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Why TikTok Influencer Marketing Is More Data-Driven in 2026
Blog, TikTok Ads Analytics & ROI, TikTok Influencer Strategy
A couple years ago, I sat in on a creator review call for a mid-sized beauty brand in the US. The team had pulled in a h...
TikTok Is Now Essential for Brand Growth in the US
Blog, TikTok Advertising Strategy, TikTok Marketing Strategy & Trends
A few years ago, a lot of US brands treated TikTok like a side project. Someone on the social team would post a trend re...
Why TikTok Marketing Agencies Focus on Signals Over Metrics
Blog, TikTok Ads Analytics & ROI, TikTok Marketing Agency
I’ve seen this happen more than once: a brand team pulls up a TikTok report, points at a video with 400,000 views, and...
TikTok Is Shaping the Future of Digital Advertising in the US
Blog, TikTok Advertising Strategy, TikTok Marketing Strategy & Trends
A few months ago, I watched a beauty brand spend real money on a polished video ad that looked like it belonged on Hulu....
How TikTok Marketing Turns Attention Into Revenue
Blog, TikTok Ads Analytics & ROI, TikTok Advertising Strategy
I’ve watched more than one brand walk into TikTok with the same bad plan: cut down a polished Instagram ad, slap on a ...
TikTok Is Becoming the Primary Discovery Platform for Brands
Blog, Content Strategy & Creation, TikTok Marketing Strategy & Trends
A few months ago, I watched a skincare brand spend weeks polishing launch creative for Meta, only to have a scrappy TikT...
Why TikTok Marketing Works Without Massive Budgets
Blog, TikTok for Small Business & Startups, TikTok Marketing Strategy & Trends
I’ve watched brands spend $40,000 on polished paid social creative, then get beaten by a founder filming a product dem...
TikTok Content Lasts Longer Than Most Paid Campaigns
Blog, Content Strategy & Creation, TikTok Advertising Strategy
I’ve watched brands spend $15,000 on a paid social flight, celebrate a decent three-day spike, then go quiet the secon...
How TikTok Is Redefining Performance Marketing
Blog, TikTok Ads Analytics & ROI, TikTok Advertising Strategy
A few months ago, I watched a skincare brand spend real money on a polished paid social campaign—clean lighting, expen...
TikTok Is Disrupting Traditional Media Buying in the US
Blog, TikTok Advertising Strategy, TikTok Marketing Strategy & Trends
I was on a call with a consumer brand last year—mid-sized, decent retail distribution, healthy Meta budget, TV still i...
Why TikTok Ads Perform Better Than Expected for US Brands
Blog, TikTok Ads Analytics & ROI, TikTok Advertising Strategy
I’ve sat in too many kickoff calls where someone says some version of, “We’ll test TikTok, but I don’t think our...
TikTok Is Now a Full-Funnel Marketing Platform
Blog, TikTok Advertising Strategy, TikTok Marketing Strategy & Trends
I’ve watched more than one brand walk into TikTok thinking it was just the “awareness channel.” They’d brief cre...
A few months ago, I watched a founder in SoHo stare at her TikTok Shop dashboard.
I’ve seen this play out a lot: a brand hires outside help for TikTok after a.
I’ve seen this happen more than once: a brand gets approved for TikTok Shop.
A few years ago, you could throw a decent product video on TikTok, put some paid.
I’ve sat in enough launch calls to know the pattern. A brand gets excited about.
A few months ago, I watched a decent U.S. beauty brand approve a batch of TikTok.
A few months ago, I watched a beauty brand spend three weeks polishing Amazon.
I’ve seen this movie a few times now. A brand has a decent Meta setup, maybe.
I’ve watched two TikTok Shop launches happen in the same month with almost the.
A lot of enterprise teams show up to TikTok with the same bad habit: they treat.
A few months ago, I watched a beauty brand spend real money on a polished TikTok.
I’ve watched brands spend $15,000 on polished video shoots, then get.
I’ve seen this happen more than once: a brand gets excited, approves a.
A few months ago, I watched a US beauty brand spend real money on a polished.
A few months ago, I watched a skincare brand spend real money on a polished.
I’ve watched this happen more than once: a brand finally gets a decent run on.
I’ve watched more than one brand team walk into short-form video planning with.
A few months ago, I was reviewing creative for a home organization brand in the.
A few months ago, I was reviewing paid social creative for a mid-size beauty.
I’ve seen this more than once with US brands: a TikTok gets decent reach, the.
A few months ago, I was reviewing creative for a mid-sized beauty brand in the.
I’ve seen this happen more times than I can count: a brand spends weeks finding.
I’ve watched a SaaS founder spend three weeks approving a 22-second TikTok, only.
A few months ago, I saw a skincare brand testing two TikTok ads for the same.
A few months ago, I watched a mid-size apparel brand spend five figures on.
I’ve sat in too many meetings where a decent brand team talks itself out of.
A few months ago, I was looking at a paid social report for a beauty brand in.
A few months ago, I watched a beauty brand spend a painful amount of money on a.
I’ve watched more than a few e-commerce teams do the same thing on TikTok: post.
Last November, I watched a mid-sized beauty brand push out a very polished.
