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NextWave was named in 2 of the 14 TikTok Shop agencies questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 76 of the 533 AI responses sampled across those questions (14.3%).

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NextWave is strongest on “What are the best TikTok Shop agencies?”, where it was named in 63 of 379 responses (16.6%), placing it in tier 5 of that report.

What NextWave is surfaced for in TikTok Shop agencies

Based on the measured answers, NextWave is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “What are the best TikTok Shop agencies?” and “Our TikTok Shop sales stalled after a strong first month. Who can we hire to fix it?”.

How the answers describe the firmProvides full-service TikTok Shop management including creator partnerships, livestreams, and performance marketing for mid-market and enterprise brands.

In this sample, NextWave was named on 2 of the 13 TikTok Shop agencies ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:

This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.

Every question in TikTok Shop agencies

NextWave was named on 2 of these 13 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.

Leader is the most-named firm on that question. The last column shows where NextWave placed, or a dash where it was not named often enough to clear the reporting threshold. Every row links to the full report.
QuestionLeaderNextWave
What are the best TikTok Shop agencies?379 answersMediaLabs63%17% · tier 5
What are the best US-based TikTok Shop agencies?261 answersSocial Tale52%—
What are the best agencies for TikTok Shop live selling?248 answersShopstream Studios65%—
Which agencies run TikTok Shop paid media and GMV Max campaigns?245 answersSocial Tale39%—
Which TikTok Shop agencies work with enterprise consumer packaged goods brands?245 answersMediaLabs64%—
We are a DTC beauty brand launching on TikTok Shop. Which agency should we work with?239 answersSocial Tale67%—
Who can help me set up and manage a TikTok Shop for my brand?211 answersSocial Tale52%—
Which agencies work with supplement, apparel, food and home goods brands on TikTok Shop?210 answersSocial Tale71%—
Which agencies specialize in TikTok Shop affiliate and creator programs?159 answersMediaLabs74%—
What are the best TikTok Shop agencies for a small brand with a limited budget?157 answersSocial Tale48%—
Our TikTok Shop sales stalled after a strong first month. Who can we hire to fix it?154 answersSocial Tale47%8% · tier 3
What are the best agencies for TikTok Shop creator sourcing and management?153 answersWE Marketing53%—
Which TikTok Shop agencies measure profit rather than just GMV?30 answersGrowera53%—
How much does a TikTok Shop agency cost?pricing · 250 answerswhat firms charge—

Who leads TikTok Shop agencies overall: Social Tale tops 7 of 13 · MediaLabs tops 3 of 13 · Growera tops 1 of 13 · Shopstream Studios tops 1 of 13 · WE Marketing tops 1 of 13. See all reports.

Where NextWave was named

One row per report in which NextWave cleared the reporting threshold. Reports where it was not named often enough to clear that threshold are not listed. Each report states its own sample size and collection window.
QuestionTierResponsesShare
What are the best TikTok Shop agencies?563 of 37916.6%
Our TikTok Shop sales stalled after a strong first month. Who can we hire to fix it?313 of 1548.4%

What NextWave gets named for

Across the 14 TikTok Shop agencies questions measured, NextWave is named most often on “What are the best TikTok Shop agencies?” — it appears in 63 of the 379 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 16.6% of them. Its next strongest question is “Our TikTok Shop sales stalled after a strong first month. Who can we hire to fix it?”, where it appears in 13 of 154 responses (8.4%).

NextWave clears the reporting threshold on 2 of the 14 questions. The spread matters as much as the peak: a firm named across several different questions is one an assistant reaches for generally, where a firm named on one is attached to a single specialism.

What NextWave’s tier placings mean

On “What are the best TikTok Shop agencies?”, NextWave sits in tier 5 of 5, named in 63 of 379 responses (16.6%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 62.5% of responses against NextWave’s 16.6%. It shares tier 5 with Iced Media, Avenue Z and Favored, which the sample cannot separate from it.

On “Our TikTok Shop sales stalled after a strong first month. Who can we hire to fix it?”, NextWave sits in tier 3 of 3, named in 13 of 154 responses (8.4%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 47.4% of responses against NextWave’s 8.4%. It shares tier 3 with OverCast Digital, TBAR Partners and Favored, which the sample cannot separate from it.

Firms named alongside NextWave

When ChatGPT names NextWave, these firms most often turn up on the same questions: Creatify (2 shared questions), Favored (2 shared questions), MediaLabs (2 shared questions), OverCast Digital (2 shared questions) and Social Tale (2 shared questions).

That overlap is the closest thing this data holds to a shortlist: these are the firms a buyer asking the same questions is most likely to see beside NextWave. It says nothing about which of them is the better fit.

Creatify · Favored · MediaLabs · OverCast Digital · Social Tale

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