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From Viral Views to Valuable Leads: The Open-Source Playbook for TikTok Influencer Attribution

Your TikTok influencer campaigns are generating buzz and views, but your CRM shows a trickle of leads with no clear source. You're investing in partnerships without knowing which influencers actually drive demo requests versus just vanity metrics. This makes it impossible to calculate a true Cost-Per-Lead (CPL), identify top-performing partners, and justify your marketing spend.

This playbook provides a step-by-step guide to building a powerful, self-hosted lead attribution engine using 'The Open-Source Powerhouse' stack. You will create unique, trackable landing pages for each TikTok influencer using WordPress. By embedding Mautic forms that automatically capture UTM parameters, you can attribute every single sign-up to the specific campaign and creator. Plausible Analytics adds a privacy-friendly layer to visualize traffic sources and conversion goals, giving you a complete, data-driven picture of your influencer marketing ROI.

Expected Outcomes

  • Pinpoint lead attribution, tying every sign-up directly back to a specific TikTok influencer and post.
  • Calculate an accurate Cost-Per-Lead (CPL) and Return on Investment (ROI) for your influencer budget.
  • Identify and re-engage your top-performing influencer partners based on concrete lead data, not just views.
  • Optimize future campaign spend by investing in the creators and channels that deliver real results.
  • Gain full ownership and control of your marketing analytics and lead data with a cost-effective, self-hosted stack.

Core Tools in This Stack

WordPress.org

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WordPress.org is the self-hosted, open-source content management system (CMS) that powers over 43% of the web. It provides the freedom to build anything from a simple blog to a complex e-commerce site or application, with extensive customization available through thousands of plugins and themes.

Key Features
  • Extensive plugin ecosystem for extending functionality (59,000+ free plugins).
  • Vast library of customizable themes for design flexibility.
  • Gutenberg block editor for intuitive content creation.
  • Self-hosted for complete control over data, files, and code.
  • Built-in user management with multiple roles and permissions.
  • Strong community support and extensive documentation.
  • SEO-friendly architecture with powerful plugin integrations.
Ideal For

Company Size: Micro, Small, Medium, Large

Industries: Technology & Software, Business & Professional Services, Retail & E-commerce, Creative & Media, Education & Non-Profit, Health & Wellness, Other

Pricing

Model: Free, Open-source

Tier: Low-cost

Ease of Use

Intermediate

Mautic

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Mautic is the world's largest open-source marketing automation platform that enables organizations to manage and nurture leads, personalize customer journeys, and measure marketing campaign results.

Key Features
  • Lead Management & Tracking
  • Visual Campaign Builder
  • Contact Segmentation
  • Email Marketing
  • Forms & Landing Page Builder
  • Dynamic Content
  • Reporting & Analytics
  • Extensible via Plugins & API
Ideal For

Company Size: Micro, Small, Medium, Large

Industries: Technology & Software, Business & Professional Services, Retail & E-commerce, Creative & Media, Education & Non-Profit, Health & Wellness, Other

Pricing

Model: Open Source, Free

Tier: Free

Ease of Use

Medium

Plausible Analytics

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Plausible is a simple, lightweight (<1KB), open-source, and privacy-friendly web analytics tool. It's a cookieless alternative to Google Analytics, fully compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and PECR.

Key Features
  • Simple and intuitive dashboard
  • Lightweight script (<1KB)
  • Privacy-focused and cookieless tracking
  • GDPR, CCPA, PECR compliant
  • Open source with self-hosting option
  • Goal conversion and campaign tracking (UTM)
  • Automated email and Slack reports
  • Google Search Console integration
Ideal For

Company Size: Micro, Small, Medium

Industries: Technology & Software, Business & Professional Services, Retail & E-commerce, Creative & Media, Education & Non-Profit

Pricing

Model: Subscription, Freemium

Tier: Low

Ease of Use

Beginner-Friendly

The Workflow

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Integration Logic

  • Mautic Form Integrator for WordPress

    This integration is facilitated by a WordPress plugin named 'Mautic Form Integrator for WordPress'. When a visitor submits a supported form on the WordPress site, the plugin intercepts the data. It then makes an API call to a specific Mautic form endpoint, passing the submitted data to create or update a contact in Mautic. Simultaneously, the plugin triggers a custom event on the frontend using JavaScript, which is captured by the Plausible Analytics script. This allows for lead data to be stored in the CRM and the conversion event to be tracked in the analytics platform from a single user action.

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