Guide: Using LinkedIn Company Pages with Databox

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How to connect LinkedIn Company Pages to Databox

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How to connect LinkedIn Company Pages to Databox

To connect a LinkedIn Company Pages Account in Databox, go to  Data Manager > + New connection. Type LinkedIn in the search bar and click on the green Connect button. 

This will open the  Authorization window, which is where you will be prompted to enter your LinkedIn Company Pages login credentials and authorize the Databox app. 

What's the maximum amount of historical data initially available when you use a new LinkedIn Company Pages Metric in Databox?

Data is synced for the Metrics that are being used in your Account, so when you first use a new LinkedIn Company Pages Metric, the maximum amount of historical data available is 36 months.

Certain Metrics may have more or less historical data available. For example, metrics that represent the total metric value (i.e. ''Followers'', '' Total Impressions'', etc.) do not have historical data available when first used. We only pull in the total current value, but we will accumulate historical data for these Metrics in Databox over time and the metric value will be shown cumulatively.  

For more information about the amount of historical data available for a specific Metric, please contact our Support Team at help@databox.com. 

Pro Tip:  In order to start syncing data for a Metric, you can add it to your Metrics screen, use it in a Scorecard, set a Goal around it, create an Alert for it, or add it to a Databoard. Learn more  here .  
    The amount of historical data you're able to access in Databox is dependent on your Databox plan. Learn more here. 

What time zone does LinkedIn Company Pages data sync in? 

LinkedIn data is synced in UTC. 

Why is my LinkedIn Company Pages Data Source disconnected?

LinkedIn connections are established using tokens. LinkedIn sets its tokens to expire after 60 days. This means that every 60 days, your LinkedIn Data Source will be disconnected. Learn more here.

In order to reconnect your LinkedIn Data Source, navigate to Data Manager and click the Reconnect button next to your LinkedIn Data Source. 

How to access pre-built LinkedIn Company Pages Templates

1
 Navigate to Databoards > Public Templates
2
 In the Data Source drop-down list, select LinkedIn Company Pages
3
 To view a preview of the Template populated with dummy data, click Preview
4
 To pull the Template into your Account and re-populate it with your own LinkedIn Company Pages data, click Use Template
5
 Select the appropriate LinkedIn Company Pages Data Source from the drop-down list to complete the process. The Databoard will be re-populated with data from the selected LinkedIn Company Pages Account and can be found on the  Databoards page
Pro Tip: Once the Databoard is available on the Databoards page, it is completely disconnected from the public Template. Therefore, you can further customize this Databoard to meet your specific needs using the Designer.

Popular LinkedIn Company Pages Templates

LinkedIn Company Pages LinkedIn (Demographics Overview)

This LinkedIn Company Pages Template provides you with insights on followers' growth, reach, engagement, and more.
This Template looks at the followers of your Company's Linkedin Page broken up by function, industry, company size, geographic area, and more.

How to build a Databoard using LinkedIn  Company Pages data

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Popular LinkedIn Company Pages Metrics

Impressions Unique Impressions Followers by Geo Area




Total Followers Followers Growth Clicks

View a full list of LinkedIn Company Pages Metrics available in Databox here.

How to build a Databoard

1
 Navigate to  Databoards > + New Databoard > Start Blank
2
 Click on the Metric Library icon on the lefthand side of the Designer
3
 Select the appropriate LinkedIn Company Pages Account from the Data Source drop-down list in the Metric Library
4
 View the list of pre-built LinkedIn Company Pages Datablocks in the  Metric Library. Drag and drop your selected Datablock onto your Databoard    
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 If a pre-built Datablock isn't available for your use case, click on the  Visualization Types icon under the Metric Library icon

6
 View the list of Visualizations available in Databox. Drag and drop your selected Visualization onto your Databoard
7
 Click on the Datablock on the Databoard to open the corresponding Datablock Settings on the righthand side of the Designer
8
 Select the appropriate LinkedIn Company Pages Data Source and Metric in the righthand Datablock Settings. This will update the Datablock and it will populate the Datablock with the corresponding data
 
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 Complete steps 4-8 until your Databoard is complete

Additional Information

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Metric Considerations

  • Due to technical limitations, the Date Range ''All Time'' will return a maximum of 36 months of historical data.
    • However, Metrics that represent total values (i.e. ''Followers'', ''Total Likes'', etc.) will always show the current total value when ''All Time'' Date Range is selected.

  • For the following Metrics, a maximum of 12 months of historical data is available from the API: 

    - Page Updates by: Impressions, Clicks, Interactions, Comments, Likes, Shares
  • Due to an API limitation, the following Metrics only reflect data for the 100 most recent posts/updates:
    • - Total: Updates, Impressions, Clicks, Interactions, Comments, Likes, Shares
    - Page Updates by: Impressions, Clicks, Interactions, Comments, Likes, Shares
    - Updates, Engagements 
  • The Metric “Followers” provides values reflecting the overall LinkedIn following. The values for Attributed Metrics like "Followers by Geo. Area, by Function, by Industry, by Seniority, and by Company Size”, may not be an exact match to the “Followers” count. This is because LinkedIn's users can have multiple countries set up, multiple job positions, or can work in multiple companies (or be unemployed) therefore, each follower can be counted once, multiple times, or not counted at all.

Granularity Restrictions

  • Due to API limitations, hourly granularity is not supported. This may affect visualization options for Charts in Databox.

    For example, if a LinkedIn Company Pages Metric is used on a Line or Bar Chart with ''Yesterday'' Date Range selected, hourly data won't be displayed on the Chart.
    However, the big number above the Chart will accurately reflect the Metric value for the selected Date Range.

    Learn more about Granularity here. 
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