Account Structure and Hierarchy

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A Sponsored Account or an Ad Account is the overarching entity under which campaigns are managed at LinkedIn. Our Advertising Structure is as follows

Sponsored Accounts -> Campaign Groups -> Campaigns -> Creatives

Here’s a comparison with other platforms

Level Google Facebook LinkedIn
1 Campaign Campaign Campaign Group
2 Ad Group Ad Set Campaign
3 Ad Keyword Ad Creative

Account, Campaign and Creative Restrictions

  • A Sponsored Account can have a maximum of 5,000 campaigns, regardless of campaign status.
  • A Sponsored Account can have any number of campaign groups.
  • A non-default Campaign Group can have a maximum of 2000 campaigns.
  • A Sponsored Account on LinkedIn can have a maximum of 1,000 campaigns in ACTIVE status.
  • A Campaign can have a maximum of 15 active creatives and 85 inactive creatives.

Billing

  • All billing is managed at the Sponsored Account level.
  • We do not offer Billing APIs.
  • Advertisers need to log into Campaign Manager to setup billing.