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The Anatomy of a 1M View TikTok Video #2507

Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips

Eric Siu and Neil Patel

Careers, Business, Marketing

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

In episode #2507, we dissect the elements that contribute to the success of a TikTok video, specifically focusing on the anatomy of a TikTok video that reached an impressive milestone of 1 million views, ours! Join us as we explore the strategies, tactics, and key components that can help creators achieve significant visibility and engagement on the popular social media platform. We discuss what made our video viral, leveraging existing trends, and why timing is vital. Gain valuable tips and strategies to enhance your TikTok content creation and increase your chances of capturing the attention of a broad audience. Tune in now! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:00] Today’s topic: The Anatomy of a 1M View TikTok Video. [00:55] A brief overview of what the post was about. [01:14] Reasons why the post went viral. [01:37] Why Neil chose not to collaborate on the video. [02:05] Advice for creating viral marketing content. [02:38] Eric shares his perspective on the post. [03:40] Learn why storytelling is essential for a viral video. [04:06] Focusing on the ideal customer. [04:20] The role of timing in driving trends. [05:15] That’s it for today! Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Go to https://www.marketingschool.io to learn more! Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Don’t forget to help us grow by subscribing and liking on YouTube! TikTok ‘MrBeast is REINVENTING business with this’ | TikTok Leave Some Feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with Us: Single Grain << Eric’s ad agency NP Digital << Neil’s ad agency Twitter @neilpatel Twitter @ericosiu

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0:00.0

All right. So we're going to break down the anatomy of a one million view TikTok video that we did.

0:05.4

So Neil, do you know what video this was? Neil, there's even a follow-up on TikTok.

0:09.7

No, but if I had a guess, it would be around the boats around Mr. Beast.

0:13.4

Correct. So that video, we posted it on Instagram.

0:17.6

And by the way, Neil, I did even collab on that one, meaning I didn't share him as a collaborator or else it would have gotten even more reach.

0:23.6

But that one got about 200,000 views on Instagram.

0:26.8

And then I threw it on our little marketing school YouTube channel as a short.

0:31.8

And that YouTube channel only has like 6,500 subscribers right now.

0:35.0

That got about 70 or 80,000 views or so, which is the biggest one by far for our channel.

0:39.6

And then when I threw it on our marketing school TikTok, it got a million views on it.

0:43.6

And so Neil and I are going to break down why we think it was successful.

0:46.2

We both have our theories here. So Neil, do you want to talk about that video first or you want me to talk about it?

0:50.6

You can go for it. You're the one who broke it down during the podcast at the second.

0:54.2

Yeah. So I basically told a story around the Mr. Beast video that went from he broke down the difference between a $1 boat versus a billion dollar boat.

1:05.8

And he kind of just leveled out from there. So I broke down the story around it and that video.

1:11.0

And now I guess we can go into the theory around it. So.

1:14.0

Yeah. So the reason I think it went viral is because it's just an interesting topic that people wanted to learn about.

1:19.2

People want to know what you get from $1,000, $1,000, $10,000, $100,000.

1:24.4

And he also had some cool celebrities in his video. We didn't, of course.

1:29.4

But just breaking down what you can get for a dollar versus a billion dollars and how the boats look different.

1:34.4

This is an interesting viral topic and funny enough, Eric, I believe you did add me as a collaborative on Instagram.

1:41.0

And I told him I don't want to collaborate on it.

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