{"id":12904,"date":"2021-11-16T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T05:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/?p=12904"},"modified":"2025-06-19T10:38:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T08:38:21","slug":"how-tiktok-is-helping-small-businesses-boom-with-social-media-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/how-tiktok-is-helping-small-businesses-boom-with-social-media-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"How TikTok Is Helping Small Businesses Boom With Social Media Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As a social media marketing medium, TikTok is proving to be quite successful for small businesses, The video-sharing platform [TikTok] has been credited with bringing back the short-form video and a social media culture which is less focused on carefully curated aspirational content, but rather bite-sized pieces of entertainment which are taken from day-to-day life.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s clear that using TikTok can help small businesses<\/a> to reach a much larger platform, with millions of potential customers who can bring a lot of business to otherwise hard-to-discover products. While it\u2019s simple to download the TikTok app and begin creating and \u2013 as well as posting – content, having a plan and taking a deliberate approach to what you post is essential if you\u2019re to use it as a successful marketing medium \u2013 as it is with any social media platform.<\/p>\n

Your Brand Story Is Fundamental To Connecting With The TikTok Community<\/strong><\/h2>\n

With more than 75% of consumers planning to support small businesses as much as they can, it\u2019s the best time for brands<\/a> to connect with consumers. And TikTok is the perfect place to do so as the platform\u2019s users are already in a shopping mindset. For many TikTok users, the main reason they come to TikTok is to discover new things \u2014 such as your brand and your products. They\u2019re ready to buy and are hungry for inspiration:<\/p>\n

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  • 74% of users say that TikTok inspired them to find out more about a product or brand,<\/li>\n
  • 66% of users say that TikTok helped them decide what to buy, and<\/li>\n
  • 67% of users say that TikTok inspired them to shop even when they weren\u2019t planning to do so.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Small and Large Businesses are Taking Advantage TikTok<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Proving itself to be more than merely a silly app for teens, TikTok has popped onto the radar of businesses across the globe as an effective tool in social media marketing. However, what aspects of TikTok can brands learn from and use for their online presence? There are a number of takeaways:<\/p>\n

    Patterns In Social Media Marketing Do Exist <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

    When a platform is new, it\u2019s considered to be less competitive. This means that it\u2019s easier to reach a higher percentage of the audience, adverts are cheaper, and the potential reach is high. This is as when platforms are young, it\u2019s all about entertaining the masses. As businesses see that the platform is starting to take off, they all jump in so that they can get in on a piece of the action. From there, the algorithm undergoes changes and ads become far more expensive.<\/p>\n

    At the moment, TikTok is still in this early stage and is fairly unsaturated with ads and businesses. This makes it the perfect time to begin using the platform<\/a> for brand awareness and social media marketing efforts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>