I’ve watched brands celebrate a 4.8-star average on TikTok Shop and then wonder.
I’ve watched brands list a product on TikTok Shop, add a few decent photos.
A few months ago, I watched a decent product get handed to the wrong creator.
I’ve watched more than one brand walk into TikTok with the same bad assumption:.
I’ve watched more than one brand spend three weeks polishing a TikTok brief.
A few months ago, I watched a beauty brand run a polished TikTok Shop video.
A few months ago, I was watching a beauty brand’s TikTok LIVE on a Tuesday.
A few months ago, I watched a retail brand post a polished TikTok about a new.
A skincare brand sends out 20 boxes, gets 14 videos back, boosts the two with.
I’ve seen this happen more than once: a brand finally finds a TikTok ad that.
A few months ago, I was looking at two ad accounts for brands selling products.
A lot of brands had the same rough moment in 2021 and 2022. Their TikTok.
I’ve seen this happen more than once: a brand finally gets a TikTok video to.
A few months ago, I watched a skincare brand approve 14 TikTok creator videos in.
I’ve seen luxury teams spend $40,000 on a glossy video shoot, cut it into.
A few years ago, if you told most attorneys they’d be discussing short-form.
A while back, I watched a clinic team spend three weeks reviewing a 20-second.
A lot of SaaS teams show up on TikTok looking like they were forced there by a.
A skincare brand I worked with had a familiar problem. Their in-house creative.
A skincare brand I worked with last year had a funny little problem. Their.
I’ve seen this happen more times than most brands want to admit. A team finds.
I’ve seen brands celebrate a 3% CTR on TikTok and still lose money. Not a little.
I’ve watched more than one brand launch on TikTok Shop like it was just another.
I’ve seen this movie a few times now. A brand comes in frustrated after three or.
I’ve seen this happen more than once: a brand gets one decent TikTok post.
A few months ago, I watched a beauty brand review 40 TikTok ad variations in one.
A few years ago, most brands treated TikTok like a slot machine. Post enough.
I’ve seen this happen more than once: a brand spends weeks polishing a TikTok.
I’ve seen this happen more than once: a brand spends three weeks debating hooks.
A few months ago, I watched a beauty brand spend real money on a polished TikTok.
A few months ago, I watched a beauty brand spend five figures on polished.
A Brooklyn cafe owner once told me she “did TikTok for three weeks” and decided.
A few months ago, I watched a founder spend $12,000 on polished launch creative.
A few months ago, I watched a brand spend real money on TikTok creative that.
A few months ago, I watched a beauty brand spend weeks polishing a glossy.
A few months ago, I watched a local Bay Area brand post a beautifully edited.
A few months ago, I watched a Bay Area wellness brand spend a small fortune on.
I’ve seen this play out a lot with US brands: the founder is staring at a TikTok.
A few months ago, I watched a skincare brand spend a very respectable budget on.
I’ve watched more than one brand walk into TikTok with the wrong expectations.
A founder I know sent me two videos for review last spring. Same product: a.
I’ve seen this happen more than once: a brand spends weeks polishing a TikTok.
A few months ago, I watched a skincare brand spend weeks polishing a glossy.
I’ve watched brands spend weeks polishing a product page, setting up bundles.
A lot of brands are still treating TikTok like it’s 2022. They brief a creator.
A few months ago, I watched a mid-size beauty brand spend six weeks getting its.
A few months ago, I watched a New York food brand spend real money on a polished.
A founder in Brooklyn once told me, half-joking, that her product had been.
A founder once told me, half-joking, that TikTok felt like “the app where our.
I’ve seen this happen more than once: a US brand finally decides to try TikTok.
A few years ago, I watched a mid-sized beauty brand approve a TikTok video that.
I’ve seen this happen more than once: a brand posts a TikTok that feels a little.
A few months ago, I watched a beauty brand spend real money on polished TikTok.
I watched a skincare brand spend $18,000 on polished TikTok creative last fall.
I’ve seen this happen more than once: a brand spends weeks approving a polished.
I’ve watched more than a few US brands treat TikTok Shop like a checkout feature.
I’ve seen this happen more than once: a brand spends three weeks polishing a.
I’ve seen this happen more than once: a startup gets one decent TikTok post.
I’ve watched smart paid social teams bring perfectly polished Meta creative into.
I’ve watched more than a few brand teams walk into TikTok LIVE with the wrong.
A few months ago, I watched a beauty brand run a TikTok LIVE launch for a new.
A lot of brands treat TikTok LIVE like a one-off event. The host goes live.
A few months ago, I watched a US beauty brand run two live selling events in the.
I’ve watched enough brand lives on TikTok to know the drop-off usually happens.
I’ve watched a lot of TikTok LIVE sessions go sideways for reasons that had.
I’ve watched enough TikTok LIVE sessions to know the difference between a.
I’ve watched a skincare founder go live from a folding table in her warehouse.
I’ve watched more than a few product launches go sideways on TikTok for reasons.
A few months ago, I watched a mid-size beauty brand run a TikTok LIVE with a.
I’ve seen this happen more than once: a brand team walks into the Monday meeting.