TikTok Advertising

What is TikTok?

TikTok is a social media platform for creating, sharing and discovering short videos. Tiktok videos last about 15 seconds to 3 minutes. The app is mostly used by young people where people make videos that involve dancing, singing or playback. This has continued to evolve over the last year into various types of videos where people also post more educational and informative content. This platform allows users to create and share videos in a community.

The app is very popular, but more and more adults are also finding their way to the app. New challenges appear regularly on TikTok that anyone can participate in.

Type of ads

It is important to choose the right type of ad per campaign. Below are most popular ad types and what campaign this can be used for:

In-feed ads

Pros

  • Works for different campaign objectives
  • Feels like native content
  • Has clickable features
  • CTA buttons can direct users to any page, including external landing pages

Cons

  • Must compete with other videos for viewer attention.

TopView ads

Pros

  • The longer format gives more time to convey messages
  • The immersive experience eliminates competing content
  • Guarantees a high number of impressions
  • Works well for brand awareness

Cons

  • More recognizable to TikTok users as an advertisement

TopView ads

Pros

  • The longer format gives more time to convey messages
  • The immersive experience eliminates competing content
  • Guarantees a high number of impressions
  • Works well for brand awareness

Cons

  • More recognizable to TikTok users as an advertisement

BrandTakeover ads

Pros

  • Deliver a high number of impressions
  • Users cannot skip them
  • Works well for brand awareness

Cons

  • Users cannot like or comment
  • More recognizable as an advertisement

Branded Hashtag Challenge

Pros

  • Popular with users, resulting in higher engagement
  • Feels like organic content
  • Has the potential for virality
  • Works well for brand awareness

Cons

  • Relies heavily on UGC (User Generated Content) for success, and thus on user interest

Branded Effects

Pros

  • Popular with users, leading to higher engagement
  • Works well for brand awareness
  • Younger populations like them
  • Can reinforce a hashtag challenge

Cons

  • May need influencer involvement to catch on

Advertisement formats

Advertisement type

  • In-feed ads
  • TopView ads
  • Brand Takeover ads
  • Branded hashtag challenge
  • Burning effects

Optimal length/ratio

  • Length: 15 seconds, Ratio: 9:16, 1:1, 16:9
  • Length: 60 seconds, Ratio: 9:16, 1:1, 16:9
  • Length: 3-5 second video or 3-second image, Ratio: 9:16, 1:1, 16:9
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How do TikTok ads work?

TikTok advertising helps brands reach younger demographic groups. This may be very important toward the future since within a few years Generation Z will be the target audience who will have the most purchasing power. So as a company or agency, it is essential to do brand awareness now in order to get on top of mind with this target audience.

The question then is how do you start a tiktok ad campaign now? This will be elaborated on below:

  • Choose your goal
  • Determining the target audience
  • Choose the right bidding strategy
  • Tracking

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