TikTok For ECommerce? Social Media Giant Partners With Shopify

TikTok users will soon be able to shop as they scroll, as the video sharing channel announces a partnership with one of the leading ecommerce platforms, Shopify.

What does this mean for merchants?

The new partnership will allow merchants to tap into TikTok’s younger audience in order to drive sales directly on the app.

By installing the new TikTok channel app from the Shopify App Store, merchants will be able to create, run and optimise TikTok ad campaigns directly from the Shopify dashboard. Using the TikTok channel app, merchants can create shareable content, selecting the products they want to feature and turning them into in-feed video ads.

Shopify merchants will be able to target these ads to audiences based on demographics such as gender and age, as well as user behaviour and video categories. The ads will be measurable by installing TikTok’s pixel on site to track conversions.

To make it easy for merchants of any size to take advantage of shoppable TikTok ads, the tool features ready-made templates that can work with merchants’ existing imagery or video.

This is an exciting opportunity for Shopify’s over 1 million merchants, allowing them to reach a whole new audience using authentic video content.

The feature is currently being rolled out in the U.S, however, retailers here in the UK may have to wait a little longer, with the feature being available in Europe in early 2021.

A word from Shopify & TikTok

We’re thrilled to be the first partner to welcome TikTok to the world of commerce, particularly right now, as our merchants prepare for a busy online holiday shopping season. TikTok is one of the world’s fastest growing entertainment platforms with over 100 million highly engaged users in the US alone. The TikTok channel means Shopify merchants—even those without a strong TikTok following of their own yet—can connect with these new audiences using content that feels authentic and genuine to the TikTok experience.”
– Satish Kanwar, Vice President of Product, Shopify

“We are delighted to partner with Shopify and provide a channel for their merchants to reach new audiences and drive sales on TikTok. As social commerce proliferates, retailers are recognizing that TikTok’s creative and highly engaged community sets it apart from other platforms. We’re constantly exploring new and innovative ways to connect brands with our users, and Shopify is the perfect partner to help us grow and expand our commerce capabilities globally.”
– Blake Chandlee, Vice President, Global Business Solutions, TikTok

The social media team at Forever are excited to see how we can help our clients reach new audiences and grow their revenue through this new partnership and will be watching closely as the feature begins to become available!

In the meantime, if your ecommerce brand needs help driving sales through social media advertising, get in touch with the team today.