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LinkedIn Ads: Metrics and their definitions
LinkedIn Ads: Metrics and their definitions
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Written by Pratyusha Turlapati
Updated over 3 years ago

Here is the list of metrics are available in ReportGarden for LinkedIn Ads Reporting.

Metric

Definition

Action Clicks

The count of clicks on the action button of the Sponsored Messaging ad. Sponsored Messaging ads only.

Ad Unit Clicks

The count of clicks on the ad unit displayed alongside the Sponsored Messaging ad. Sponsored Messaging ads only.

Clicks

The number of times your update or company branding was clicked.

Comments

Number of comments on your update.

Company Page Clicks

The count of clicks to view the company page.

Conversion Value in Local Currency

Value of the conversions in the account's local currency based on rules defined by the advertiser.

Cost

Cost in the account's local currency

Cost in USD

Cost in USD

CTR

Clicks divided by impressions

Engagement Rate

(Clicks + Likes + Comments + Shares + Follows / Impressions)

External Website Impressions

The count of impressions that are attributed to your ads.

External Website Post View Conversions

The count of post-view conversions that are attributed to your ads.

Follows

The count of follows. Sponsored Content and Follower ads only.

Full Screen Plays

Number of times members click on the full screen button or on the video(mobile only) to go into full screen mode.

Impressions

This is the count of "impressions" for Sponsored Content and "sends" for Sponsored Messaging.

Landing Page Clicks

The count of clicks which take the user to the creative landing page.

Lead Gen. Mail Contact Info Shares

The number of times users shared contact info through the One Click Lead Gen for Sponsored Messaging ads. Sponsored Messaging ads only.

Lead Generation Mail Interested Clicks

The count of Sponsored Messaging ad recipients who clicked to demonstrate interest. Sponsored Messaging ads only.

Likes

The count of likes. Sponsored Content only.

One Click Lead Form Opens

The count of times users opened the lead form for a One Click Lead Gen campaign.

One Click Leads

The count of leads generated through One Click Lead Gen.

Opens

The count of opens of Sponsored Messaging ads. Sponsored Messaging ads only.

Other Engagements

The count of user interactions with the ad unit that do not fit into any other more specific category.

Sends

The count of sends of Sponsored Messaging ads. Sponsored Messaging ads only.

Shares

Number of update shares

Text URL Clicks

The count of clicks on any links (anchor tags) that were included in the body of the Sponsored Messaging ad. Sponsored Messaging ads only.

Total Engagements

The count of all user interactions with the ad unit.

Video Starts

The count of video ads that were started by users

Video Views

A video ad playing for at least 2 continuous seconds 50% in-view, or a click on the CTA, whichever comes first. An interaction with the video (like going to fullscreen mode) does not count as a view.

Views @ 25%

The count of video ads that played through the first quartile of the video. This includes watches that skipped to this point if the serving location is ON_SITE.

Views @ 50%

The count of video ads that played through the midpoint of the video. This includes watches that skipped to this point if the serving location is ON_SITE.

Views @ 75%

The count of video ads that played through the third quartile of the video. This includes watches that skipped to this point if the serving location is ON_SITE.

Viral Clicks

The count of clicks on viral impressions.

Viral Comments

The count of comments from viral impressions for this activity.

Viral Company Page Clicks

The count of clicks to view the company page from viral impressions for this activity.

Viral Completions

The count of viral video ads that played 97-100% of the video. This includes watches that skipped to this point.

Viral Video Starts

The count of viral video ads that were started by users.

Viral Video Views

A viral video ad playing for at least 2 continuous seconds 50% in-view, or a click on the CTA, whichever comes first. An interaction with the video (like going to full screen mode) does not count as a view.

Viral Views @ 25%

The count of viral video ads that played through the first quartile of the video. This includes watches that skipped to this point.

Viral Views @ 50%

The count of viral video ads that played through the midpoint of the video. This includes watches that skipped to this point.

Viral Views @ 75%

The count of viral video ads that played through the third quartile of the video. This includes watches that skipped to this point.

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