1 00:00:00,815 --> 00:00:01,717 Hey, everybody. 2 00:00:01,717 --> 00:00:05,880 Welcome to our first video of our TikTok marketing 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:07,350 micro course. 4 00:00:07,350 --> 00:00:08,670 My name is Tyler King. 5 00:00:08,670 --> 00:00:11,720 I'll be your instructor for this module. 6 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:14,614 And I'm really excited to work with you 7 00:00:14,614 --> 00:00:16,290 and share with you 8 00:00:16,290 --> 00:00:18,840 about the wonderful world of social media. 9 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:19,710 A little bit about me. 10 00:00:19,710 --> 00:00:22,200 I've been doing social media marketing now, 11 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,133 man, for almost about 15 years or so. 12 00:00:25,133 --> 00:00:28,530 Worked with a wide variety of organizations, 13 00:00:28,530 --> 00:00:32,280 from multi-billion dollar corporations to startups 14 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,520 to SaaS companies to consulting, 15 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,580 and now I'm currently the senior social media 16 00:00:38,580 --> 00:00:40,680 and community manager for PandaDoc, 17 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:44,820 which is an online document management software company. 18 00:00:44,820 --> 00:00:47,550 Now, that probably sounds not that exciting, 19 00:00:47,550 --> 00:00:50,010 but give me some time and I'll pitch you 20 00:00:50,010 --> 00:00:51,180 about some of the great things 21 00:00:51,180 --> 00:00:52,968 that we're doing on social media, 22 00:00:52,968 --> 00:00:56,640 and more specifically about TikTok. 23 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,550 Now, a little disclaimer, if you will. 24 00:00:59,550 --> 00:01:03,090 Now, at the time of the making of these videos, 25 00:01:03,090 --> 00:01:05,130 this is kind of the most accurate information 26 00:01:05,130 --> 00:01:07,110 and up-to-date stats that we have. 27 00:01:07,110 --> 00:01:09,750 But if you've been in social media long 28 00:01:09,750 --> 00:01:10,860 or just starting out, 29 00:01:10,860 --> 00:01:14,760 you'll quickly find that social media is ever-changing. 30 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:18,210 And so that's one of the most important things to remember, 31 00:01:18,210 --> 00:01:20,613 is to always keep your ear to the ground, 32 00:01:21,630 --> 00:01:25,286 keep up to date on the social media marketing influencers, 33 00:01:25,286 --> 00:01:27,342 and you'll be able to stay in the know 34 00:01:27,342 --> 00:01:31,980 of all these changes that seem like happen weekly, 35 00:01:31,980 --> 00:01:34,230 and it gets a little bit crazy, but that's all right. 36 00:01:34,230 --> 00:01:35,800 Okay! (claps) 37 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:37,860 In this module, we're gonna be going over 38 00:01:37,860 --> 00:01:39,480 some of the history, some stats, 39 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,420 some best practices about TikTok, 40 00:01:42,420 --> 00:01:44,370 and then that will lead us into 41 00:01:44,370 --> 00:01:47,640 more of specific types of content. 42 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:49,590 In video two, and then in video three, 43 00:01:49,590 --> 00:01:52,620 we're gonna be talking about some use cases and examples. 44 00:01:52,620 --> 00:01:53,820 And then, in the fourth video, 45 00:01:53,820 --> 00:01:57,390 we're gonna be going over the exercise that you all can do. 46 00:01:57,390 --> 00:01:58,223 Spoiler alert, 47 00:01:58,223 --> 00:02:01,860 you're gonna be making your very own TikTok videos. 48 00:02:01,860 --> 00:02:04,830 But don't worry, we'll walk you through it. 49 00:02:04,830 --> 00:02:07,290 We're not looking for perfection or anything like that. 50 00:02:07,290 --> 00:02:11,550 But without further ado, let's get this wagon train moving. 