Cardstock · B2C · sports card value scanner
Give creators TikTok slideshow templates to post and pay them by views
Founder calls it their biggest success; no numbers given
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What they did
Pick a slideshow format, find which versions get views and which convert, and balance the two to drive downloads. Use Noise to send the slideshow template to creators, who post it and are paid per view. Cheaper start: post slideshows on your own TikTok account or a few accounts to validate before paying creators. Attribution is hard unless it is the only channel you run.
What happened
'So much success'; no figures shared
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- Current marketing
“We've had so much success with TikTok slideshows. They're very simple. They're very repeatable. You come up with a format, you find out what converts and you find out what gets views, and you find the balance of those two things to drive downloads.”
“Use Noise. It's a platform that allows you to distribute TikTok slideshows to creators. They receive a template that they post, and you pay per the amount of views they they get.”
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