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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). What is user-generated content? 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.

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Search, social and retail: The future of digital brand experiences

Search Engine Land

This article tackles the synergies between these channels and how brands can offer a more engaging content experience to their audience with a holistic approach. It amplifies social platforms by intertwining social interactions with search functions, allowing users to search and discover brand and user-generated content.

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How To Implement A User-Generated Content Strategy That Improves Your Online Experience

Orbit Media Studios

But, what if your users could do this for you — for free? It’s called user-generated content (UGC), and it can be invaluable to your business. You’ll need to monitor the type of content that’s published because it won’t always reflect the image you want for your brand. Feature real user reviews on your website.

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Global Expansion Into New Markets | How to Grow Your Business

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Most companies looking to expand into new markets want to boost their sales and have identified a market in which they can see the potential for growth. This can be a fine balance to achieve, as you need to ensure you keep current, loyal customers on side while impressing and persuading customers in the new region.

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Global Branding Secrets: Lessons Learned From 3 World Leading Brands

Rock Content

In today’s highly competitive business landscape, having a strong and well-defined brand is more important than ever. In this environment, a brand is much more than just a logo or a catchy tagline – it’s the sum total of a company’s values, reputation, and overall presence in the marketplace.

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21 Examples of Successful Co-Branding Partnerships (And Why They're So Effective)

Hubspot Marketing

Everyone has loyalties to their favorite brands, but there's a good chance your favorite products result from two separate brands working together. One of my own beloved childhood memories was a product of co-branding: Betty Crocker partnered with Hershey's to include chocolate syrup in its signature brownie recipe.

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AI copyright could lead to new Marketing opportunities

Kevin Indig

One boring but important factor makes a big difference in the conversation about how AI might change Marketing: copyright. Copyright lawsuits have the power to decide whether content platforms like Quora, Yelp or IMDB will benefit from generative AI or be disrupted by it. Shutterstock released a new generative image feature last week.