The TikTok influencer marketing agency that measures creators in sales, not just views.
MediaLabs is a TikTok Shop agency. We run creator programs for consumer brands and judge every creator on the orders their videos drive.
Updated October 21, 2026
Quick answer: A TikTok influencer marketing agency finds creators for your brand, briefs them, ships samples, approves their videos and boosts the ones that sell. MediaLabs does this for brands selling on TikTok Shop, with a managed roster of 3,000+ vetted creators, and reports results in GMV, not just views. Creator content typically goes live within 7–14 days of kickoff.
Who a TikTok influencer agency is for
Brands hire a TikTok influencer agency to get creators talking about their product. When the product sells in TikTok Shop, each video can also be judged on orders. A general TikTok marketing agency often reports views and engagement; we report sales by creator and by video.
A good fit
- DTC and CPG brands selling on TikTok Shop, or launching there this quarter.
- Teams without the people to run dozens of creators at once.
- Products that show well on camera: beauty, supplements, wellness, personal care, apparel, home and pet.
Probably not a fit
- Awareness-only campaigns for products not sold in TikTok Shop.
- A single sponsored post from one celebrity creator.
- Teams that only want software to find creators themselves.
Need the shop run as well? Seller Center, the catalog, GMV Max ads and LIVE come with our full TikTok Shop agency service.
How TikTok influencer marketing works on TikTok Shop
Classic influencer marketing pays a creator per post and judges it on reach. On TikTok Shop, creators link your product in their videos and earn commission on the orders, so every video can be measured in GMV. Seller Center offers two ways to set this up.
| Type | How it works | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Open collaboration | Your products are open for TikTok creators to promote. You set a commission between 1% and 80% of GMV per order and can offer free samples. | Volume: many creators testing your products |
| Target collaboration | You invite chosen creators to promote specific products, on commission or for a flat fee. They submit videos for review within an agreed timeframe. | Hand-picked creators and launches |
A product can be in both at once; the target rate takes priority. Source: TikTok Shop Seller Center help, updated August 2025.
Why creator content drives TikTok Shop sales
MediaLabs Research, in collaboration with Coherence Limited, tracks the top-selling products and videos on US TikTok Shop. Four findings from our 2026 papers explain why we build programs around creators and video.
| What was measured | Result | Paper and data window |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue credited to affiliate creators vs brands' own accounts | 75.8% vs 11.5% | Affiliate creators vs own accounts; latest week to Oct 2, 2026; 2,800 products, 29 categories |
| Sales per view, creator's face in the first second vs creator not on camera (1.00 = market average) | 1.045 vs 0.899 | Creator on camera; Sept 19–Oct 18, 2026; 9,285 videos analysed |
| Sales per view, face, text and product all in the first second vs only one of the three | 1.07 vs 0.92 | The first frame; Sept 19–Oct 18, 2026; 9,285 videos analysed |
| Top-video revenue and views that came with paid promotion | At least 66.4% of revenue, on 16.1% of views | How to choose a TikTok Shop agency; Sept 19–Oct 18, 2026; 33,825 top-selling videos |
Estimates from tracked US best-sellers (about 100 top-selling products per category, plus top-selling videos). They are observational associations, not TikTok's official figures, and paid shares are lower bounds.
What we do with it
- Creators first. Affiliates were credited with more than six times the revenue of brands' own accounts, so the creator program is the core of the plan.
- Openings are tests. Briefs ask for a face and the product in the first second, and because the gaps are small we compare openings on your own products.
- Paid reach follows proof. Organic and paid-led top videos earned similar revenue per 1,000 views, so we put Spark Ads behind videos that already sell rather than using spend to rescue weak ones.
What's included in a MediaLabs creator program
| Service | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Managed creator roster | 3,000+ vetted creators across beauty, supplements, wellness, apparel, home, pet and tech, matched by category, audience and past sales. See our TikTok Shop creator agency. |
| Affiliate program (CAP/TAP) | As a TikTok Creator Agency Partner (CAP) and TikTok Shop Affiliate Partner (TAP), we run targeted and open collaborations, with commission set by product. See our TikTok Shop affiliate agency. |
| Samples logistics | Shipping, tracking and reshipments to every creator. |
| Briefs and approval | One brief per product; every video reviewed before it goes live. |
| Spark Ads | Paid reach on top-performing creator videos, with the creator's authorization. Our Spark Ads guide covers the setup. |
| GMV reporting | GMV and orders by creator and video, with ad results for boosted videos shown separately. See how to judge influencer marketing ROI on TikTok Shop. |
How a TikTok creator program runs, step by step
Because the creators are already on a managed roster, their content typically goes live within 7–14 days of kickoff.
Selection
We shortlist by category fit, audience and past TikTok Shop sales, then invite through targeted collaborations.
Briefs
Product points, openings to test, claims to avoid and disclosure rules, in the creator's own voice.
