{"id":14318,"date":"2023-01-17T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T14:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webii.net\/blog\/?p=14318"},"modified":"2023-01-18T11:39:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T17:39:00","slug":"increase-brand-awareness-with-user-generated-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webii.net\/blog\/increase-brand-awareness-with-user-generated-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Increase Brand Awareness with User-Generated Content"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a business owner, your goal is for your target audience to know your name. But given how many businesses are going after the same audience, it can be a challenge to stand out from the rest. By taking extra steps toward achieving brand awareness, you will differentiate yourself from your competitors. And brand awareness is the crucial foundation of the marketing funnel. The question is: How do you achieve this?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Content is key. You need to take advantage of content creation. This means making blog posts, videos, and graphics to spread around your channels. As you strengthen your content marketing efforts, you will grow a more <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webii.net\/blog\/2021\/11\/nurturing-loyal-followers-with-social-media-marketing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loyal fan base<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That said, you don\u2019t have to take this on alone. Let\u2019s walk through everything that you need to know about the promotion of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user-generated content<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user-generated content<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think about the kind of content you create outside of your business accounts. Do you enjoy taking photos of food when you go out to restaurants? Have you ever posted videos from concerts? What about group pictures with your family at an amusement park? Oftentimes, those of us who aren\u2019t influential figures don\u2019t even really stop to consider what kind of an impact we are making. You might be the one to inspire someone to go to that restaurant, venue, or park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user-generated content<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you essentially make a statement that you endorse a particular business. So, consider this from the angle of your own business. When you agree to repost <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user-generated content<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from online supporters, you are taking a step back from the in-house content creation process. The current members of your loyal fan base <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webii.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/successful-content-creator-tips\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attract the eye of their followers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with high-quality, brand-specific content, earning your channels more attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ways to gain <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user-generated content<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way to locate <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user-generated content<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is when members of your audience tag you on social media. This allows photos and videos to show up directly in your feed. Sometimes, you will get lucky with users simply choosing to post about your business just because. Other times, you need to make an effort yourself. Your business has a wide range of options when it comes to encouraging followers to create content, including these three opportunities:<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14322\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14322\" class=\"wp-image-14322 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.webii.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/UGC-Image-2.jpg\" alt=\"UGC Image 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webii.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/UGC-Image-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.webii.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/UGC-Image-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/427;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by Samantha Gades on Unsplash<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Host an event<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">User-generated content<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can come from your customers and employees. They are advocates of your business. For this reason, you should be sharing your gratitude with them. If you are looking to create a sense of community, a public event is a great way to achieve it. Humans crave interaction, especially now in a world that is largely remote. By opening your business\u2019s doors to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webii.net\/blog\/2022\/10\/best-halloween-marketing-ideas-for-businesses\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fun-filled occasion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, perhaps on your anniversary or during the holidays, you foster relationship-building with your audience. Your event does not have to be anything huge, but it must emphasize your company culture. Encourage attendees to post from the event, then make use of those photos afterward when you say \u201cthanks for coming.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a contest<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few times a year, consider boosting your brand\u2019s channels by holding a contest or giveaway. People love winning free things! This means, with the help of a well-executed contest, you are likely to increase engagement, sales, and subscribers. With the right type of contest, it also means that you can gain a considerable amount of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user-generated content<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Make one of the requirements of your contest that participants create something for their submission. They should share this creation on their public profile so that can access it. Note that you need to have quality guidelines in place for these submissions. That way, your company has the best possible photos and videos to work with.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make a trend<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So much has happened since the start of the World Wide Web. And so much of that has happened just in the past few years. Look at the massive cultural impact that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webii.net\/blog\/2022\/05\/make-your-organization-go-viral-with-tiktok-marketing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TikTok<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has made, for instance. Many major companies and small businesses have benefitted from keeping up with trends on this platform. However, in today\u2019s age of social media, trends come and go extremely quickly. You need to stay on top of them with your content creation efforts. But it isn\u2019t just the case that you should be following the trends created by other businesses and individuals. Come up with your own that is sure to attract your audience and convince them to make related <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user-generated content<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This might be a dance, song, phrase, or filter.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user-generated content<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> successful?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consumers are less interested in professional advertising than they once were. Now, they are driven to action when they see other consumers positively engaging with a business. In fact, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.searchenginejournal.com\/online-review-statistics\/329701\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">99.9% of customers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> read reviews while online shopping to ensure the product or service is worth their money. Many even look for online reviews while they are in-store. It might even be the case that they got onto a website or showed up at a store because of a post they saw on social media by a valued source.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, while one reason why <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user-generated content<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is successful is because of its cost-effectiveness\u2026 At the heart of this type of content is that it is a trust signal. Trust signals are elements that show how legitimate a business is. Social proof is one of the most effective ways to harness this sense of trust, and even has the ability to indirectly improve your SEO.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14323\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14323\" class=\"wp-image-14323 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.webii.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/UGC-Image-3.jpg\" alt=\"UGC Image 3\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webii.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/UGC-Image-3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.webii.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/UGC-Image-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/427;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by Suganth on Unsplash<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brands that use <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user-generated content<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More and more marketers are taking advantage of the powerful tool of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user-generated content<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the sake of authenticity. It doesn\u2019t matter what industry your business falls under. Big-name companies across industries utilize <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user-generated content<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> all the time on their social media platforms. When they repost content, they will often tag the creator to further emphasize the more human aspect of their brand. Here are three companies that are known to post free or commissioned content.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hashtags enable your social media content to be found by the right people. While you should use hashtags that are popular and trending, you can also come up with branded ones. You might be familiar with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/22\/04\/13\/apple-vp-talks-shot-on-iphone-challenge-how-the-company-views-photography\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#shotoniphone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Through this hashtag, Instagram users are able to find other users who take amazing photos on their iPhone. While it was first developed as a challenge for macro-focused images using iPhone 13 devices, the hashtag continues to regularly be included on the posts of amateur and professional photographers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adobe<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be considerate of what is important to your supporters. Find ways to engage with them that make sense with who they are and what your brand is. Multinational computer software company Adobe is a major advocate of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user-generated content<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. An example of this comes from the company\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecloud.adobe.com\/discover\/article\/global-creators?locale=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global Creators series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This space allows its audience to discover artistic styles from around the world. Illustrators, designers, and photographers contribute to Adobe with guides and pro tips featuring their own work.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aerie<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/digiday.com\/marketing\/aerie-boosts-spending-for-paid-social-influencers-as-it-continues-to-use-un-retouched-photos-for-ads\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">apparel retailer Aerie<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hasn\u2019t retouched photos in its advertisements since 2014? The brand has been quite serious about establishing its reputation as \u201creal.\u201d But to further push the narrative that they are all about real people, Aerie decided to boost spending for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user-generated content<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from influencers. Aerie has been known to align itself with Gen Z\u2019s social consciousness, making this a smart business decision. The company recognizes how impactful it is to reach younger generations with an unfiltered approach, with the help of expert creators that they value.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a lot to love about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user-generated content<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In a way, it takes the \u201cbusiness\u201d out of your business by showing your human side. That\u2019s the side that buyers want to see. It shows those buyers how people just like them can benefit from your products and services. So, start encouraging your loyal followers to create meaningful content on your behalf. It\u2019s sure to be a game-changer.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a business owner, your goal is for your target audience to know your name. 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