LinkedIn Ads
Sunnyvale, California, United States · Founded 2003
10001+ employees · Acquired by Microsoft for $26.2B in 2016
LinkedIn Ads is a professional social advertising platform that enables B2B marketers to reach decision-makers using real career data — including job title, company, seniority, and industry — rather than interest-based proxies.
Where they sit
Stack tier: Core Platforms (S)
Social Media ManagementCustomer AcquisitionPerformance Marketing
The dominant professional social advertising platform, uniquely positioned for B2B marketers due to verified first-party career data across 1.3 billion members
Ownership
Parent: LinkedIn