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How to Create a LinkedIn Campaign

A LinkedIn campaign in SalesTarget.ai is a multi-step automated workflow that guides a prospect through a series of LinkedIn touchpoints — from a profile visit and follow, all the way through to a connection request and message sequence. This article walks you through setting up a campaign from start to finish.

Step 1: Go to LinkedIn Outreach

  1. Log in to your SalesTarget.ai account.

  2. From the left sidebar, click LinkedIn Outreach.

  3. Click Campaigns → New Campaign.

Step 2: Name Your Campaign

  1. Enter a clear campaign name (e.g., SaaS VP Sales – US – April 2026).

  2. Confirm your connected LinkedIn account is selected as the sender.

  3. Click Next.

Step 3: Add Your Leads

Choose how you want to add prospects to this campaign:

  • From Lead Explorer — select a saved list that includes LinkedIn profile URLs

  • Import a CSV — upload a file that includes LinkedIn profile URLs as a column

  • Paste LinkedIn URLs — manually paste a list of LinkedIn profile URLs

Important: LinkedIn Outreach requires a LinkedIn profile URL for each prospect. Make sure your leads have been enriched with LinkedIn URLs in Lead Explorer before adding them to a campaign.

Map the columns from your lead data to the campaign fields (First Name, Last Name, LinkedIn URL, Company, etc.) and click Next.

Step 4: Build Your Campaign Sequence

This is where you define the actions SalesTarget.ai will take for each prospect, and in what order. Think of it as a workflow — each step runs automatically, one after the other.

Available Campaign Steps

Step Type

What it does

Profile Visit

Visits the prospect's LinkedIn profile — they get notified and may visit yours back

Follow

Follows the prospect on LinkedIn

Connection Request

Sends a connection request with an optional personalized note

Message

Sends a direct LinkedIn message (to accepted connections)

InMail

Sends a paid InMail message (no connection required)

Post Like / Engage

Likes a recent post from the prospect

Delay

Adds a waiting period between steps (e.g., wait 2 days before the next action)

Recommended Campaign Flow for Cold Outreach

Day 1 → Profile Visit

Day 2 → Follow

Day 3 → Post Like (if they have a recent post)

Day 4 → Connection Request (with personalized note)

Day 7 → Message (after connection is accepted)

Day 10 → Follow-up Message (if no reply)

Day 14 → Final Follow-up Message

To build this:

  1. Click Add Step and select the step type.

  2. Configure each step (write message copy, set delays, add conditions).

  3. Drag and drop steps to reorder them if needed.

  4. Continue until your full sequence is built.

Step 5: Configure Campaign Settings

Setting

Description

Active hours

Days and hours during which actions run (default: Mon–Fri, 8am–6pm)

Stop on reply

Stops the sequence automatically when a prospect replies

Stop on connection accepted

Skips steps that require connection if the prospect was already a connection

Daily action limits

How many actions this campaign can perform per day

Step 6: Review and Launch

  1. Click Review to see a full summary — leads, sequence steps, and settings.

  2. Check that your LinkedIn account is correctly connected.

  3. Choose Launch Now or Schedule for Later.

  4. Click Launch Campaign.

Your campaign is now live. SalesTarget.ai will work through your lead list, performing each action in sequence at natural, randomized intervals.

Monitoring Your Campaign

Once live, track progress from the Campaign Dashboard:

  • Total leads in campaign

  • Actions completed (visits, follows, connection requests sent, messages sent)

  • Connection acceptance rate

  • Reply rate

  • Leads who have completed the full sequence

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