Running a late-March capsule drop and need a clean way to recruit 15–20 micro-influencers and pipe their posts into TikTok Spark Ads and IG allowlisting without a back-and-forth circus. If you’ve tested Traackr vs Aspire vs Shopify Collabs, which handled seeding, briefing, and usage rights best — and would you share a brief template or rate benchmark that kept CPA under control?
I’ve had the cleanest flow with Aspire for seeding + briefing — set the application to require creators to drop their TikTok Spark ad authorization codes upfront and add a single line in the brief: “90-day IG/TikTok whitelisting, cutdowns allowed, no paid usage beyond social,” which kept our 18-micro push’s CPA in check when we flipped to Spark Ads and IG allowlisting (how-to: https://ads.tiktok.com/help/article/spark-ads). If you’re still sourcing, Traackr’s discovery is better, but for a late-March capsule where speed matters, Aspire minimized the back-and-forth.
I totally get the struggle — it’s tough finding the right balance without endless back-and-forth. I’ve found that using a simple briefing template upfront really cuts down on confusion. For the March drop, make sure you get those TikTok authorization codes sorted right at the start to keep things smooth.