How Stride K12 Used TikTok to Scale Beyond Traditional Growth Channels

Stride K12 broke through the limits of their existing channel mix by going all in on TikTok, and creator-driven content made all the difference.VP of Media Richard Chandler explains how leaning into TikTok's creator ecosystem, automating campaigns with Smart+, and investing in advanced measurement helped Stride reach parents in a completely new way. Chandler led their shift from corporate, in-house creative to a fully creator-driven strategy through TikTok One, resulting in ads that outperformed everything they had built internally. For a brand that never considered TikTok an obvious fit, it became one of their most efficient channels for reaching new families and driving real applications.What You'll Learn in This Episode:How TikTok One and creator-driven content outperformed Stride's in-house creative across the boardWhy Smart+ campaigns dramatically improved their cost per conversionHow post-purchase surveys and advanced measurement gave Stride a clearer picture of TikTok's real impactWhy optimizing to deeper funnel conversions made TikTok more competitive with other channelsWhy the biggest creative lesson is to throw out everything you think you know—This is a TikTok case study and is solely for informational purposes. Past performance does not guarantee or predict future performance. All claims related to brand products including, without limitation, the effectiveness, sales, or quality of such products are brand-reported and not endorsed or verified by TikTok.