In a blog post, the Microsoft-owned professional network lightly jabbed at TikTok and other ad competitors: "Sure, your buyers enjoy watching a skateboarder roll down a hill while lip-synching to Fleetwood Mac and drinking Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice. … If your business message is sandwiched between the skateboarder and your best friend's vacation photos, it'll feel out of place."
The company's post also shares which kinds of content work best on LinkedIn, whether it's thought leadership, career-boosting advice or conversation starters.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in January that LinkedIn Marketing Solutions saw its business increase by 50% in the quarter as "advertisers increasingly turn to the platform as the trusted way to reach professionals ready to do business." LinkedIn saw a 23% year-over-year increase in revenue in what Nadella said was a record quarter for its ad business.