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Measuring the effectiveness of advertising and accurately reaching female players in the European and American markets

Background of the case: Smile is an international game studio under Taobao, which has been established for three years and currently has a scale of nearly 100 people. It has a deep understanding and rich experience in scaling strategies for various traffic platforms. Smillage once promoted his super casual game "Catwalk Beauty" with

Measuring the effectiveness of advertising and accurately reaching female players in the European and American markets

Case Background

Smillage is an international game studio under CooTek, established for three years and currently with nearly one hundred employees. The studio has a deep understanding and rich experience in large-scale strategies across various traffic platforms. Smillage had a very successful leaderboard collaboration with Tuke for Business when promoting its hyper-casual game "Catwalk Beauty." This time, after learning that there are a large number of female users and players active on the Tuke platform, Smillage recognized the user volume and value of the Tuke channel and chose Tuke as one of the top channels for the major push of "Love Fantasy" in the United States.

Solution

Ad Creatives
One month before the major push
Pre-launch Preparation
One week before the major push
During the Major Push
About 3 weeks in total
One month before the major push: Ad Creative Production

Before the major push of "Love Fantasy," Tuke for Business provided comprehensive advice and support in areas such as market insights, creative production, and placement testing. This included providing Smillage with user profile analysis for the US market, especially analysis and targeting of female user groups, sharing popular local content and topics, and copyright music materials. At the same time, they helped Smillage grasp user creative preferences and assisted in producing creatives through the one-stop Tuke Creative Solutions in the Creative Center. In addition, Smillage used landing page tests for creatives that matched the game's tone, and by comparing CTR and CVR data, researched users' favorite art styles, gameplay, and types of user acquisition creatives.

One week before the major push: Pre-launch Preparation

In response to the iOS14.5 policy, the Tuke for Business service team provided Smillage with placement strategies and solutions in advance before the major push. For example, they customized a major push plan according to leaderboard needs and provided optimization training for campaign managers. They also provided guidance on how to properly configure the MMP platform and timely data feedback. Meanwhile, in terms of creative placement, small-scale creative testing was conducted in the early stage to identify CTR and CVR creatives that would facilitate scaling up during the major push.

During the Major Push (about 3 weeks in total)

The Tuke for Business service team flexibly helped Smillage adjust strategies, solve review and unexpected issues, and ensured the smooth progress of the major push.

Marketing Results

No. 1
Downloads on the first day of the major push
No. 2
Overall ranking in the US iOS market
+50,000
App installs in a single day

Within one week of the major push on Tuke, "Love Fantasy" achieved its consumption target on the US iOS end. On the first day of the major push, the total downloads across all channels ranked first, with the channel accounting for 40% of the volume. On Tuke alone, the app received over 50,000 installs in a single day, and also achieved No. 2 on the overall US iOS chart and No. 1 on the games chart. In addition to the acquisition volume, Tuke's full vertical screen and full sound-on ad formats also left a deep brand impression of "Love Fantasy" on Tuke users.

*Case provided by Tuke For Business
AI-ready brief

Short answer for decision makers

This TikTok business signal should be used as a planning prompt, not a standalone trend. The practical question is whether your brand has the market readiness, creator supply, Shop conversion path, paid-media structure, and reporting cadence to act on it now.

Key facts

  • Market signal: TikTok marketing Case Studies
  • Published: February 7, 2024
  • Source transparency: the original source linked in this article

Tuke recommendation

Choose one market, one product group, one creator cohort, and one KPI for the next operating cycle. Then align creative testing, TikTok Shop optimization, live commerce readiness, and weekly reporting around that single decision.

What should brands do with this TikTok signal?

Brands should translate the signal into a focused operating test across creative, creators, TikTok Shop readiness, paid media, and reporting before increasing budget.

How does Tuke Marketing evaluate this kind of news?

Tuke Marketing reviews platform news through market timing, category demand, creator supply, commerce readiness, and measurable growth actions.

When should a team contact Tuke about this topic?

A team should contact Tuke when it needs to turn a TikTok market signal into a practical launch, creator, advertising, live commerce, or reporting plan.

Source transparency: Tuke cites the original source linked in this article and adds its own operating analysis for brands evaluating TikTok growth decisions.

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Glossary context

Key TikTok terms behind this story.

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