With nearly 1 billion users TikTok is a popular platform for creating and watching short videos. Businesses are utilizing TikTok to target areas like brand awareness, engagement, and sales. In today’s blog, How to Use TikTok for Business, we explain how to effectively use TikTok to promote your brand.

A Business Account Includes:

• Access to business tools like ads
• Limited access to sound clips
• The ability to create a storefront
• Third-party tools to schedule and manage content
• The ability to add a website link to the profile

Steps to Set up an Account

1. Download the app and create an account
2. Tap the menu in the right corner
3. Go to Settings and privacy
4. Click on Manage account
5. Tap Switch to Business Account
6. Choose the industry that your business is in

Once you have your business account, you should optimize your profile to appeal to your target audience. Including a high-resolution profile photo, a bio, links, and company email, and connecting to other social accounts will help you do it.

The key to success on TikTok is understanding your Target Audience. You should consider who you should target and how you can position your content to get in front of them.

TikTok for Business: 4 Ideas

After your account is complete, the next step is content creation and building a community. You can start utilizing features like Influencer Marketing and TikTok Ads. We share 4 ideas that can help you make sales and boost your business.

1. ENGAGING CONTENT – Find engaging ways to keep your brand identity while creating content for this platform.
2. TIKTOK SHOPPING – TikTok Shopping allows brands to sell on TikTok through an e-commerce store.
3. TIKTOK ADS – TikTok is ad-friendly and offers a variety of ad options that can drive traffic to your store or website. We go on to share ten ad options and what they are used for.
4. COLLABORATE WITH INFLUENCERS – Influencers already have a following and know how to promote products to their audience. Working with influencers will help you get your foot in the door, and you can use the TikTok Creator Marketplace to find them.

We provide a TikTok Business Account breakdown to help you dive into this platform successfully. Be consistent and authentic, and create engaging content to help your business grow on this platform. For more marketing tools and tips, check out our Fusion One Marketing blogs.

Fusion One Marketing is a full-service digital marketing company headquartered in Birmingham, AL.  Fusion One specializes in Local SEO, Social Media Marketing, Pay Per Click, and Website Designs. Fusion One Marketing was created in 2011 with its main focus to help small and medium businesses navigate the digital marketing world. Our goal for businesses is simple “More Calls – More Businesses”.

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