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Definition

User-Generated Content (UGC)

Any content—images, video, reviews, posts—created by consumers rather than brands.

User-generated content encompasses any form of content produced by consumers, customers, or community members rather than by a brand's official marketing function. UGC ranges from organic social posts to structured advocacy programmes where brands incentivise and curate authentic customer content for use in paid and owned channels.