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Where a shop actually sources its stock

A viral business and marketing format on TikTok and Instagram

Answer the behind-the-scenes question of where a business gets its products, with real suppliers, places and budgets.

3

accounts it worked for

24x

median, times their usual

#22

of 44 in business and marketing

Angle

Talking head, Voiceover

Why it works

People dreaming of opening a similar business want the operational detail. Concrete places, options and dollar amounts beat promo posts.

Hook formulaWhen you open a [business], where do you actually get the [product] from?

How to make it

  1. 1Pose the sourcing question people actually ask
  2. 2Show the real supplier, location or haul
  3. 3Give specifics: costs, options and what to watch for

Examples

Best first, one per account. Each links to the original post.

  • @thearchive.chs

    11K followers, TikTok

    “When you open a bookstore, where do you actually get the books from?”

    221x their usual views, talking head, small business

  • @theglambookvendors

    164K followers, TikTok

    “I DROVE TO DALLAS TO SEE IF THEY HAD THE BEST WHOLESALE SUPPLIERS... ...here are 4 things you need to know before you...”

    24x their usual views, voiceover, small business

  • @ecom.prodigy.academy

    8K followers, TikTok

    “Inventory I got from my USA based jewelry vendors for less than $200”

    9.1x their usual views, voiceover, small business

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How this is measured

  • Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
  • TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
  • A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
  • Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.