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class="hue-default-secondary-color t-14" data-test-selector="relativeTime-container"> Last updated: 3 weeks ago </span> </div> </div> <div class="page-width-content article-details-content"> <div class="article-details-content__main"> <article data-test-selector="article" data-article-source="urn:li:helpCenterArticle:(423690,LITHOGRAPH)"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Campaign audience size can be optimized to improve your ads’ performance. Learn how to manage audience size to fit your marketing goals. </div> <div class="collapsible article-content__collapsible" data-test-selector="collapsible"> <button aria-controls="collapsible__body-vg9iq" aria-expanded="false" class="collapsible__trigger plain-button " data-test-selector="collapsible-trigger" type="button"> <span class="t-16 t-bold article-content__collapsible-trigger-text">Recommended audience size</span> <li-icon size="large" color="inverse" class="collapsible__icon " data-test-selector="collapsible-icon" type="chevron-down-icon"></li-icon> </button> <div id="collapsible__body-vg9iq" class="collapsible__body article-content__collapsible-body" data-test-selector="collapsible-body" hidden tabindex="-1"> <div class="collapsible__content"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>As you select your targeting options, you can see an estimate of the audience size you'll be able to reach in the <a rel="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/help/lms/answer/a427257/" target="_self">forecasted results window</a>. The minimum audience size required to run an advertising campaign is 300 members, but we suggest a minimum of 50,000 to drive results for your campaign.</p> </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> We recommend the following audience sizes for LinkedIn's advertising products. Keep in mind, there's no one-size-fits-all recommendation which is why testing is crucial: </div> <ul class="article-content__unordered-list" data-test-selector="unorderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> For Sponsored Content and Sponsored Messaging, we suggest a minimum of 300,000 </div> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> For text ads, we suggest you target between 60,000 and 400,000 </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <!----> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible article-content__collapsible" data-test-selector="collapsible"> <button aria-controls="collapsible__body-l12pw" aria-expanded="false" class="collapsible__trigger plain-button " data-test-selector="collapsible-trigger" type="button"> <span class="t-16 t-bold article-content__collapsible-trigger-text">Use targeting attributes to increase or decrease your audience size</span> <li-icon size="large" color="inverse" class="collapsible__icon " data-test-selector="collapsible-icon" type="chevron-down-icon"></li-icon> </button> <div id="collapsible__body-l12pw" class="collapsible__body article-content__collapsible-body" data-test-selector="collapsible-body" hidden tabindex="-1"> <div class="collapsible__content"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> When selecting audience attributes, keep in mind: </div> <ul class="article-content__unordered-list" data-test-selector="unorderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>If you include multiple attributes from the same targeting facet, your audience size will increase. Members will only need to match one of the attributes selected within the same targeting facet to be included in your audience.</p><p>For example, if you select multiple job titles when setting up your audience, members in your audience could have any of the job titles selected.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>If you add attributes to the <strong>Narrow audience further</strong> section of targeting setup, your audience size will decrease because your audience must match one attribute from each targeting facet included in your audience.</p><p>For example, if you select multiple job seniorities and job functions for your audience, members in your audience will need to match one of the selected job seniorities and one of the job functions.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>If you <strong>Exclude</strong> targeting facets, your audience size may decrease. Excluding targeting facets narrows your audience by removing members who meet the excluded criteria.</p><p>For example, if you include a country in your targeting but exclude a specific city, your audience size will be smaller than an audience without excluded criteria.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="article-content-callout article-content-callout__background--warning" data-test-selector="callout-container"> <div> <h3 class="t-16 article-content-callout__headline" data-test-selector="callout-headline"> Important to know </h3> <div class="article-content-callout__text-rich-description t-14 article-content-callout__text-rich-description--hue" data-test-selector="callout-rich-description"> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Reach for some attributes or audiences may be limited when targeting within the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. Learn more about our <a rel="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/help/lms/answer/a417950" target="_self">best practices for LinkedIn Ads audience targeting</a>.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p> </div> </div> <!