51 00:02:11,550 --> 00:02:13,050 Okay, here we go. 52 00:02:13,050 --> 00:02:14,550 We're gonna talk a little bit more about, 53 00:02:14,550 --> 00:02:17,130 what's the deal with TikTok? 54 00:02:17,130 --> 00:02:20,490 And just to back up just one extra step, 55 00:02:20,490 --> 00:02:24,090 really wanna talk about kind of the rise of vertical video. 56 00:02:24,090 --> 00:02:28,410 Gosh, in the last few years, we've seen Instagram and TikTok 57 00:02:28,410 --> 00:02:31,770 and YouTube, and even LinkedIn and Twitter 58 00:02:31,770 --> 00:02:35,340 really start to experiment with these vertical videos, 59 00:02:35,340 --> 00:02:37,860 and I think there's a few reasons for that. 60 00:02:37,860 --> 00:02:40,950 Number one, vertical videos are very mobile-friendly. 61 00:02:40,950 --> 00:02:42,637 And as we've seen over the last few years, 62 00:02:42,637 --> 00:02:45,930 people's use of accessing social on their phones 63 00:02:45,930 --> 00:02:48,720 has only gone up, especially after the pandemic. 64 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:51,810 And so that ease of use and that ease of creation 65 00:02:51,810 --> 00:02:54,027 is one of the reasons why these vertical platforms 66 00:02:54,027 --> 00:02:55,967 have really taken off. 67 00:02:55,967 --> 00:02:59,010 And one of the things that's interesting to me 68 00:02:59,010 --> 00:03:01,300 is that this use of stories 69 00:03:02,343 --> 00:03:05,580 has taken off across all social platforms. 70 00:03:05,580 --> 00:03:07,500 Even on Facebook, you know, 71 00:03:07,500 --> 00:03:11,940 62% of users have used Facebook Stories. 72 00:03:11,940 --> 00:03:14,437 And that might be something that you say to yourself, 73 00:03:14,437 --> 00:03:17,130 "Facebook? Who still uses Facebook?" 74 00:03:17,130 --> 00:03:19,410 A solid amount of people, especially internationally, 75 00:03:19,410 --> 00:03:20,243 still use Facebook. 76 00:03:20,243 --> 00:03:23,010 So that's why always it's important to 77 00:03:23,010 --> 00:03:25,030 never just write off a social media platform, 78 00:03:25,030 --> 00:03:27,423 even though you personally may not use it. 79 00:03:28,290 --> 00:03:31,800 There's a few more stats to remember about vertical video. 80 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:33,000 I think this one's really important. 81 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,480 You know, 57% of user-generated videos 82 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:41,480 are shot with mobile devices, aka influencer-created videos. 83 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:43,929 And that's what you really wanna see. 84 00:03:43,929 --> 00:03:46,560 Also, 90% of vertical videos 85 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:48,660 have a higher watch completion rate 86 00:03:48,660 --> 00:03:50,820 compared to horizontal ones. 87 00:03:50,820 --> 00:03:52,050 That's really important 88 00:03:52,050 --> 00:03:53,850 because, at the end of each video, 89 00:03:53,850 --> 00:03:56,507 you wanna have a nice clear call to action, 90 00:03:56,507 --> 00:04:00,390 especially if you're working with YouTube Shorts. 91 00:04:00,390 --> 00:04:02,160 So these are all important to remember. 92 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,010 They're gonna be constantly changing. 93 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:08,970 But long story short, vertical video is here to stay, 94 00:04:08,970 --> 00:04:11,010 TikTok at the forefront of that. 95 00:04:11,010 --> 00:04:14,010 So let's talk about TikTok specifically. 96 00:04:14,010 --> 00:04:15,030 Where did it come from? 97 00:04:15,030 --> 00:04:18,330 Why is it here? And why is it so popular? 98 00:04:18,330 --> 00:04:22,020 So these slides are gonna be a little more content dense, 99 00:04:22,020 --> 00:04:24,390 but don't worry, you'll have access to the slides. 