How to run TikTok ads using Data Science (Tiktok for Business)

TikTok has now become a mainstream application with more than 1 billion people using it. This means that if you are a marketer, Tiktok is your current heaven for influencer marketing as well as targeted paid ads and so in this article, you’ll discover how to run TikTok ads using Data Science.

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to run TikTok ads using Data Science under the TikTok for Business plan:

1. Identify your primary TikTok audience

Gen Z constitutes a large chunk of the active users on TikTok, however, they might not be your primary audience. The first thing you have to do is figure out if your primary audience is on TikTok or not and if you actually want to spend money on the platform.

Here are some questions you should answer to identify your primary audience:

• Gender: What gender are they?
• Age: What age group do they fall in?
• Location: Which location are they situated in?
• Interest: What are their interests?

2. Research TikTok Statistics

Once you’ve identified your primary audience, the next step is to find if your primary audience is in one of TikTok ad-supported regions or not. TikTok is yet to release the paid ad feature globally and if you’re looking to run ads for a primary audience that reside in out-of-support reasons then you are out of luck.

Also, it is a good idea to know the general statistics of users on TikTok since if you’re looking for 1000 PhD level professors to advertise on TikTok, you might have to think twice.

3. Run TikTok ads using A/B testing

You’ve made a great marketing video and you’re in excitement to run your first ad. Do you spend all your marketing budget on it? No. The correct way to spend your marketing budget on TikTok ads is to do so by performing A/B testing.

A/B testing (also known as split testing or bucket testing) is a method of comparing two versions of a TikTok ad against each other to determine which one performs better. For example, the ‘A’ version of your TikTok ad may highly focus on a subset of your primary audience characteristics and the ‘B’ version may focus on the entire primary audience characteristics itself.

Running both the ‘A’ and ‘B’ versions of your TikTok ads will help you determine the best performing ads in between the two while staying low on budget. You can also experiment with campaign changes such as changing the location, shifting the age ranges, and much more.

In Conclusion

Now you know how to run TikTok ads using Data Science. The trick is simple: Gather market data before you run your own TikTok ads and once you starting running your own ads, just gather your own data and optimize.

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