Owned by the Chinese tech company ByteDance but operating outside of China, TikTok has attracted attention for all of the right (and some wrong) reasons. And if you’re a marketer interested in diversifying your audience, TikTok Ads might be worthy of some attention too.
Currently banned in India, TikTok’s profits are up, and the controversy may have served to push downloads. In 2020, millions of American smartphone users downloaded the platform.
Today, TikTok isn’t just a talent-sharing platform — users are sharing lots of different types of content. And this growth is of interest to advertisers.
Getting Started with TikTok Ads
To start running TikTok Ads, you’ll need to create an account manager.
Once you have gained access and finished the set up you can create campaigns. There are three core objectives to consider when creating a campaign.
- Awareness
- Consideration
- Conversion
Under conversion, there are various settings including:
- Split Test
- Set Budget (This still needs to be set at the ad set level too)
- Promotion Type (Select pixel)
Creating an ad group includes the following:
- Placements
- Targeting
- Budget and Schedule
- Bidding and Optimization
Creating an ad includes:
- Media (Includes smart soundtrack)
- Text and Link (Brand name and Brand icon and CTA)
What is the Creator Market Place?
The Creator Market Place is an influencer platform where you can search for someone that is a good fit for your brand or product.
You need to apply to gain access, but once you are in you can search all of their creators. Search options include:
- Country/Region
- Topic
- Average Views
- Audience Gender
- Audience Age
Once you pick an influencer, click on their profile to check out:
- Audience Demographics
- If their followers are active on TikTok
- Where the majority of the followers are
- What other brands they have partnered with
- Engagement
You can send a proposal to your shortlisted influencers and hire them to make content for you, including promos, product reviews, and more.
TikTok Ads Options
TikTok offers five different options for ads:
- Topview: The ad appears when the app is opened and they last 60 seconds.
- Brand Takeover: The Ad appears when users open the app and it takes over the whole screen for three to five seconds.
- In Feed Ads: These appear in the ‘For You’ feed and can be up to 60 seconds long.
- Hashtag Challenge: A brand can get users to do something specific and then tag them using a certain hashtag. Three to six-day packages available.
- Branded Effects: Brands can use various interactive effects to connect with users. A type of augmented reality.
Top Tips
Here are a couple of extra things to remember and help you achieve success with TikTok:
- Make sure what you advertise doesn’t look like an ad but is part of the native content
- If you don’t have a lot of creative take advantage of the creator market place
- Keep ads short. In general, don’t surpass fifteen seconds
- Test different headlines for better results
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