Samples
Shipped and tracked until each creator has the product in hand.
Content approval
Each video is checked for claims, disclosure, the product link and quality before it goes live.
Posting
Creators post from their own accounts with your product linked and the disclosure setting on.
Boosting
Videos that sell on their own get Spark Ads, using the creator's authorization code.
Reporting
Weekly GMV by creator and video. Creators who sell get more briefs; the rest are re-briefed or replaced.
FTC disclosure for TikTok creators
Every sponsored creator video needs a clear disclosure, and the brand shares responsibility for it. In the US the rules come from the FTC; TikTok adds its own setting.
| Rule | What it means for a creator video | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Disclose any material connection | Payment, commission and free or discounted products all count. | FTC: Disclosures 101; FTC Endorsement Guides FAQ |
| Put it in the video | Not only in the caption. Viewers are more likely to notice it when it is both said and shown on screen. | FTC: Disclosures 101 |
| Use plain words | "Ad", "advertisement" or "sponsored" (#ad is fine), not "sp", "spon", "collab" or a stand-alone "thanks". | FTC: Disclosures 101 |
| Turn on TikTok's setting | Required when a post promotes a brand, product or service: "Disclose commercial content", then "Branded content", which adds a "Paid partnership" label. | TikTok help, January 2026 |
| Don't rely on the toggle alone | The FTC warns not to assume a platform's disclosure tool is good enough; add a clear disclosure in the video too. | FTC: Disclosures 101 |
| Brands train and monitor | Advertisers need reasonable programs to train and monitor the creators in their network. | FTC Endorsement Guides FAQ |
TikTok says posts without proper disclosure may be removed or restricted, and a flagged video loses For You feed eligibility if the creator doesn't respond within 24 hours (TikTok help, April 2026). Our briefs spell out both disclosures, and we check them at approval. This is a summary, not legal advice.
How pricing works
MediaLabs charges a monthly retainer scoped to your program: creator count, ad spend, catalog complexity, LIVE cadence and integrations. Creator budgets and ad spend pass through at cost, with no markup. Quotes follow a discovery call, and our guide to TikTok Shop agency pricing covers the models agencies use.
| Cost | Paid to | How it's billed |
|---|---|---|
| Agency retainer | MediaLabs | Monthly, scoped to your program |
| Affiliate commission | Creators | A rate you set per product in Seller Center, paid only when a sale is made |
| Creator flat fees, where used | Creators | Passed through at cost |
| Samples | Your own product and shipping | Your cost; we run the logistics |
| Ad spend (Spark Ads, GMV Max) | TikTok | Passed through at cost, no markup |
How to evaluate a TikTok influencer marketing agency
Ask any agency these questions, including us. Several come from our paper on how to choose a TikTok Shop agency. If you are weighing software against a managed team, see our agency vs influencer marketplace comparison.
| Ask | A good answer includes |
|---|---|
| Which TikTok partner designations do you hold? | Named designations (TSP, CAP, TAP) you can check in TikTok Shop's partner marketplace. |
| How many creators posted for clients last month? | A count of active creators, not the size of a database. |
| What do you report each week? | GMV by creator and video, with paid and organic revenue shown separately. |
| What does a test look like before we scale? | An agreed metric, budget and time window, and a break-even ROAS set from your margins. |
| What is passed through at cost? | Creator pay and ad spend, with no markup. |
| Can I see published results in my category? | Named brands, a time window and how the figures were calculated. |
Proof: published case studies
The creator-led TikTok Shop programs we have published, each linked to its full write-up. See all MediaLabs case studies.
| Brand | Category | Window | Videos | Views | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr.Dent | Oral care | Q1 2026 (Jan–Mar) | 1,800 from 75+ creators | 308M | $3.1M TikTok Shop GMV in month 3; 29.2x blended ROAS |
| Audien Hearing | Hearing devices | Q1 2026 | 274 | 14.0M | $252.8K GMV on $7K TikTok ad spend; 36.1x blended ROAS |
| Terra Health | Wellness supplements | 8 weeks | 723 | 9.1M | $323.2K GMV on $30K TikTok ad spend; 10.8x blended ROAS |
| Bears with Benefits | Beauty supplements | 5 months | 3,565 | 58.2M | 6.7x blended ROAS |
| Pure Peak | Health and wellness | Not published | Not published | Not published | $220.5K GMV on $65K TikTok ad spend; 3.39x blended ROAS |
Blended ROAS is total TikTok Shop GMV for the program divided by the TikTok ad spend managed over the program window. These are real brand partnerships, not typical outcomes; results vary with category, budget, brand assets and market conditions.
Common questions
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Where self-serve software stops working and a managed roster takes over.
Read the comparison →Influencer marketing ROI on TikTok Shop
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Read the guide →Put creators to work on your TikTok Shop.
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