----> </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p><strong>Learn more</strong></p> </div> <ul class="article-content__unordered-list" data-test-selector="unorderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p><a rel="" href="/help/lms/answer/a424655/" target="_self">Targeting options for LinkedIn Ads</a></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p><a rel="" href="/help/lms/answer/a417950/" target="_self">Best practices for LinkedIn Ads audience targeting</a></p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p><a rel="" href="/help/lms/answer/a420879/" target="_self">Use AND-OR targeting for objective-based advertising campaigns</a></p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <!----> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible article-content__collapsible" data-test-selector="collapsible"> <button aria-controls="collapsible__body-29cbd" aria-expanded="false" class="collapsible__trigger plain-button " data-test-selector="collapsible-trigger" type="button"> <span class="t-16 t-bold article-content__collapsible-trigger-text">Manage audience size when using Matched Audiences</span> <li-icon size="large" color="inverse" class="collapsible__icon " data-test-selector="collapsible-icon" type="chevron-down-icon"></li-icon> </button> <div id="collapsible__body-29cbd" class="collapsible__body article-content__collapsible-body" data-test-selector="collapsible-body" hidden tabindex="-1"> <div class="collapsible__content"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Matched Audiences allow you to create custom audience segments based on an uploaded list, retargeting, or third-party integration.</p> </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> As you’re setting up your campaign targeting with Matched Audiences segments, keep in mind: </div> <ul class="article-content__unordered-list" data-test-selector="unorderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>When you include multiple Matched Audiences segments of the same audience type, it will increase your audience size.</p><p>For example, if you include multiple website audiences, your audience size will be larger than if you include one website audience.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>If you include different types of Matched Audiences segments to your audience, it will decrease your audience size. Your audience size will also decrease if you exclude Matched Audience segments.</p><p>For example, if you include a website audience and company audience, members in your audience will need to match with both segments to be included in your audience.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>When uploading a list of companies:</p><ul><li>LinkedIn Company Page URLs (for example, www.linkedin.com/company/NAME) are an optional field but can improve the accuracy and number of companies matched to your list.</li><li>You can view engagement and other metrics with companies from both an uploaded list and organic engagement using Companies in Campaign Manager. To find Companies, click <strong>Plan</strong>, then <strong>Companies</strong> on the left menu. </li></ul> </div> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>When creating a website audience, you can include people who visited one or more pages of your website within a single audience.</p><p>For example, target people who visited either a marketing landing page or a product page.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> When you create Video, Lead Gen Form, or Company page audience segments, you can increase the audience size by changing the lookback time frame field to a longer period of time. </div> </div> </li> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> You can also increase the size of Video View or Lead Gen Form audience segments by selecting more campaigns to include in the audience during Matched Audiences creation. </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="article-content-callout article-content-callout__background--warning" data-test-selector="callout-container"> <div> <h3 class="t-16 article-content-callout__headline" data-test-selector="callout-headline"> Important to know </h3> <div class="article-content-callout__text-rich-description t-14 article-content-callout__text-rich-description--hue" data-test-selector="callout-rich-description"> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Reach may be limited for some Matched Audiences when targeting within the European Economic Area or Switzerland. Learn more about our <a rel="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/help/lms/answer/a417950" target="_self">best practices for LinkedIn Ads audience targeting</a>.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p> </div> </div> <!----> </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p><strong>Learn more</strong></p><ul><li><a rel="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/help/lms/answer/a420552" target="_self">LinkedIn Matched Audiences</a></li><li><a rel="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/help/lms/answer/a427551" target="_self">Retargeting with Matched Audiences</a></li><li><a rel="" href="/help/lms/answer/a421822/" target="_self">Upload company and contact targeting lists for LinkedIn Ads</a><br> </li><li><a rel="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/help/lms/answer/a424306/" target="_self">Connect a marketing partner with Campaign Manager for Matched Audiences</a></li><li><a rel="" href="https://www.linkedin.com/help/lms/answer/a6884751" target="_self">Companies in Campaign Manager</a><br> </li></ul> </div> </div> <!----> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible article-content__collapsible" data-test-selector="collapsible"> <button aria-controls="collapsible__body-a3j6c" aria-expanded="false" class="collapsible__trigger plain-button " data-test-selector="collapsible-trigger" type="button"> <span class="t-16 t-bold article-content__collapsible-trigger-text">Audience Too Narrow notification</span> <li-icon size="large" color="inverse" class="collapsible__icon " data-test-selector="collapsible-icon" type="chevron-down-icon"></li-icon> </button> <div id="collapsible__body-a3j6c" class="collapsible__body article-content__collapsible-body" data-test-selector="collapsible-body" hidden tabindex="-1"> <div class="collapsible__content"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> If your targeting selections severely impact your audience size, you’ll be notified with an <strong>Audience Too Narrow</strong> message. Expand your audience by adding, changing, or removing targeting selections. </div> </div> <!----> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible article-content__collapsible" data-test-selector="collapsible"> <button aria-controls="collapsible__body-rplp5" aria-expanded="false" class="collapsible__trigger plain-button " data-test-selector="collapsible-trigger" type="button"> <span class="t-16 t-bold article-content__collapsible-trigger-text">Start broad and analyze results</span> <li-icon size="large" color="inverse" class="collapsible__icon " data-test-selector="collapsible-icon" type="chevron-down-icon"></li-icon> </button> <div id="collapsible__body-rplp5" class="collapsible__body article-content__collapsible-body" data-test-selector="collapsible-body" hidden tabindex="-1"> <div class="collapsible__content"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Start your campaign with broader targeting and then narrow down your audience after seeing what performs best through <a rel="" href="/help/lms/answer/a424171/" target="_self">demographic reporting</a>. LinkedIn's demographic reporting provides anonymized information on who is engaging with your ads.</p> </div> </div> <!----> </div> </div> </article> <section class="people-also-viewed"> <h3 class="people-also-viewed__header t-bold t-black t-20">People also viewed</h3> <ul class="people-also-viewed__article-list"> <li class="people-also-viewed__article-list-item" data-test-selector="people-also-viewed-article-list-item"> <div class="collapsible" data-test-selector="collapsible"> <button aria-controls="collapsible__body-x2qs8" aria-expanded="false" class="collapsible__trigger plain-button people-also-viewed__collapsible-trigger" data-test-selector="collapsible-trigger" type="button"> <span class="t-16 t-open people-also-viewed__article-title" data-test-selector="people-also-viewed-article-title"> Matched Audiences best practices </span> <li-icon size="large" color="inverse" class="collapsible__icon " data-test-selector="collapsible-icon" type="chevron-down-icon"></li-icon> </button> <div id="collapsible__body-x2qs8" class="collapsible__body people-also-viewed__collapsible-body" data-test-selector="collapsible-body" hidden tabindex="-1"> <div class="collapsible__content"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Matched Audiences allow you to create custom audiences by uploading a list, retargeting, or through third-party data integration. Here are some recommendations that can help you while setting up Matched Audiences:</p> </div> <ul class="article-content__unordered-list" data-test-selector="unorderedList-container"> <li class="article-content__unordered-list-item t-14"> <div class="article-content__unordered-list-item-wrapper" data-test-selector="unorderedListItem-wrapper"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color article-content__rich-text--in-list" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>The minimum campaign audience size is 300 members and location is a required targeting facet. If you apply Matched Audiences segments to build your campaign audience, it’s important the segment matches more than 300 members as location might decrease your audience size.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="collapsible__body-footer"> <a href="/help/lms/answer/a424450?trk=hc-articlePage-peopleAlsoViewed" class="people-also-viewed__article-link" data-test-selector="people-also-viewed-article-link" aria-label="Read help article “Matched Audiences best practices”"> Read more <li-icon class="people-also-viewed__article-link-icon svg-icon" size="small" aria-hidden="true" type="arrow-right-icon"></li-icon> </a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="people-also-viewed__article-list-item" data-test-selector="people-also-viewed-article-list-item"> <div class="collapsible" data-test-selector="collapsible"> <button aria-controls="collapsible__body-ran7c" aria-expanded="false" class="collapsible__trigger plain-button people-also-viewed__collapsible-trigger" data-test-selector="collapsible-trigger" type="button"> <span class="t-16 t-open people-also-viewed__article-title" data-test-selector="people-also-viewed-article-title"> Targeting options for LinkedIn Ads </span> <li-icon size="large" color="inverse" class="collapsible__icon " data-test-selector="collapsible-icon" type="chevron-down-icon"></li-icon> </button> <div id="collapsible__body-ran7c" class="collapsible__body people-also-viewed__collapsible-body" data-test-selector="collapsible-body" hidden tabindex="-1"> <div class="collapsible__content"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Get your message in front of the right people when they’re most engaged by targeting your ideal audience with LinkedIn advertising. Choose targeting options from:</p><ul><li>Locations <br> </li><li>Audience attributes such as company, job experience, education, professional demographics, interests and traits<br> </li><li>Custom audiences you’ve created using Matched Audiences and predictive audiences</li></ul> </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Learn more about the