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TikTok Ads News

TikTok advertising: Smart+, TikTok Shop, creator tools, measurement and the regulatory story that hangs over the platform in the US and Europe.

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December 5, 2024

TikTok Shop triples U.S. Black Friday sales

Live shopping and small business sales drove TikTok Shop’s best U.S. sales day

Symphony Creative Studio by TikTok generates videos from product information, featuring tools like avatar narration, translation, and video remixing.
November 18, 2024

TikTok launches ‘Symphony Creative Studio’ to generate videos from product information

TikTok joins Google, Meta, and Pinterest in using assets to auto-generate ad campaigns

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November 13, 2024

TikTok tests product link integration from affiliate partners

Followers can access and shop for recommended products directly from TikTok

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November 11, 2024

Canada orders shutdown of TikTok’s offices amid national security concerns

With rising scrutiny, Canada's move adds pressure to TikTok's global operations

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November 4, 2024

TikTok plans to connect creators with manufacturers to sell products

TikTok aims to become a platform for creators to monetize their brands through personalized products

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October 8, 2024

TikTok launches ‘Smart+’ AI tool for user targeting and ad creation

TikTok says the feature will simplify ad creation and bidding for advertisers

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October 7, 2024

TikTok’s Parent Company, ByteDance boosts web scraping efforts with its tool, Bytespider

It remains unclear how ByteDance will use the data

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September 25, 2024

TikTok launches ‘Search Ads Campaign’ for U.S. advertisers to target users in search results

This feature is now available within TikTok Ads Manager

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September 6, 2024

TikTok announces multi-year partnership extension with NFL

TikTok first entered a partnership with the NFL in 2019

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September 3, 2024

TikTok’s new ‘Manage Topics’ feature will allow U.S. users to control their ‘For You’ feed

Users can use the feature to customize and manage their preferences on different topics

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July 25, 2024

Posh secures $22M in Series A funding to become TikTok for social events

Posh’s vision is to convert one-off users and host more events

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July 18, 2024

Trump backs TikTok amid looming U.S. ban threat

Banning TikTok removes competition and empowers Facebook and Instagram

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July 12, 2024

TikTok and Amazon join the AI race

TikTok is gearing up to improve user experience

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