Profitable TikTok Ads Strategy - Tested and Explained

Hey there, it's [Your Name]! Recently, my TikTok ads weren’t performing to my satisfaction, so I tried a new strategy, and it worked incredibly well. I'll walk you through setting it up, day-by-day performance, and optimizing it.

Step 1: Budget and Campaign Setup

Allocate a budget of $ 100 per day and create two campaigns:

Conversions Campaign: Budget of $ 80, split into two ad sets ($ 40 each). The first ad set uses custom targeting for your ideal customer, and the second uses automatic targeting.
Retargeting Conversion Campaign: Budget $ 20 for people who have clicked on your ads or viewed 100% of them.

Step 2: Creative Setup

Use six 8-15 second videos for both the A/B test campaigns. The only variable will be the targeting. For the retargeting campaign, use different, more detailed ads to build trust. Include user-generated content (UGC) and videos showing your branding process.

Step 3: Campaign Creation

Go to TikTok Ads Manager:

Website Conversions Campaign: Create a split test with custom and automatic targeting. Use the same creatives and set complete payment as the optimization event. For demographics, set gender to all and choose your ideal customer ages. Use relevant hashtags and set a $ 40 budget per ad set, aiming for the lowest cost.
Retargeting Campaign: First, create a custom audience from people who clicked or viewed 100% of the first impression ads within 30 days. Enable auto-refresh to keep the audience updated. Create a new conversion campaign targeting this custom audience, with a daily budget of $ 20.

Step 4: Post-Week Performance and Optimization

After a week:

Total Spend: $ 630
Conversions: 24
Insights: One campaign was highly profitable, and others varied.
Ross Calculator: Use a calculator to determine if your campaign's return on ad spend (ROAS) meets your break-even point.

Step 5: Results Analysis

Retargeting Campaign: ROAS of 3.6, very profitable.
A/B Testing Campaign: Custom targeting underperformed, while automatic targeting was profitable with a ROAS of 1.8.

Step 6: Optimization Decisions

Disable underperforming custom targeting. Increase the budget for the successful automatic targeting campaign from $ 40 to $ 60. Duplicate the successful ad set and switch the optimization goal from conversions to value, with a $ 40 budget.

Step 7: Ad Performance Analysis

Some ads performed better than others. Allow each ad to run until it spends $ 100 before making optimization decisions.

Final Thoughts

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Keywords

TikTok Ads Strategy
Conversions Campaign
Retargeting
Custom Audience
Automatic Targeting
ROAS
Optimization
UGC Content

FAQ

Q: How much budget should I allocate for TikTok ads?
A: Start with $ 100 per day, split between conversion and retargeting campaigns.

Q: What kind of videos should I use?
A: Use short (8-15 seconds) impactful videos for initial campaigns and longer, trust-building videos for retargeting.

Q: How do I create a custom audience for retargeting?
A: Use TikTok Ads Manager to create a custom audience based on people who have clicked on or viewed your ads in full within the past 30 days.

Q: What should I do if one of my ad sets is underperforming?
A: Pause the underperforming ad set and consider reallocating its budget to the better-performing set.

Q: How can I ensure my audience stays updated?
A: Enable auto-refresh in your custom audience settings to keep it constantly updated with new viewers.