options available to you in the sections below. </div> </div> <div class="collapsible__body-footer"> <a href="/help/lms/answer/a424655?trk=hc-articlePage-peopleAlsoViewed" class="people-also-viewed__article-link" data-test-selector="people-also-viewed-article-link" aria-label="Read help article “Targeting options for LinkedIn Ads”"> Read more <li-icon class="people-also-viewed__article-link-icon svg-icon" size="small" aria-hidden="true" type="arrow-right-icon"></li-icon> </a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="people-also-viewed__article-list-item" data-test-selector="people-also-viewed-article-list-item"> <div class="collapsible" data-test-selector="collapsible"> <button aria-controls="collapsible__body-4po40" aria-expanded="false" class="collapsible__trigger plain-button people-also-viewed__collapsible-trigger" data-test-selector="collapsible-trigger" type="button"> <span class="t-16 t-open people-also-viewed__article-title" data-test-selector="people-also-viewed-article-title"> Best practices for LinkedIn Ads audience targeting </span> <li-icon size="large" color="inverse" class="collapsible__icon " data-test-selector="collapsible-icon" type="chevron-down-icon"></li-icon> </button> <div id="collapsible__body-4po40" class="collapsible__body people-also-viewed__collapsible-body" data-test-selector="collapsible-body" hidden tabindex="-1"> <div class="collapsible__content"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> Learn tips for setting up your campaign’s target audience to drive results. The right target audience allows you to focus your campaign on the LinkedIn members most likely to take action on your ads. </div> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p><strong>Learn more</strong></p><ul><li>Explore our free, 45-minute learning course, <a rel="" href="https://training.marketing.linkedin.com/using-linkedins-ad-targeting" target="_blank">Using LinkedIn's Ad Targeting</a>.</li><li>Learn more from our <a rel="" href="https://business.linkedin.com/content/dam/me/business/en-us/marketing-solutions/resources/pdfs/linkedin-targeting-playbook-v2.pdf" target="_blank">LinkedIn Targeting guide</a>.</li></ul> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible__body-footer"> <a href="/help/lms/answer/a417950?trk=hc-articlePage-peopleAlsoViewed" class="people-also-viewed__article-link" data-test-selector="people-also-viewed-article-link" aria-label="Read help article “Best practices for LinkedIn Ads audience targeting”"> Read more <li-icon class="people-also-viewed__article-link-icon svg-icon" size="small" aria-hidden="true" type="arrow-right-icon"></li-icon> </a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="people-also-viewed__article-list-item" data-test-selector="people-also-viewed-article-list-item"> <div class="collapsible" data-test-selector="collapsible"> <button aria-controls="collapsible__body-k7bem" aria-expanded="false" class="collapsible__trigger plain-button people-also-viewed__collapsible-trigger" data-test-selector="collapsible-trigger" type="button"> <span class="t-16 t-open people-also-viewed__article-title" data-test-selector="people-also-viewed-article-title"> Retargeting with Matched Audiences </span> <li-icon size="large" color="inverse" class="collapsible__icon " data-test-selector="collapsible-icon" type="chevron-down-icon"></li-icon> </button> <div id="collapsible__body-k7bem" class="collapsible__body people-also-viewed__collapsible-body" data-test-selector="collapsible-body" hidden tabindex="-1"> <div class="collapsible__content"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>Retargeting with Matched Audiences allows you to build audiences of LinkedIn member accounts that:</p><ul><li>Visited a page on your website </li><li>Engaged with a single image ad </li><li>Engaged with a document ad </li><li>Viewed a video ad </li><li>Opened or submitted a Lead Gen Form </li><li>Opened a conversation or clicked on any conversation ad call-to-action (CTA) </li><li>Engaged with your Company Page </li><li>Responded to your LinkedIn Event </li><li>Connected through Conversions API</li></ul> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible__body-footer"> <a href="/help/lms/answer/a427551?trk=hc-articlePage-peopleAlsoViewed" class="people-also-viewed__article-link" data-test-selector="people-also-viewed-article-link" aria-label="Read help article “Retargeting with Matched Audiences”"> Read more <li-icon class="people-also-viewed__article-link-icon svg-icon" size="small" aria-hidden="true" type="arrow-right-icon"></li-icon> </a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="people-also-viewed__article-list-item" data-test-selector="people-also-viewed-article-list-item"> <div class="collapsible" data-test-selector="collapsible"> <button aria-controls="collapsible__body-0ox45" aria-expanded="false" class="collapsible__trigger plain-button people-also-viewed__collapsible-trigger" data-test-selector="collapsible-trigger" type="button"> <span class="t-16 t-open people-also-viewed__article-title" data-test-selector="people-also-viewed-article-title"> LinkedIn lookalike audiences have been discontinued </span> <li-icon size="large" color="inverse" class="collapsible__icon " data-test-selector="collapsible-icon" type="chevron-down-icon"></li-icon> </button> <div id="collapsible__body-0ox45" class="collapsible__body people-also-viewed__collapsible-body" data-test-selector="collapsible-body" hidden tabindex="-1"> <div class="collapsible__content"> <div class="t-14 article-content__rich-text hue-default-color" data-test-selector="preRenderedMarkup-container"> <p>On February 29, 2024, LinkedIn’s lookalike audiences were discontinued. 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