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Ads that feel native to the feed—and sell.

TikTok campaigns built on native creative, Spark Ads and clean Pixel and Events API signals—judged by sales and qualified leads, not views.

  • You own every account
  • Ad spend kept separate
  • Honest, reconciled reporting

01 / Diagnose

Find the waste

Audit signals, creative and structure before adding budget.

02 / Test

Learn what works

Structured creative, audience and channel tests.

03 / Scale

Grow what's proven

Move budget to what drives profitable customers.

Why TikTok spend stalls

Views are easy. Customers are earned.

Repurposed TV spots and polished Meta ads often get skipped on TikTok. Weak hooks, missing Pixel events and too few creative variations leave the algorithm guessing and budgets burning.

We build TikTok-native creative briefs, Spark Ads and creator collaborations, connect the TikTok Pixel and Events API to real purchases and leads, and judge every test by business results rather than views.

Automation works best with the right inputs.

TikTok's delivery system optimises toward the events you send it. We make sure purchase and lead events are accurate, deduplicated and tied to real value, so automation finds the right people.

What the work includes

Six parts of a well-run TikTok Ads account.

The proposal defines campaign types, budgets, targets and approvals. Every workstream ends with a concrete output.

01

Account & signal audit

See what TikTok can measure before spending more.

  • TikTok Pixel and Events API setup
  • Event matching and deduplication
  • Campaign and ad group structure

What you receive

Prioritised audit with fixes and risks.

02

Native creative briefs

On TikTok, the first seconds decide everything.

  • Hooks, angles and on-screen text
  • UGC, demo and founder-led formats
  • Sound, captions and pacing

What you receive

Creative brief library ready to film.

03

Spark Ads & creators

Promote real posts that keep their social proof.

  • Spark Ads authorisation
  • Creator briefs and usage terms
  • Whitelisting and approval flow

What you receive

Creator and Spark Ads plan with agreed terms.

04

Campaign structure

Simple structures that give delivery room to learn.

  • Prospecting vs retargeting balance
  • Automated vs manual campaign comparison
  • Budget and bidding guardrails

What you receive

Documented structure with naming conventions.

05

Shop & catalogue ads

Connect products to the feed where it makes sense.

  • Product catalogue quality
  • Video Shopping and catalogue ads
  • Landing page and checkout friction

What you receive

Catalogue and product-ad recommendations.

06

Reporting & optimisation

Weekly decisions based on sales and leads, not views.

  • Hook rate and creative fatigue
  • TikTok vs analytics vs sales reconciliation
  • Scale, refresh or stop decisions

What you receive

Weekly notes and a monthly review.

Your main goal

Different goals need different TikTok campaigns.

Choose what matters most right now. It shapes the campaign types and tests we plan first.

Sell products online

New customers from scroll-stopping product videos.

For DTC and Shopify brands with visual, demonstrable products.

  • Fix Pixel and Events API purchase events
  • Test several hooks per product weekly
  • Use Spark Ads on proven organic and creator posts

What we review

New-customer revenue, contribution after ad spend and blended acquisition cost.

From audit to scale

An account process with no surprises.

Budget changes beyond agreed guardrails need your approval. Every change is logged.

  1. 01

    Audit

    Review account, signals, creative history and offer fit.

    Stage output

    Audit findings and agreed targets.

  2. 02

    Brief & set up

    Fix tracking and write the first batch of creative briefs.

    Stage output

    Signal fixes and creative test plan.

  3. 03

    Launch & test

    Launch creative tests, reviewed and refreshed weekly.

    Stage output

    Live campaigns and weekly read-outs.

  4. 04

    Review & scale

    Monthly reviews decide what to scale, refresh or stop.

    Stage output

    Monthly review and next priorities.

Concept TikTok creative studio with vertical video tests
Illustrative concept imagery—not a client dashboard or team photograph.

Inside the review

Every creative test starts with a clear hypothesis.

Each test states what we expect, who it targets and how we'll judge it.

The hypothesis
What we're changing and why we expect it to help.
The audience
Who sees the test, on which channel and with what budget.
The decision
The metric and threshold that decide whether we scale or stop.

Choose a sensible starting point

Support that fits your team's next step.

Start with clarity, commission defined improvements, or build an ongoing programme. Standalone fees are scoped to your requirements; there is no fixed price published here.

TikTok Ads audit

For brands already spending who want an independent view.

Account, signal, creative and spend review with an action plan.

Agree before starting

Accounts in scope, access and the period reviewed.

Launch test

For brands new to TikTok wanting a structured first test.

Pixel and Events API, campaign build and a first round of creative tests.

Agree before starting

Objectives, test budget, creative volume and duration.

Ongoing management

For brands needing weekly optimisation and a steady creative pipeline.

Optimisation, briefs, Spark Ads, creator coordination and monthly reviews.

Agree before starting

Targets, spend range, creative volume and approvals.

Discuss your TikTok Ads

You keep ownership of all ad accounts and data. An enquiry is not an order or payment. Ad spend is paid directly to platforms and never bundled into our fees.

Measurement you can trust

Results, reconciled honestly.

Our scorecard compares platform, analytics and sales data so you see what spend really achieved.

TikTok Ads reporting metrics and their interpretation limits
SignalWhat we reviewWhat it cannot prove
TikTok-reported conversionsPurchases or leads TikTok attributes to ads.Attributed and partly modelled; includes view-through and some sales that would have happened anyway.
Hook & hold rateHow many viewers watch past the first seconds.Shows attention, not purchase intent.
Return on ad spendConversion value against spend.Ignores margin, returns and repeat purchases unless adjusted.
Creative fatigueHow quickly winning ads lose performance.Small samples and short tests can mislead.
Halo effectChanges in branded search, direct traffic and other channels.Indicative only; other activity can cause the same movement.

We never promise a fixed ROAS or cost per lead. When platforms disagree, we show the gap and explain which figure we use to decide.

Grounded in official guidance

Built on documented best practice.

Independent TikTok guidance—not an endorsement of Slashside or an agency performance claim.

About the TikTok Pixel

TikTok explains how the Pixel measures website actions after people see or click ads.

Read official guidance

Events API

TikTok documents sending events from your server to improve measurement reliability.

Read official guidance

About Spark Ads

TikTok describes how Spark Ads promote organic posts from your own or authorised accounts.

Read official guidance

Before you decide

Your TikTok Ads questions, answered.

Clear answers on budgets, creative, creators, tracking, ownership and what TikTok Ads can—and cannot—guarantee.

Your next campaign

Let's make every view count toward revenue.

Share your website, current TikTok setup and goals. We'll point out where spend is working and where it isn't.

Discuss your TikTok Ads

No passwords or sensitive customer information needed.