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x Coachella

@taylorherrera111's two posts account for 3.8M of the 5.7M total TikTok views. This is the classic long-tail distribution — most creator activations at events produce modest numbers, but one breakout creator changes everything. The lesson: identify and amplify potential breakout creators before the event, not after.

Despite more Instagram posts (60 vs 37), TikTok generated $204K vs $30K in EMV. For DTC brands like 818 targeting a Gen Z audience, TikTok is non-negotiable as the primary creator platform. Instagram is amplification, not the engine.

The 818 Outpost was co-branded with Rhode, K2O Sprinter, Urban Decay, Lemme, and Blank Street. Every creator who received a multi-brand gifting haul had built-in content: more items = longer video = more swipes = more views. The "haul" format consistently drove 100K+ views for top creators.

@sooshalt posted with zero caption — no hashtags, no tags, no copy — and still drove 68K views. @ttylerwells' "my first time at the 818 outpost 🥹" felt genuine and drove 82K views. The most scripted-feeling posts underperformed. At events, brief creators and let the experience speak.

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