100 00:04:24,390 --> 00:04:25,740 You'll be able to go back through these 101 00:04:25,740 --> 00:04:27,438 at a little bit of a slower pace. 102 00:04:27,438 --> 00:04:29,850 But I wanna hit some of the main things here. 103 00:04:29,850 --> 00:04:32,580 So this is something that was developed 104 00:04:32,580 --> 00:04:35,879 over in China by a company called ByteDance. 105 00:04:35,879 --> 00:04:38,520 And it was launched in September 2016 106 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,460 for a Chinese audience. 107 00:04:40,460 --> 00:04:42,773 In '17, we saw that expansion. 108 00:04:42,773 --> 00:04:47,130 And then it eventually merged 109 00:04:47,130 --> 00:04:49,770 and became what TikTok is today. 110 00:04:49,770 --> 00:04:53,040 Now, one of the things that really accelerated 111 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,308 its popularity is the COVID-19 pandemic. 112 00:04:56,308 --> 00:04:59,490 When so many people were stuck inside 113 00:04:59,490 --> 00:05:00,900 people turned to social media, 114 00:05:00,900 --> 00:05:03,120 and they turned to TikTok dances 115 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,160 and trends and things of that nature, 116 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:06,510 and that's one of the main reasons 117 00:05:06,510 --> 00:05:10,170 why we saw this skyrocketing use of TikTok. 118 00:05:10,170 --> 00:05:14,310 Now, again, at the creation of this module, 119 00:05:14,310 --> 00:05:17,310 there is quite a bit of pushback to TikTok. 120 00:05:17,310 --> 00:05:19,694 There have been several states here in the United States 121 00:05:19,694 --> 00:05:22,890 that have banned it on government devices. 122 00:05:22,890 --> 00:05:24,870 So that's something to keep an eye on. 123 00:05:24,870 --> 00:05:26,820 I know at PandaDoc, that's one thing 124 00:05:26,820 --> 00:05:31,110 that we are always trying to weigh the pros and cons. 125 00:05:31,110 --> 00:05:32,130 Do we use TikTok? 126 00:05:32,130 --> 00:05:34,320 Should we just go more in on Instagram Reels 127 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:35,673 and on YouTube Shorts? 128 00:05:36,930 --> 00:05:39,780 But until things take a drastic turn, 129 00:05:39,780 --> 00:05:42,150 we still feel like TikTok is a valuable place 130 00:05:42,150 --> 00:05:44,070 to connect with our audience. 131 00:05:44,070 --> 00:05:45,771 And here's what's really interesting 132 00:05:45,771 --> 00:05:49,710 is just the dramatic increase in overall monthly users. 133 00:05:49,710 --> 00:05:53,830 They just clocked out over one billion users. 134 00:05:53,830 --> 00:05:58,020 And what's really interesting is average minutes per user. 135 00:05:58,020 --> 00:05:59,370 TikTok users love the app. 136 00:05:59,370 --> 00:06:04,370 They spend an average of about 95 minutes per day. 137 00:06:04,740 --> 00:06:07,350 We'll get into a little bit more about the algorithm, 138 00:06:07,350 --> 00:06:08,610 but the TikTok algorithm 139 00:06:08,610 --> 00:06:13,610 is probably the best social media algorithm in use today. 140 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:16,650 You like something, you watch something, 141 00:06:16,650 --> 00:06:20,160 the algorithm picks up on it, and it finds other content, 142 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,320 and it's kind of scary 143 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:26,070 just how much it gets into your brain. 144 00:06:26,070 --> 00:06:27,780 One really cool thing to know 145 00:06:27,780 --> 00:06:30,330 is, again, this is time spent on social media apps. 146 00:06:30,330 --> 00:06:32,283 So comparing TikTok to the others, 147 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:36,063 TikTok blows away the competition. 148 00:06:36,930 --> 00:06:41,100 27.3 hours just in the UK as of February 2022. 149 00:06:41,100 --> 00:06:43,230 So what does this mean for marketers? 