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What is a UGC Creator and How to Become One in 2023 (ft. Advice from Experts)

Buffer Social

When Lauren Gates started creating user-generated content (or UGC) in January 2023, she had no experience filming or editing videos. What is UGC? User-generated content, also known as UGC, is any piece of media created by regular people to help a brand sell its product or service.

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TikTok For Business: Make your Brand Stand Out

Sherrilynne Starkie

Embrace User-Generated Content (UGC) to maximize Tik Tok impact. It gives brands authenticity, familiarity and builds trust. Influencers create their own orginial content highlighting your products, services and brand conferring an authentic 3rd party endorsement. Ask Me Anything Live events are very popular on Tik Tok.

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More Branded Social Media Content We Love: Sept 2023

Ignite Social Media

Quick and Timely Content About Current Events First up, we love this quick and quippy post from Merriam-Webster on X, formerly Twitter. It was engaging, captured something people were already talking about, and felt like an authentic and natural way for them to jump into the conversation. It was spot-on.

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TikTok For Business: Make your Brand Stand Out

Sherrilynne Starkie

Embrace User-Generated Content (UGC) to maximize Tik Tok impact. It gives brands authenticity, familiarity and builds trust. Influencers create their own orginial content highlighting your products, services and brand conferring an authentic 3rd party endorsement. Ask Me Anything Live events are very popular on Tik Tok.

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What is User-Generated Content? And Why is it Important?

Hootsuite

Whether you know it or not, both of these examples are user-generated content (UGC). User-generated content (also known as UGC or consumer-generated content) is original, brand-specific content created by customers and published on social media or other channels. Where does UGC content come from? Not clued in just yet?

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How 7 brands use customer marketing content strategies to deepen audience connection

Sprout Social

Reposting user-generated content (UGC) rewards customers who post it while also boosting authenticity on your channels by putting your audience at the forefront of your brand. Clothing brand Aerie has made authenticity a core part of its brand—and naturally, this includes featuring posts from their real customers.

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What Is a Social Media Hub and Why Would You Use One?

Webbiquity SMM

Though the idea of pulling all of your organization’s social media feeds into a central hub has been around since at least 2014 , they still haven’t found wide use outside of trade shows and corporate events. It can be used on websites, at events, with digital signage, and anywhere brands want to display their content.