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Once your creators go live, anchors starts pulling performance data directly from LinkedIn. This page explains what you can track, what the numbers actually mean, and how to use the data to make better decisions for future campaigns.
Performance data becomes available as soon as a creator’s post goes live. Some metrics like impressions appear quickly. Others like detailed audience breakdowns may take a short time to sync depending on LinkedIn’s data refresh cycle.

Getting to your live campaign

Open All Campaigns from the left sidebar and click the Live tab. Every active campaign is listed here. Live campaigns tab on anchors Each row shows:
ColumnWhat it tells you
Campaign nameThe name you set during creation
Campaign IDUnique reference for the campaign
Start dateWhen the campaign window opened
BudgetTotal amount paid for this campaign
Expected impressionsEstimated reach set at campaign creation
Accepted influencersHow many creators confirmed participation
StatusLive, pending, or completed
Click Check Performance on any campaign to open the live dashboard.

Campaign performance dashboard

The dashboard gives you an instant read on how the campaign is doing across all creators combined. Live campaign performance dashboard on anchors

Overall summary metrics

MetricWhat it means
Total impressionsTotal number of times the posts have been seen across all creators
Total likesCombined likes across all creator posts
Total commentsCombined comments across all posts
Average engagementAverage engagement rate across all creators in this campaign
Last sync timeWhen anchors last pulled fresh data from LinkedIn
These numbers update automatically as LinkedIn syncs data. The last sync time tells you how current the numbers are.

Influencers live

Shows how many of your selected creators have posts live at this moment. If this number is lower than your total creator count, some posts are still pending approval or their live date has not arrived yet.

Budget utilisation

Shows how much of your campaign budget has been used versus what remains. This connects spend to performance so you can see the cost per result at a glance, not just total spend.

Daily and weekly views

Switch between Daily View and Weekly View using the toggle above the performance charts. Daily and weekly performance view toggle on anchors
ViewWhen to use it
DailyCheck if a specific day’s posts performed better or worse. Useful during an active campaign to catch early signals.
WeeklySee the broader trend across the campaign window. Better for spotting whether momentum is building or dropping off.

Impressions overview chart

Shows impressions over time as a trend line. Look for:
  • Spikes on specific days — usually the day a high-performing creator posted
  • Gradual growth — sign of good content getting shared and surfaced by LinkedIn
  • Flat lines — could mean posts went live but are not getting traction

Engagement metrics chart

Separate trend lines for likes, comments, and clicks. Comments are the most valuable signal here. A post with high likes but low comments reached people but did not move them. A post with strong comments means the content actually started a conversation.
On LinkedIn, comments from the right audience are worth more than raw impressions. A post with 200 comments from founders and CTOs delivers more business value than a post with 50,000 impressions and 40 likes.

Creator-level performance table

Below the charts, every creator in your campaign is listed individually. This is where you compare creator performance side by side. Creator level performance table on anchors
ColumnWhat it tells you
InfluencerCreator name and profile
Posted onThe date their post went live
ImpressionsHow many times their post was seen
LikesTotal likes on their post
CommentsTotal comments on their post
RepostsHow many times the post was reshared
Link clicksClicks on any link included in the post
StatusWhether the post is live or still pending
View DetailsExpand the row for post-level detail
Click View Details on any creator row to expand it into a deeper view.

Post-level detail view

Expanding a creator row opens their individual post performance alongside a preview of the actual content. Post level detail view on anchors This view shows:
  • The actual post content as it appears on LinkedIn
  • Creator identity and posting context
  • Individual post metrics: impressions, likes, comments, reposts, link clicks
  • Last sync times for impressions and engagement separately

Data sync

Each metric has its own sync timestamp:
Sync typeWhat it covers
Last Impression SyncWhen reach data was last updated from LinkedIn
Last Likes and Comments SyncWhen engagement data was last pulled
If a metric shows as pending, it means LinkedIn has not yet made that data available for sync. It will update automatically in the next cycle. Use Sync Now if you want to manually trigger a fresh pull for likes and comments. This is useful when a post is getting active engagement and you want real-time numbers rather than waiting for the scheduled sync.

Advanced metrics and why they matter

Most agencies give you two numbers at the end of a campaign: total impressions and engagement rate. Both are surface-level and neither tells you much about whether the campaign actually worked. anchors gives you significantly more. Here is what the advanced data covers and why each piece matters. Advanced metrics available on anchors
MetricWhat it tells youWhy it matters
Impressions by creatorEach creator’s individual reachTells you which creators actually drove visibility and which underdelivered
Engagement rate by creatorHow much each creator’s audience respondedA creator with lower reach but higher ER is often more valuable than a high-reach creator with passive followers
CommentsVolume of audience responseComments signal genuine interest. Likes are passive. Comments mean someone stopped and responded.
RepostsHow many people reshared the contentReposts extend reach organically beyond the creator’s own followers at no extra cost
Link clicksTraffic driven from the campaignThe only metric that connects influencer activity directly to your website or landing page
Budget utilisationSpend vs remaining budgetLets you see cost per impression, cost per engagement, and whether the campaign was efficient
Data sync timestampWhen numbers were last updatedAgencies give you numbers with no audit trail. anchors shows you exactly when every data point was pulled.

Why agencies can not give you this

When you run a campaign through an agency, the data you receive at the end is whatever the creator chose to screenshot and send. The agency passes it along. Nobody verifies it. anchors pulls data directly from LinkedIn through creators who have connected their accounts to the platform. There is no screenshot involved, no manual entry, and no opportunity for the numbers to be adjusted before they reach you.
This is why the same campaign run through anchors and through an agency will show different data quality. The reach numbers might look similar on paper. The difference is that on anchors you know the numbers are real.

What to look at during an active campaign

If your campaign is still running, use the performance dashboard to make decisions in real time rather than waiting until the end.
Check the creator table daily during the campaign. If one creator is generating significantly more comments and engagement than others, note their profile for future campaigns. If another is underperforming compared to their estimated reach, factor that into how you weight their data in your final report.
High impressions with low comments often means the content reached people but did not resonate. If this is happening across multiple creators, the brief may need to be adjusted for future campaigns. The audience breakdown in the AI Analysis Report will tell you more about who exactly was reached.
Check how much budget has been used relative to how much of the campaign has run. If spend is high but engagement is low, that tells you something about creator fit or brief quality that you can fix in the next campaign.

After the campaign ends

Once all posts are live and the campaign window closes, the performance data stays accessible in your dashboard. You can check it any time. For a deeper read on what the campaign actually delivered, including comment sentiment, who engaged, purchase intent signals, and creator-wise intelligence, go to the AI Analysis Report.

AI Analysis Report

The full post-campaign breakdown. Comment sentiment, audience demographics, purchase intent, and creator comparison.

My Influencers

Save top-performing creators from this campaign to your influencer list for future use, & can access from the dashboard