150 00:06:43,230 --> 00:06:45,090 People are spending lots of time on there, 151 00:06:45,090 --> 00:06:48,060 so it makes a lot of sense to sort to figure out 152 00:06:48,060 --> 00:06:51,060 if this is the right channel for your app to be on. 153 00:06:51,060 --> 00:06:53,850 Now, one thing that's important to remember 154 00:06:53,850 --> 00:06:55,890 when it comes to any social media channel 155 00:06:55,890 --> 00:07:00,564 is just because it's there doesn't mean it's for you. 156 00:07:00,564 --> 00:07:01,782 Do your research, 157 00:07:01,782 --> 00:07:04,980 both from an SEO and from a social media perspective. 158 00:07:04,980 --> 00:07:06,810 And also, one of the most important places 159 00:07:06,810 --> 00:07:11,400 to do your research is to talk to your audience. 160 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,290 Ask them, where are they at? 161 00:07:13,290 --> 00:07:14,460 Where do they wanna learn? 162 00:07:14,460 --> 00:07:15,630 What do they wanna learn? 163 00:07:15,630 --> 00:07:17,790 So never ever forget to talk to your audience. 164 00:07:17,790 --> 00:07:20,580 Because you may find that they're on TikTok 165 00:07:20,580 --> 00:07:22,470 or you may find that they're on Facebook. 166 00:07:22,470 --> 00:07:24,325 So always ask your audience. 167 00:07:24,325 --> 00:07:27,061 Okay, moving on to this rise of TikTok. 168 00:07:27,061 --> 00:07:28,710 You know, we're seeing more and more 169 00:07:28,710 --> 00:07:32,820 of the short-form dominance in that 15 to 16-second longs. 170 00:07:32,820 --> 00:07:35,310 One of the things that really made TikTok take off 171 00:07:35,310 --> 00:07:37,980 were the viral challenges and trends. 172 00:07:37,980 --> 00:07:40,680 You know, TikTok's algorithm-driven "For You" page 173 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,290 has propelled viral challenges, dances, 174 00:07:43,290 --> 00:07:46,290 and trends to the forefront of social media culture. 175 00:07:46,290 --> 00:07:48,450 I mean, you had something take off on Facebook, 176 00:07:48,450 --> 00:07:50,160 like the Harlem Shake. 177 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,500 If you haven't heard about that, Google it. 178 00:07:52,500 --> 00:07:56,070 And now we're seeing that kind of content all the time. 179 00:07:56,070 --> 00:07:59,520 It's also birthed a new generation of influencers. 180 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:03,620 Regular people from beauty to sports to you name it. 181 00:08:03,620 --> 00:08:06,180 Not all influencers are created equal. 182 00:08:06,180 --> 00:08:08,970 And I would say not all influencers are worth following, 183 00:08:08,970 --> 00:08:12,660 as well, as following for a marketing purpose, 184 00:08:12,660 --> 00:08:14,340 but also for your mental health. 185 00:08:14,340 --> 00:08:18,390 And then, lastly, authenticity and creativity. 186 00:08:18,390 --> 00:08:20,250 You know, TikTok really emphasizes, 187 00:08:20,250 --> 00:08:22,650 you know, that authentic creative experience 188 00:08:22,650 --> 00:08:24,633 over highly produced videos. 189 00:08:25,620 --> 00:08:27,510 And let's talk about it a little bit more. 190 00:08:27,510 --> 00:08:29,340 It has democratized content. 191 00:08:29,340 --> 00:08:31,800 The algorithm is precise. 192 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:35,280 We're also seeing TikTok integrate more with e-commerce. 193 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,290 So we're seeing a lot more targeted 194 00:08:37,290 --> 00:08:40,106 and sophisticated ads that you can find products there. 195 00:08:40,106 --> 00:08:43,530 And this has led to a disruption of traditional advertising. 196 00:08:43,530 --> 00:08:45,900 And, you know, brands are shifting their focus 197 00:08:45,900 --> 00:08:48,690 from your typical commercials, newspapers, things like that, 198 00:08:48,690 --> 00:08:51,397 and going all in on TikTok. 199 00:08:51,397 --> 00:08:54,229 Let's talk a little bit more about the best practices. 