How to drive higher quality B2B leads from LinkedIn using Matched Audiences

Sometimes LinkedIn's native filters aren't strict enough. Building a clean audience outside LinkedIn and importing it can drive higher quality conversions.
Sync your ICP
into LinkedIn
Improve qualification rate
and lead quality
Override LinkedIn's broad job
title targeting filters

Building LinkedIn Matched Audiences with 85%+ Match Rates

The Problem

LinkedIn Ads
  • Mid-level roles instead of senior buyers
  • Industries outside your core market
  • Titles that "sound close" but don’t actually match your ICP

The Play: Step-by-Step

Step
1
Create a Primer audience that mirrors your ICP
Define your ideal companies, departments, seniorities, and titles—then build that audience in Primer. Preview lets you make sure only high-quality, ICP-aligned records are included before you sync.

Note: You can also pull in your ABM account list via CRM or CSV.
ICP audienceLinkedIn matching
Step
2
Sync that audience to LinkedIn
Push your ICP audience into LinkedIn as a matched list for use in your campaigns.

Remember: Matched Audiences take up to 72 hours to fully populate, so plan your campaign launch accordingly.
Step
3
Launch two campaigns for testing
Run a head-to-head A/B test:
  • Control: LinkedIn’s native attribute targeting (titles, functions, seniorities)
  • Test: Primer audience synced as a matched list
native attribute targeting Qualification Rate
Step
4
Track qualification rate and efficiency
Use CRM tracking to measure:
  • Form-completion rates
  • Qualification rates
  • CPL, CPM, and CPA
Run the test for 1-2 weeks and compare.

Why It Works

LinkedIn targeting is good, but sometimes not strict enough
Primer allows for more audience control
Native targeting picks up "close but wrong" titles
Higher targeting precision means better ROI

Results

Metric
Native Targeting
Primer Audience
CPM
Baseline
↓ ~50%
Lead-Form Completion Rate
46%
67%
Qualified-Lead Rate
Baseline
↑ ~33%
Metric
Native Targeting
Primer Audience
CPM
Native Targeting
Baseline
Primer Audience
↓ ~50%
Lead-Form Completion Rate
Native Targeting
46%
Primer Audience
67%
Qualified-Lead Rate
Native Targeting
Baseline
Primer Audience
↑ ~33%
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Works with LinkedIn matched lists
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