TikTok Plans to Share Ad Revenue With Creators for the First Time

variety.com:

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTikTok is launching a new way for the top creators on its billion-user app make money — and for advertisers to reach the cream of the short-form video crop.The company announced TikTok Pulse, an advertising program to let marketers buy inventory in the top 4% of all videos on the platform in a dozen different categories (including beauty, fashion, cooking and gaming).

Creators and publishers with at least 100,000 followers will be eligible to participate in the initial stage of TikTok Pulse.

The company said that with the launch of Pulse, it will “begin exploring” its first advertising-revenue share program with creators, public figures and media publishers.“We’re focused on developing monetization solutions and available markets so that creators feel valued and rewarded on TikTok,” the company, owned by Chinese internet giant Bytedance, said in announcing the program. “From the very beginning, we’ve committed to working with our community to bring new features that enrich the TikTok experience, and we look forward to continuing that journey with TikTok Pulse.” TikTok Pulse will roll out first in the U.S.

in June, with additional markets to follow in the fall, according to Sofia Hernandez, TikTok’s global head of business marketing. “This finally offers marketers something they have been asking for for years — to be part of a community,” she said.Hernandez said TikTok is taking several steps to ensure that campaigns bought through TikTok Pulse will be “brand safe.” The app uses a proprietary “inventory filter” to screen content prior to ads being served, and TikTok will employ additional post-campaign measurement tools (such as third-party brand suitability and viewability verification).