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Showcasing the fashion and vitality of a brand new small SUV

Case Background: Kia is a leading global automaker in South Korea that aims to promote its newly launched small SUV, the Seltos series, to millennial consumers. The name of this series comes from the legend of Celtos,

Showcasing the fashion and vitality of a brand new small SUV

Case Background

Kia is a leading global automobile manufacturer from South Korea. They aimed to promote their newly launched compact SUV — the Seltos series — to millennial consumers. The series name is derived from the legend of "Celtos," who is the son of Hercules in Greek mythology. Kia wanted to create a refined, sporty, and spacious image for Seltos, conveying the brand concept of "SELTOS ignites passion and vitality" to tech-savvy young consumers, helping the brand stand out among competitors. They believed this concept could be creatively and authentically delivered to their target audience on the Tuke platform.

Solution

Brand Challenge

The Seltos Challenge cleverly depicted Kia's understanding of advertising products dedicated to "setting a new rhythm" for the global automotive industry, while also conveying the product concept of "passion and vitality." The brand-customized music used in the challenge created a heartbeat-like rhythm, with the heartbeat intensifying to the beat of the Seltos engine sound, transforming the dull millennials into energetic fashion icons. Commercial stickers such as neon glasses, directional arrows, and fully charged battery emojis further enhanced the visual impact of this transformation.

TopView In-feed Ads Influencers

Kia ran two days of TopView ads and three days of in-feed ads, and invited three popular influencers to participate in the challenge, further boosting the campaign's impact. More and more Tuke creators joined the challenge trend, keeping the momentum of the promotion going. Meanwhile, the concept conveyed by the Seltos Challenge continued to expand its influence, resonating strongly with young audiences. During the challenge, users' active participation effectively increased the exposure of the Kia brand and its new product among the target audience, while generating a large number of creative videos that vividly demonstrated how the Seltos compact SUV could reignite people's inner vitality.

Marketing Results

During the short 8-day promotion period, Kia's official video received 6.8 million video views. Meanwhile, users created a total of 16,000 videos, sharing their thoughts on Kia's brand concept. The full-screen TopView ad achieved a click-through rate of 14.3%, with total impressions reaching 9.4 million, and in-feed ads contributed an additional 2.2 million impressions.

6.8 million
Official Video Views
16,000
UGC
6.4%
Engagement Rate
*Case from 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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