommends having 2 to 3 ad creatives to improve frequency.

True
False

Vijeeth is launching a campaign, focused on brand awareness. Which leading metrics should he use? Select all that apply.

Frequency
Conversions
Video views
Reach
Impressions

You need to install the Insight Tag on your website to be able to use the Website Demographics tool.

True
False

In your LinkedIn Campaign Manager, which marketing goal should you choose if you are looking to generate leads?

Brand awareness
Consideration
Conversion

Which of the following steps are important before scoring your leads? Select three.

Align Sales and Marketing
Set up your marketing automation system
Make sure you know your CPL
Determine your ideal persona

For Lead Gen Form campaigns, conversion actions can be added to a campaign via:

Either by editing campaign details or by adding the campaign name when creating the conversion action
By adding the campaign name when creating the conversion action
Only via ‘Edit campaign details’

What percentage of decision makers say that thought leadership can be effective in influencing their purchasing decisions?

If you find you are getting a high CTR but a low completion rate, what could you do to improve it?

Rethink your strategy and go backwards in the funnel
Revise your form and make sure that it is easy to fill in
Revise your creative
Change your CTA

Which of the following criteria would you consider demographic traits? Select three.

Job title
Job function
Registering for an event or webinar
Requesting certain types of content
Industry
Signing up for a free trial

When setting up your retargeting campaign, converters will be excluded automatically.

False
True

When setting your campaign’s targeting, the audience count will include members from Audience Expansion when Audience Expansion is enabled.

True
False

How does LinkedIn define ‘mental availability’?

The amount of space someone has to dedicate to a topic
The degree to which someone is paying attention to your brand
The likelihood that a customer will think of your brand in a buying scenario
The time someone dedicates to learning about your brand

Reach Optimization is only available with the max delivery bidding option.

False
True

What are the greatest drivers of growth in B2B and B2C? Select all that apply.

Use messaging forms, including ads, product messaging, and thought leadership
Target a specific senior leader at a company
Target a broad audience
Rely solely on thought leadership to build brand equity

Kai is creating thought leadership content. According to LinkedIn, which best practices should he follow? Select 2.

Demonstrate product expertise
Offer elementary insights
Leverage the different organic and paid ad formats within LinkedIn
Add new perspectives

What are some key advantages of using Data Integrations with LinkedIn marketing partners? Select all the apply.

Marketing partners can help you standardize the information you receive and append more information onto your LinkedIn leads
They allow you to create Matched Audiences on LinkedIn from email addresses from your CRM platform
Automating the delivery of your lead directly into the sales or marketing platform of your choice

Nicolas wants to use data about his website visitors to create targeted ads on LinkedIn. Which tool should he use?

The Conversion Tracking Tool
Campaign Demographics
Website Demographics

To create brand awareness on LinkedIn, which type of campaigns are recommended?

Organic and paid campaigns
Paid campaigns only
Organic activity only

When setting up Conversion Tracking, what is the Attribution Model?

It’s the tag you need to install in order to track conversions
It’s a tab that allows you to measure the performance of your campaign
It’s how each ad interaction is credited for a conversion

When working with LinkedIn marketing partners, if you don’t see your CRM or marketing automation platform listed:

It won’t be possible to integrate your data
You can download a CSV file and manually upload it to your database
You will have to use a different Marketing Automation platform

Alice has not yet associated her Lead Gen Form with an ad in an active campaign. What would she be able to edit?

Language and target audience
All fields except the form language
All fields except her creative
She can’t edit any fields

For custom questions in your Lead Gen Form, the best type of question is one where…

Members fill in an answer
Members can choose from a dropdown menu

Once you have your leads, how can you attribute them to a specific campaign or update? Select two.

By downloading a report by ad performance or campaign performance
By selecting all active campaigns and breaking down the data by source
By clicking into the individual campaign in the Campaign Manager and breaking down the lead data by update

Lead Gen Forms are supported by the following ad formats. Select all that apply.

Carousel Image Ads
Conversation Ads
Video Ads
Single Image Ads
Spotlight Ads

The number of fields on a Lead Gen Form should ideally be:

At least 5
Fewer than 5
At least 7
Between 2 and 3

Which type of access would you need to download leads?

Viewer access only
Designated Admin OR Lead Gen Forms Manager access on the LinkedIn Page

How can you use the Insight Tag to help your brand awareness strategy? Select three.

Upload contact lists to use in targeting campaigns
Compare different pages to learn which kinds of content resonate with different audiences
Automatically repost content from your website onto your LinkedIn Page
Gain valuable audience insights—like job titles, company names, and industries—using accurate professional data
Use insights about your website visitors to create targeted ads

Conversion value is…

The dollar amount which is given to each conversion
The score you give a lead
The amount invested in an entire conversion campaign
The amount a customer spends on his/hers first purchase

Lead scoring is a methodology used for:

Tracking how your leads interact with your ads
Ranking leads according to their sales-readiness
Defining your ideal buyer persona
Getting leads at scale

What would be a good first step before you design your targeting strategy?

Hyper target to start with a small audience
Discard LinkedIn’s data and leverage only your own contact lists
Integrate your data with LinkedIn’s data

In order to use Website Retargeting, you will have to install the Insight Tag.

True
False

Which tactics would you use in order to get leads via LinkedIn Marketing Solutions? Select all that apply.

Conversion Tracking
Brand awareness
Lead Gen Forms

How many different creatives should your campaigns have?

Fewer than 2
At least 4-5
2-3

If you want to track PDF downloads instead of a thank-you page, what should you use?

