After 10 years of running LinkedIn Ads, we’ve made it official: Speedwork is now a LinkedIn Ads Certified Agency, with every member of our ads team completing certifications across LinkedIn Ads Fundamentals, Marketing Strategy, Content & Creative Design, and Measurement.
Is this surprising news? Probably not if you know us. But we’d be lying if we said it didn’t feel good to have the badge.
What the Certification Actually Means
LinkedIn launched the LinkedIn Ads Agency Certification program on May 6, 2026 and Speedwork was one of the first agencies to become certified. Unlike individual-level credentials that certify specialists one by one, this is the first time LinkedIn has established an agency-wide certification.
To qualify, agencies must meet a defined set of technical and operational prerequisites, then have their team complete LinkedIn Marketing Academy certifications across LinkedIn Ads Fundamentals, Marketing Strategy, Content & Creative Design, and Measurement. It’s the platform’s way of saying: this team knows what they’re doing.
For Speedwork, that means every member of our ads team has been formally trained on LinkedIn’s current best practices. Not just a few people. Everyone. That’s a standard we hold ourselves to because our clients deserve a team that’s always operating at the highest level.
“We’ve been running LinkedIn Ads since 2016, and I was proud to be part of the original group of LinkedIn Certified Marketing Experts,” said Anthony Blatner, Founder of Speedwork. “Seeing LinkedIn now establish an agency-level certification is a sign of how much the ecosystem has matured, and earning it in the program’s first weeks feels like a natural continuation of that journey. It reflects the depth of expertise our entire team brings to every client engagement. And honestly, we take it a step further. The certification is the floor, not the ceiling.”
What It Means for Our Clients
If you’re a current client: you’ve always had a team that knows LinkedIn Ads inside and out. Now you have the official documentation to prove it.
If you’re considering working with us: this certification is one signal among many. Our team doesn’t just run ads, we build the organic content and social strategy that works alongside your paid campaigns to keep your brand in front of the right people, build trust over time, and lower the cost of converting them. That’s the Speedwork difference.
Certified team members are already applying this expertise across client campaigns, sharpening audience targeting, refining optimization strategies, and building measurement frameworks that connect media investment to real business outcomes.
The Speedwork Approach
Ten years in, we’ve seen LinkedIn Ads evolve from a niche B2B tactic to one of the most powerful platforms for reaching professional decision-makers. The sophistication required to win on LinkedIn today such as precision audience strategy, creative that actually converts, and full-funnel thinking, is a different game than it was a decade ago.
We’ve grown with it. And we’ve built our own playbook on top of the fundamentals.
If you want to go deeper on what’s working right now, you can explore our blog, tune into the LinkedIn Ads Radio podcast, or check out Anthony’s LinkedIn Learning course here and here.
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LinkedIn does not endorse or guarantee the services of any agency that completes the LinkedIn Ads Agency Certification program.