Tiger Pistol Games Out a Post-TikTok World Localogy
Pro Features

Tiger Pistol Games Out a Post-TikTok World

As TikTok’s fate as a U.S. operation continues to fluctuate at the whims of geopolitical favor, one hypothetical continues to tickle our speculative interest: What does a post-TikTok world look like? Tiger Pistol gives us its take.

Why Did Amazon Axe its TikTok-Like 'Inspire' Feed
Amazon

Why Did Amazon Axe its TikTok-Like ‘Inspire’ Feed?

Word came this week that Amazon is shelving its Inspire Feed. The feature – itself inspired by TikTok’s shoppability – launched in 2022 to blend Amazon-style shopping with social commerce vibes. The thought was to marry product discovery with transaction-enabled shopping – a compressed funnel.

automotive

TikTok Revs Up Local Automotive Ads

As its operational fate in the U.S. wallows in uncertainty, TikTok continues to roll out new features. The latest is a set of ad formats for promoting and selling cars.

What Does a Post-TikTok World Look Like?
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What Does a Post-TikTok World Look Like?

Though there are orbiting variables that could change the fate of TikTok in the coming days, the current reality is that its “divest or die” congressional act is in effect. What will this mean for SMBs that rely on the platform?

Pro Features

Yext Adds TikTok to its Publisher Network

Yext’s publisher network just got bigger… and a bit more lively. TikTok has officially been added, giving Yext customers a way to automatically sync their business details to the social app.

Google

Is TikTok Coming For Google’s Business?

The latest blow in TikTok’s search conquest has landed. It’s leaning in further to its search engine use case by adding the next logical component: a paid search program. Known as TikTok Search Ads Campaign, it will offer paid placement for contextually-targeted promotions on its search results page.

YouTube and Shopify Challenge TikTok Shop
eCommerce

YouTube and Shopify Challenge TikTok Shop

YouTube has formed a deal with Shopify to make more content shoppable. There are already lots of products promoted on YouTube – some of which are shoppable – but the latest brings greater ability to click and buy on the spot. 

What's TikTok's Economic Impact on SMBs?
Pro Features

Social Advertising Enters the Automation Age

Following closely behind Meta’s recent moves to automate SMB ad campaign creation, TikTok announced this week that it will let advertisers automate campaign components – from images to headlines, ad copy, and audience targeting. 

As Instagram Retreats, TikTok Emerges As a Shopping Destination
Pro Features

Is TikTok Trying to Become YouTube?

It was spotted this week that TikTok is testing a sizable update to its core media format: longer videos. Specifically, it’s toying with a max upload length of 60 minutes. What does this mean for SMBs?

TikTok

How Does the World View TikTok?

Until now we’ve focused our coverage on Localogy Insider and our conversations on This Week in Local on efforts in the United States to “ban”

L24 Where to Invest in Social Media 2024 and Beyond Localogy
influencer marketing

L24: Where to Invest in Social in 2024 (and Beyond)?

Instagram,  YouTube, TikTok,  influencer marketing… Which are ascendant, and which are so yesterday in social media in 2024 and beyond? Which platforms are we not talking about, but should be? A power panel of social media thought leaders unpacks it all.

What's TikTok's Economic Impact on SMBs?
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What is the TikTok Economic Impact on SMBs?

As TikTok fights for its survival in the U.S., it continues to turn to a central lobbying point: supporting SMBs. Now, the TikTok Economic Impact Report 2024, looks to quantify that impact.

TikTok Boosts eCommerce with Computer Vision
eCommerce

TikTok Boosts eCommerce with Computer Vision

Shoppable content continues to be an ongoing effort at TikTok, which mostly sits under its TikTok Shop program. It recently advanced these efforts with automated product tagging.

TikTok: Coming to a Vision Pro Near You Localogy
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TikTok: Coming to a Vision Pro Near You

TikTok this week became one of the relatively few companies to develop a Vision Pro app. What does that mean and how does it reflect the current stage of Vision Pro’s lifecycle?