Standard Insight Tag
Event-specific (“on-click”) image pixel

Peter’s ads are driving leads, but don’t seem to be turning into SQLs or closed opportunities. What should he do?

Increase his ad spend
Launch a bigger campaign
Nurture his audience using a mix of ungated content

Mallory is tracking her brand awareness campaign. What should she focus on to demonstrate the impact of her brand awareness investment? Select all that apply

Install the LinkedIn Insight Tag to her website to see more demographics
Leverage her LinkedIn Conversion Tracking tool
Check engagement and click-through rate

Phuong is creating her brand awareness campaign. Which stage in the funnel should she focus on?

Conversion
Awareness
All of the above
Consideration
None of the above

In order to use Lead Gen Forms, you must first install Insight Tag.

False
True

Having a high CTR usually means you get a high number of submitted forms.

True
False

When setting up your conversions, you can select how each ad interaction is credited for a conversion across multiple campaigns. The attribution model can be set to each campaign or a single campaign.

False
True

Leverage organic and paid channels
Add more white noise
Add new perspectives
Keep it timely and brief

According to LinkedIn, what are the four Thought Leadership Personas? Select all that apply.

Visionary
Guide
Evangelist
Coach
Mentor
Professor

In what ways does LinkedIn help you retarget your audience? Select all that apply.

Retarget your website visitors that have not completed your desired action
Retarget the audience segments who have shown the least interest in your ads
Retarget those who have viewed your video ad, whether completely or partially
Retarget those who have shown an interest by opening or submitting a Lead Gen Form

Why would you use Audience Expansion?

To target audiences with similar attributes to your audience
To target audiences outside of your website demographics
To target audiences with different attributes than your target audience

Andrea is creating a 1,000 word blog post. Which type of content is this considered to be, according to LinkedIn?

None of the above
Long-form content
Short-form content
Mid-form content

A lead scoring model has different components that can be selected based on activity or demographics.

True
False

Lead gen and demand gen are two ways of saying the same thing.

True
False

Jean-Paul is about to launch a retargeting campaign using Lead Gen Forms. As he is setting up his audience, which segments could he consider excluding?

Those who have opened and submitted his form
Those who have already opened his form
Those who have viewed his ads already

Depending on the duration of your campaign, it is good practice to refresh your Lead Gen Form to help you optimize the data you’re collecting based on lead quality feedback from your team.

False
True

Which of the following questions might you ask yourself in order to establish what is important while evaluating lead quality? Select five.

What is the minimum criteria a lead must pass to become a customer?
How long is the sales cycle of a valuable lead vs. a low-scoring lead?
What does a successful customer journey look like?
How can I reduce my cost per lead?
What qualities do your current customers have in common?
What is the lifetime value or average spend of a valuable lead?

Alexander is running a lead gen campaign and has decided to offer a free demo as a way of driving leads. However, so far, no-one seems to be interested. What could Alexander improve to achieve his goal? Select all that apply.

He should make sure he is consistent and always offer free trials or demos in his ads
He should review and diversify his content mix
He should try to understand what his audience’s needs are and provide his content accordingly
He should prioritize getting his sales team to talk to his audience as soon as possible

Sara is starting to build her brand awareness campaign. Which ad formats should she consider? Select all that apply.

Conversation Ads
Lead Gen Forms
Video Ads
Single Image Ads

False
True

Decision makers tend to be interested in thought leadership content that is timely and brief.

True
False

According to LinkedIn, brand lift measures the impact your customer service has on how your brand is perceived.

True
False

A successful lead gen campaign is one that gets you the highest amount of leads, regardless of whether they convert or not.

True
False

When measuring brand lift on LinkedIn, test results and statistical strength can continue to fluctuate for how many days after your scheduled end date?

Up to 10 days
Up to 5 days
Up to 15 days
Up to 20 days

Which ad type is not recommended by LinkedIn for brand awareness campaigns?

Message Ads
Video Ads
Carousel Ads
Single Image Ads
Text Ads

Brand equity requires the company to build mental availability.

False
True

Afiya is measuring brand lift for her LinkedIn campaign. What happens when she sets up a lift test? Select 2.

Set up brand surveys that appear 1 to 7 days after an ad impression and are distributed to members in both groups
Use Reach and Frequency as her leading metrics
Split her target audience into 2 groups for the duration of the brand lift test: control and test groups
Split her target audience into 3 groups: Control, Test Group 1, Test Group 2
Set up brand surveys that appear 1 to 7 days after an ad impression and are distributed to only the test group

Retarget people who have watched at least 25% of her short video ad with a Lead Gen Form
Wait for her prospects to take action on her website in order to retarget them
Retarget people who have watched 75% of her short video with a Lead Gen Form

Which assets do you need when creating an ad with a Lead Gen Form? Select all that apply.

Form details
Ad creative
Confirmation message
A personalized call-to-action message for each lead

Ji-Won has a small audience size in his forecasting tool. Which LinkedIn targeting features can he use to expand his audience size? Select all that apply.

Saved audiences
Audience expansion
Lookalike audiences
LinkedIn Audience Network

In order to create your Lead Gen Form, including a Privacy Policy URL is:

Optional
Mandatory
It depends on the country

According to LinkedIn, how many people on average are involved in each B2B purchase decision?

Scott is focused on building his company’s brand. What should he focus on? Select all that apply.

Target a specific senior leader at a company
Target a broad audience
Rely solely on thought leadership to build brand equity

Building your Lead Gen Form and video retargeting audience may take up to:

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