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The Results

      FOUNDER CASE STUDY ·     TIKTOK · TIKTOK SHOP

100,000+ Incremental Sellers Acquired Across Europe

20.9×Customer Value / CPA

$900 average customer value generated at a $43 acquisition cost

7 European markets

Scaled acquisition across

France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, the Netherlands and Belgium.

63% CPA reduction

Across paid search + paid social

Via stategy testing, weekly data analysis, continous campaign optimisation, refine targeting and testing & scaling new creatives

26% activation rate

Converted acquired merchants into active sellers

Converted acquired merchants into active sellers

What I Led

From acquisition to activation to reduce churn

One system. Seven markets. Continuous learning.

01

Find the Right ICP then  Multi-Channel Acquisition

Matched buyer and seller signals by market, then shifted budget across Google, TikTok, Meta, email, in-app and partnerships toward the strongest acquisition opportunities with dynamic budget allocation

02

Localised Market Strategy

Adapted media, targeting and messaging across 7 European markets instead of copying one strategy everywhere.

03

Create. Test. Learn.

Built a creative engine producing 200+ videos a month, testing UGC, TikTok trends, hooks and formats across markets.

04

Activation & Retention

Used email, in-app messaging, seller missions, milestone incentives and tailored education to move acquired merchants into active selling.

05

Spend Where It Matters

View through modelling, MMM, brand-lift experiment to identify true ROI of paid media and cannibalisation and make smarter budget decisions.

Acquisition Was Only the First Step
 

Acquire

Multi-channel seller acquisition. Google, Meta, Linkedin, Youtube, Tiktok, Email, In-app message

Activate

Lifecycle Marketing

In-app messaging, Internal CRM outreach, seller missions, incentives and education, blog

Retain

Incentive strategy

Engagement programmes that helped reduce monthly churn by 4.3%.

Measure & Scale

Data tracking. optimise and modelling

VTA, MMM and incrementality testing to identify what actually created growth.

This Is What Scaling Looks Like

Real campaign data from the acquisition system behind the results.

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¥26.3M deployed. ¥9.89 per conversion.
Built to acquire sellers at scale without losing efficiency

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AI Max + Non-Brand Broad Search
Captured prospective merchants searching around selling online, ecommerce and marketplace-related intent, then used broad-match expansion, negative keywords and continuous search-term analysis to find new seller demand.

Brand Exact Keyword Search
Captured the highest-intent TikTok Shop seller searches with exact-match brand terms, tighter query control and dedicated budget management to convert existing demand efficiently.

Performance Max
Expanded seller acquisition beyond Search by using conversion signals, audience inputs and automated bidding across Google inventory to find additional merchant registrations.
 
Demand Gen
Created demand among prospective sellers who were not yet actively searching for TikTok Shop, using visual and video creative to introduce the seller opportunity and move them toward registration.
 
YouTube
Educated prospective merchants on why and how to sell through TikTok Shop, building consideration before pushing them further into the seller acquisition funnel.
 
Smart Bidding
Adjusted bidding strategy around seller-registration volume, campaign maturity and conversion quality, allowing Google to prioritise auctions more likely to generate valuable merchant acquisitions.

Acquire → Activate → Grow → Retain → Measure → Scale

Paid Search:
Google SEM 

From First Scroll
to Active Seller

One Creative System, Every Stage of Growth

Paid Social:
TikTok , Meta , Youtube

Create Demand → Engage → Retarget → Convert → Activate → Scale

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TikTok Ads
Used native video, UGC, influencer content and B2B-targeted Spark Ads to acquire prospective sellers, while amplifying high-performing organic content through paid distribution.

Meta Ads
Built paid-social acquisition and retargeting around seller behaviour, market signals and localised creative, using Meta to extend reach beyond TikTok’s existing audience.

YouTube
Used video to educate prospective merchants on the TikTok Shop opportunity, build consideration and support later seller registration across the funnel.

Creative Testing
Produced and tested 200+ video ads every month across seven markets, continuously rotating hooks, UGC concepts, trends, messages and formats to fight creative fatigue.

Influencer Audience Retargeting
Segmented influencer audiences using algorithmic behavioural tags and built 30-day retargeting journeys with localised creative and copy to convert engaged users into sellers.

Localisation
Adapted creative, copy and audience strategy by market rather than pushing one European campaign everywhere.
 
Budget Allocation
Compared performance across platforms, markets and creative cohorts, then shifted spend toward the combinations producing stronger seller-acquisition economics.

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Show Teach Convert

Built image-led creative around seller success stories, step-by-step education, product opportunities and objection handling then distributed it across paid social, email and in-app journeys

Success Stories · Tutorials · Webinar · Seller Education 
 

Proof → Education → Opportunity → Action
 

What Changed in 6 months

Acquisition Became More Efficient

CPA fell 63%  from $115 to $43

More New Join User Became Active

26% monthly activation rate

20.9× Customer Value / CPA

$900 average customer value at $43 acquisition cost.

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