Differences between LIVE Shopping Ads and LIVE GMV Max campaigns

Last updated: October 2024

You can use both LIVE Shopping Ads and LIVE GMV Max campaigns to drive more traffic to your livestream events and encourage people to buy your products. While you can create LIVE shopping ads in TikTok Ads Manager, you'll need to go to Seller Center to create a LIVE GMV Max campaign.

Differences between LIVE Shopping Ads and LIVE GMV Max campaigns


LIVE Shopping Ads

LIVE GMV Max

Optimizes for

LIVE Ad Placements

LIVE Ad and Organic Placements

Set-up and Reporting

TikTok Ads Manager

Seller Center Ads Tab

Availability

Ad Account Level

Shop Level

Information needed

TikTok Profile

Budget

Schedule

Optimization Goal

Bidding Strategy

Targeting

Creative Selection

TikTok Profile

Budget

Start Time

ROI Definition

Ad Gross Revenue / Ad Cost

Total Liveroom Gross Revenue / Ad Cost

Attribution Window

Shop Level

7-day click, 1-day view

Liveroom Level

All conversions which occur within the liveroom while the LIVE GMV Max campaign is active will be counted towards gross revenue

Delivery

Prioritizes delivery and budget consumption

Prioritizes ROI achievement and will not scale ad spend unless it can hit an ROI that is around the target ROI

Budget Pacing

Maximum delivery bidding strategy ensures even budget pacing within a set schedule

Ensures the quickest ad delivery as long as campaign can meet ROI goals

Campaign creation

Can create multiple campaigns per TikTok account

Cannot create multiple campaigns per TikTok ID. One LIVE GMV Max campaign optimizes for the entire liveroom performance from the chosen profile, including paid & organic placements. Hence, there can only be one LIVE GMV Max campaign for one TikTok Identity