E-commerce: TikTok has released features for merchants

 

TikTok has rolled out several e-commerce features to help merchants advertise on its platform. What are some of them?

When testing its shopping solution, the firm introduced Product Links. This allows brands to highlight one or more items through videos on the app and to redirect users to the product details page on their own website. This is a bit similar to the product tags and stickers on Instagram. Moreover, it has rolled out a LIVE shopping feature. When using this, sellers on TikTok have the opportunity to connect with users in the community in real time. They are able to share dynamic links to products and services while their content is being streamed live. One example of a firm using this option is Walmart. As a pilot partner of the feature, it hosted a couple of LIVE shopping events in the past.

More recently, TikTok has introduced a trio of in-feed ad products for online shopping. These are Collection Ads, Dynamic Showcase Ads (DSAs), and Lead Generation. The first one allows merchants to include custom, swipeable product cards in their in-feed videos. Each one of those will involve a different item for sale. When tapping on them, users will be redirected to a fast-loading instant gallery page where they can browse items and make a purchase.

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TikTok has rolled out new e-commerce features

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