TikTok Ads Best Practices

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In this article, we have compiled a list of best practices for the creation of TikTok Ads. While every campaign is different, you can use these tips as a starting point to create and optimize your next attention-grabbing ad.

Best Practices

Capability
Description

Ad Groups Set up

  • Create ad groups of different audience targeting.

  • Test and learn with unique audiences to find top-performing segments.

  • Have at least 7-10 ad groups running per day.

  • Create new ad groups when adding new creatives.

Ad Group - Budget + Bid

  • Ad group budget: The minimum budget should be more than 20x of CPA.

  • Across ad groups: Test different bids across different ad groups.

  • Bid for new clients: Use bids from existing media platforms as a reference.

  • oCPC bid price: Start with a 2x higher bid price than the target CPA and adjust based on campaign performance.

  • Learning phase: Avoid editing bid and targeting settings during the learning phase.

  • Frequency of changing bid: Avoid making more than one change to the bid price per day.

Creative & Optimization

  • Keep testing with new creatives to sustain good performance.

  • Try view-through attribution for an app install campaign.

  • Avoid editing campaign/ad group settings during the learning phase.

  • Try replicating an ad group if ads are not getting impressions even after increasing the bid.