Research Hub
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Research Hub

Product brief, buyer personas, competitive landscape, voice of customer, and channel analysis. The foundation that every other asset is built on.

Product Brief

Overview

Product
Dropified TikTok Agent
Category
TikTok Shop Management SaaS
Model
SaaS Subscription (tiered)
Stage
Built, Pre-launch
Tests Written
1,545

Pricing

Starter $29-49/mo
Pro $99/mo
Enterprise $199/mo

Top 10 Features

01 AI-Powered Product Discovery
02 Multi-Supplier Sourcing
03 One-Click TikTok Shop Listing
04 AI Listing Compliance Checker
05 Order Management & Fulfillment
06 Watchlist & My Shop Dashboard
07 Deep Search (Premium)
08 Cross-Platform (Web + Mobile)
09 Subscription-Based Feature Gating
10 Background Automation (24/7)

Value Proposition: Dropified TikTok Agent is an all-in-one TikTok Shop management platform that helps sellers discover trending products, source from multiple suppliers, list to TikTok Shop, and manage orders -- cutting 10+ hours of weekly manual work down to minutes.

Buyer Personas

4 detailed personas with demographics, psychographics, daily workflows, pain points, objections, and channel preferences.

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Starting Sarah

28 / Austin, TX / Solo Entrepreneur

Experience6 months
Monthly GMV$2K-5K
Price SensitivityHigh ($29-49 max)
Awareness LevelProblem-Aware (L2)
Ideal TierStarter

"I just want one place where I can find products, list them, and make sure orders go out. I'm tired of 15 browser tabs."

Top Pain

Spends 2-4 hours/day manually researching products. Biggest constraint: time + knowledge.

Key Messaging

"One dashboard. Not fifteen tabs." -- Emotional hook: Relief

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Scaling Sam

35 / Miami, FL / Experienced Seller

Experience2+ years
Monthly GMV$20K-50K
Price SensitivityLow ($99-199 fine)
Awareness LevelSolution-Aware (L3)
Ideal TierPro / Enterprise

"I know which products sell. I need a platform that lets me list faster, fulfill faster, and not drop balls at 50+ orders a day."

Top Pain

Paying $1,200/mo for VAs to do repetitive copy-paste work. Needs systems that scale.

Key Messaging

"Built for TikTok Shop. Not bolted on." -- Emotional hook: Credibility

S

Side Hustle Steve

24 / Phoenix, AZ / Full-time + Side Hustle

Experience6 weeks
Monthly GMV$0-500
Price SensitivityVery High ($29 max)
Awareness LevelUnaware-Problem Aware (L1-2)
Ideal TierStarter (with trial)

"I only have like 2 hours a night to work on this and I spend most of it just trying to figure out WHAT to sell."

Top Pain

Limited time (10-15 hrs/week). Product research eats entire evening window.

Key Messaging

"Stop scrolling. Start selling." -- Emotional hook: Empowerment

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Agency Angela

32 / Los Angeles, CA / Agency Owner

Experience18 months (agency)
Monthly GMV$100K+ (clients)
Price SensitivityModerate (ROI-driven)
Awareness LevelMost Aware (L4-5)
Ideal TierEnterprise / Custom

"I'm managing 5 TikTok Shop accounts and every single one requires me to log into a separate Seller Center."

Top Pain

Multi-account management is the biggest headache. 2 hours/day context-switching between client shops.

Key Messaging

"Manage all clients from one dashboard." -- Emotional hook: Confidence

Dimension Sarah Sam Steve Angela
Buying SpeedDays-WeeksHours-DaysImpulsive24-48 hours
Discovery ChannelFB Groups, YTTwitter, MastermindsTikTok, DiscordLinkedIn, Slack
Biggest ConstraintTime + KnowledgeSystems + ScaleTime + KnowledgeCapacity + Tools

Competitive Landscape

8 competitors analyzed across features, pricing, TikTok support quality, and user sentiment.

Competitor TikTok Focus Starting Price Mobile App Compliance AI Category
Dropified TikTok Agent TikTok-first $29/mo Yes Yes Full Stack
AutoDS 1 of 8+ $19.90/mo* No No Multi-platform
Sell The Trend Pro only ($100) $49.97/mo No No Research
Zendrop $79 plan $49/mo No No Fulfillment
Spocket 3rd-party bridge $39.99/mo No No Shopify-first
FastMoss TikTok-focused $47/mo No No Analytics only
Kalodata TikTok-focused $79/mo No No Analytics only
CJDropshipping Partial Free No No Single Supplier

*AutoDS base $19.90/mo + add-ons ($9.90 auto-ordering + $14.97 VA access + $14.97 product hub) = $59.74/mo effective price.

Voice of Customer Highlights

Key pain quotes, awareness levels, and objections extracted from Reddit, Trustpilot, Shopify reviews, and community research.

Top Pain Quotes

"I spend my entire morning just LOOKING for products and I still don't know if any of them will actually sell."

80%+ frequency, HIGH severity

"I have 15 tabs open and I'm copying and pasting the same product info between four different websites."

HIGH frequency, HIGH severity

"I missed two orders yesterday because I didn't check Seller Center in time and now my shop health score dropped."

HIGH severity, fear trigger

"AutoDS charged me $298.50 after a '$1 trial.' BEWARE, this app is a complete RIP OFF."

Competitor frustration, trust damage

Key Objections

"$29-49/month is real money for me right now."

Response: ROI calculator -- $0.72/hour for automation

"I've been burned by 'all-in-one' tools before."

Response: Feature-by-feature comparison, demo not pitch

"What if TikTok changes their rules and this breaks?"

Response: 1,545 tests, active maintenance commitment

"I need multi-account support for my agency."

Response: Be transparent -- honest about roadmap

Channel Analysis

Top channels ranked by expected ROI, audience fit, and resource efficiency.

Rank Channel Allocation
1TikTok Organic + Paid35%
2YouTube (Long + Shorts)30%
3Google Search Ads15%
4Meta Paid (FB/IG)10%
5Reddit + Communities10%