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This page describes how to use Census with LinkedIn.

🏃‍♀️ Getting Started

In this guide, we will show you how to connect LinkedIn to Census.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Connect LinkedIn

  • Once you are in Census, navigate to Destinations
  • Click the New Destination button
Select LinkedIn in the dropdown list
Click Confirm
  • You'll be taken to a LinkedIn OAuth screen
Sign in with Email/Phone and Password
  • You'll be taken back to Census where you need to select the Ads Account you want to sync data into
If you have multiple, select the one of interest from the drop down

Step 2: Create a Model

Now navigate to the Model section of our Dashboard.​‌
Here you will have to write SQL queries to select the data you want to send to LinkedIn. Here are some ideas of data you should select‌.
  • Current customers to advertise near renewal period
  • Target Companies / Users in your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)
  • Competitors to exclude from advertising

🗄 Supported Objects

Census currently supports syncing to the following LinkedIn objects through audience matching (based on this documentation). The more information provided, the match rate will improve.
It is required to provide a DMP Segment Id for both objects that are supported
Object Name
Supported?
Sync Keys
Company List
Company Email Domain, Company Name, Company Page URL, Company Website Domain, Organization Urn
User List
Email (unhashed, SHA256/512 hashed), Google Advertising Id, Apple Advertising Id
Contact us if you want Census to support more objects for LinkedIn.

🔄 Supported Sync Behaviors

Learn more about all of our sync behaviors on our Core Concepts page.
Behaviors
Supported?
Objects
Update or Create
All
Mirror
All
Contact us if you want Census to support more Sync behaviors for LinkedIn.

🚑 Need help connecting to LinkedIn?

Contact us via [email protected] or start a conversation with us via the in-app chat.