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Everything we have learned running TikTok Shop for 80+ brands, including the platform's $2.7m record LIVE. Playbooks, benchmarks and honest comparisons. No fluff, no gatekeeping.

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choosing a tiktok shop agency in the uk.

The complete guide: what a real TikTok Shop engine includes, how agencies charge, how to verify results and what to ask before you sign. Everything on this blog, in one place.

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The other half of TikTok Shop brands forget to plan for

Native content and an offer positioned to be bought: the two halves that decide winning, and why most brands only plan for one.

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TikTok Shop statistics 2026: the numbers that matter

Net-new buyer share, beauty search volume, LIVE GMV benchmarks and the search lift, with context for each.

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Top 7 TikTok Shop agencies in the UK (2026)

Seven agencies compared honestly, including us, with the five-lens framework to judge any of them.

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How to sell on TikTok LIVE: the complete playbook

Daily engines, showcase spikes, the 15-minute round and education-led selling, from the team live every day.

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TikTok Shop affiliate marketing: the definitive guide

Seven recruitment channels, the three-tier creator model and the retention playbook that keeps them posting.

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The four metrics that decide every TikTok LIVE

ERR, engagement, CTR and click-to-order: the funnel every LIVE runs through and how to fix each stage.

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TikTok Shop for premium brands: selling without discounting

RRP protection, value-led offers and professional-led LIVE for brands that cannot afford to look cheap.

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P.Louise advent bundle products on a styled Christmas setphoto · bundle flatlay

Bundles are your NPD: the AOV playbook

How thematic bundles create newness without new products and walk a £12 basket up to a £90 routine.

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What a TikTok Shop agency costs

Retainers, commission and hybrid models explained, plus the questions that expose a weak proposal.

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Hosts mid-broadcast at the desk on a Somerce daily LIVE setphoto · studio floor

How to choose a TikTok LIVE agency

What a LIVE agency actually does, the four things that separate a real operation, and what to ask before you hire.

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