200 00:08:54,229 --> 00:08:58,200 This is a great slide to mark and to come back to. 201 00:08:58,200 --> 00:08:59,970 So here are seven things to remember. 202 00:08:59,970 --> 00:09:02,855 TikTok is all about prioritizing vertical videos. 203 00:09:02,855 --> 00:09:04,620 Limiting the video length. 204 00:09:04,620 --> 00:09:07,620 Again, that 50 to 60 seconds. 205 00:09:07,620 --> 00:09:11,430 You can go longer, but I suggest not to. 206 00:09:11,430 --> 00:09:14,700 It's all about the impactful visuals of videos. 207 00:09:14,700 --> 00:09:19,700 Again, they reemphasize it, prioritize vertical videos. 208 00:09:20,070 --> 00:09:23,070 And background, captions are all important 209 00:09:23,070 --> 00:09:25,473 to creating fantastic TikTok content. 210 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:29,220 And now I wanna kinda go through some brands 211 00:09:29,220 --> 00:09:32,670 that are on TikTok that I feel are doing a really good job. 212 00:09:32,670 --> 00:09:34,950 You probably have heard of Duolingo. 213 00:09:34,950 --> 00:09:39,303 They are kinda at the forefront of the B2B type of brand, 214 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,080 really using a mascot. 215 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:45,480 They've gone all-in on the challenges and trends 216 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:46,980 and music and things of that nature. 217 00:09:46,980 --> 00:09:50,010 They are a fantastic resource to use 218 00:09:50,010 --> 00:09:52,472 if you are in more of this B2B space 219 00:09:52,472 --> 00:09:56,275 and aren't quite sure how to kind of crack that TikTok code. 220 00:09:56,275 --> 00:09:58,980 Duolingo did, and they win all kinds of awards, 221 00:09:58,980 --> 00:10:01,170 and they're a great follow. 222 00:10:01,170 --> 00:10:03,142 For more of the B2C, the good old Starbucks 223 00:10:03,142 --> 00:10:06,360 is a fantastic follow on TikTok as well. 224 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:08,850 They do a really wonderful job incorporating 225 00:10:08,850 --> 00:10:12,930 user-generated content in their TikTok videos. 226 00:10:12,930 --> 00:10:15,600 And if you're in the market to really do some research 227 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:17,430 when it comes to incorporating influencers 228 00:10:17,430 --> 00:10:19,230 and regular people, (clicking tongue) 229 00:10:19,230 --> 00:10:22,143 Starbucks is definitely the way to go for that one. 230 00:10:22,980 --> 00:10:25,140 And then, finally, one of the things that you can go 231 00:10:25,140 --> 00:10:27,480 and use is PandaDoc. 232 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,080 This is a platform that we've just recently moved in on 233 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:32,880 in the last, gosh, six months or so. 234 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,527 We are really leaning into our 235 00:10:35,527 --> 00:10:37,440 "Customer Engagement Lab" podcast. 236 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,810 We wanna make sure that we take that podcast 237 00:10:39,810 --> 00:10:41,220 and we apply those same principles 238 00:10:41,220 --> 00:10:44,899 and have our content optimized for vertical video. 239 00:10:44,899 --> 00:10:47,880 We've seen a pretty dramatic increase in overall followers. 240 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:51,000 We've had about 2,000 over the last two quarters, 241 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:55,050 so we feel like we're, you know, on the right path. 242 00:10:55,050 --> 00:10:58,244 But with anything with social media marketing, 243 00:10:58,244 --> 00:11:02,610 it's always important to not be afraid to take risks. 244 00:11:02,610 --> 00:11:03,660 And one thing, too, 245 00:11:03,660 --> 00:11:05,013 I wanna talk about when it comes to TikTok, 246 00:11:05,013 --> 00:11:07,830 this is something that I've seen from my own experience. 