Observed Signal · Jun 6, 2022 · Partnership · Source: CMSWire · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Hootsuite Joins TikTok's Marketing Partner Program
Hootsuite, the Vancouver-based social media management platform, has joined TikTok's Marketing Partner Program as an official badged partner. The integration, announced via BusinessWire on May 26, 2022, enables Hootsuite customers on paid plans to schedule and publish TikTok content, moderate and engage with comments in real time, and access post-performance insights directly from the Hootsuite dashboard. Hootsuite CMO Maggie Lower described the launch as a game-changing integration and said the company is rolling out educational resources, including a Culture Guide, regional workshops, webinars, and blog content, to support customers. The company noted that 38.5% of its customers were already active TikTok users. TikTok continues to expand its marketing partner program, and Hootsuite says the integration will also benefit departments beyond marketing as social media becomes more central to organizations.
Expands TikTok's marketing partner ecosystem and gives Hootsuite's enterprise customers native TikTok content management, scheduling, and engagement capabilities, but the news is incremental rather than industry-shifting.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Hootsuite joined TikTok's Marketing Partner Program as an official badged partner.
- Hootsuite customers on paid plans can now schedule, publish, and manage TikTok content within the Hootsuite platform.
- The integration includes real-time comment moderation and post-performance insights.
- 38.5% of Hootsuite customers were already active TikTok users at the time of launch.
- The integration was announced via BusinessWire on May 26, 2022.
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