247 00:11:07,830 --> 00:11:10,350 We've kind of briefly touched on the algorithm 248 00:11:10,350 --> 00:11:12,090 and how it kind of gets into your brain 249 00:11:12,090 --> 00:11:15,540 based upon your engagement, views, liking, shares, 250 00:11:15,540 --> 00:11:17,100 things of that nature. 251 00:11:17,100 --> 00:11:18,600 One of the things that I've seen though 252 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:22,260 is TikTok requires a lot of content. 253 00:11:22,260 --> 00:11:26,550 We're talking sometimes two to three videos a day. 254 00:11:26,550 --> 00:11:29,850 Now, to the regular person, that may seem like, 255 00:11:29,850 --> 00:11:32,100 yeah, you grab your video, you do a quick little dance, 256 00:11:32,100 --> 00:11:35,400 you can upload three or four of those a day, no problem. 257 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:38,700 Unfortunately or fortunately, that's not always the case. 258 00:11:38,700 --> 00:11:40,080 You know, social media marketing, 259 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:42,720 I think one of the great misconceptions of it 260 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:46,920 is that it is fast and easy, and it is not. 261 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:47,753 For a lot of companies, 262 00:11:47,753 --> 00:11:49,680 you have to go through your brand team 263 00:11:49,680 --> 00:11:50,730 and then your design team, 264 00:11:50,730 --> 00:11:53,910 and sometimes you have to go through your legal team 265 00:11:53,910 --> 00:11:56,040 to get approval before you can post anything. 266 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:59,520 And sometimes, you have to do three or four revisions. 267 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:01,170 One time, I worked for a bank, 268 00:12:01,170 --> 00:12:04,380 and there was probably about six people 269 00:12:04,380 --> 00:12:08,557 from marketing, legal, leadership 270 00:12:08,557 --> 00:12:11,460 that had to approve everything that I put out on social. 271 00:12:11,460 --> 00:12:15,300 So it just made keeping on trends pretty hard to do. 272 00:12:15,300 --> 00:12:18,240 And so kinda get it out of your head 273 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:19,950 that you can do this fast and easy, 274 00:12:19,950 --> 00:12:22,260 and that you can pump out 85 TikToks a week. 275 00:12:22,260 --> 00:12:24,330 It takes time, it takes practice. 276 00:12:24,330 --> 00:12:26,730 But the algorithm wants two to three a day. 277 00:12:26,730 --> 00:12:31,052 So if you can't do that right off the bat, that's okay. 278 00:12:31,052 --> 00:12:33,655 Take your time, plan it out. 279 00:12:33,655 --> 00:12:37,431 You know, do, like, maybe five to 10 in the bank, 280 00:12:37,431 --> 00:12:40,200 see what works, see what doesn't. 281 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:41,250 But take your time, 282 00:12:41,250 --> 00:12:44,674 and if you can't commit to TikTok right away, that's okay. 283 00:12:44,674 --> 00:12:47,850 Instagram, YouTube are other great places 284 00:12:47,850 --> 00:12:52,230 that don't require as much content as TikTok does. 285 00:12:52,230 --> 00:12:55,740 So that about sums up with kind of the behind-the-scenes, 286 00:12:55,740 --> 00:12:58,917 some examples, and some history of TikTok. 287 00:12:58,917 --> 00:13:01,830 As always, I am here to answer any questions. 288 00:13:01,830 --> 00:13:06,101 If you have awesome examples of brands using TikTok, 289 00:13:06,101 --> 00:13:07,530 send them my way. 290 00:13:07,530 --> 00:13:09,930 I'm always looking for new and fun ways 291 00:13:09,930 --> 00:13:12,953 to inspire the audiences that I connect with on social. 292 00:13:12,953 --> 00:13:14,962 And I'm excited to keep talking, 293 00:13:14,962 --> 00:13:18,540 and I will see you all in video two. 294 00:13:18,540 --> 00:13:19,500 Thanks, everybody. 295 00:13:19,500 --> 00:13:20,333 See you then.