User-Generated Content (UGC) is defined as online content that is publicly available and created by end-users in a creative effort – and its manifestation in social media has recently attracted much research interest (Constantinides and Fountain 2008; Keller 2009).
UGC is a sort of marketing content that is created by end-users/customers.
UGC advantages, and why you should be using it?
As you might have heard, traditional online marketing in sort of PPC campaigns, banners is not that effective anymore as it used to be. Consumers are more in control of their internet habits and are considerably more sceptical about an advertisement. Traditional methods of promotion are no longer cutting as they did at the beginning of the Internet era. It’s time to come with something different.
Five UGC advantages for a hospitality business that you should know
The main advantage of User-generated content is that it brings to your business better credibility, popularity, profitability, findability, and singularity. We call it five ITY.
- It helps you to build customer’s trust -» credibility
It has been proven that the best marketing channel of information are friends. Websites such as Reddit, Quora, etc are popular marketing channels and people like to get advice on products even from foreigners. In 2017 one no named analytical agency conducted research which they called “trust meter” and came up with two different numbers. People who get a certain product recommended by a friend they know from real life they would follow his/her advice on 92%. On the other hand, people get convinced by strangers with a chance of 70%. Can you find any connection between those two facts? People want to trust first.
- It encourages more likes and shares on your social media » popularity
To have a business in hospitality is not only about brilliant food and keen staff. For more people, food is getting a part of their lifestyle. They do not want to eat lunch and go home. They want to enjoy the food. Moreover, they want to tell other people where they’ve just had such a brilliant meal. People want to show off their food on social media! The food itself is so photogenic, and it would be a shame to do not abuse it.
- It increases the number of followers and also gets you new customers -» profitability
This is firmly connected with engagement support by likes, shares, and recommendations. If customers upload the pictures on their social media, the picture reaches the people who follow him/her. Meaning that more people will know about your restaurant. UGC is 35% more memorable than other media, and 50% more trusted.
- It provides SEO Value -» findability
When your restaurant gets more famous on the website it also drives more traffic to the restaurant website and more content is linked back to the site. UGC results in 29% higher web conversions than campaigns or websites without it.
- It brings a new breeze to marketing -» singularity
Thanks to UGC your restaurant brings something new for the customers and becomes unique. 87% of brands use UGC for authentic (and free) content.
How to share user-generated content on Instagram?
On Instagram, you can spread UGC by creating a hashtag for people to use when they post about your business. Users can then easily explore your content through the hashtag feed, and you can repost the content to your business’ account.
UGC can generate more engagement on Instagram which means more comments and likes on posts. The involvement is critically important to a brand’s success on Instagram.
How can Yarr TV help?
- Social TVs and Social Media Wall
Yarr TV can be installed on TVs, monitors, and projectors in your restaurant or anywhere else to show your delicious food via social media! Yarr TVs social walls can also be used for weddings, firms meetings, and other events. Social Media Wall has Flexible designs with your brand’s image and works on the #hashtags’ contents. That makes social media better and viral.
- Social Media Widget
Integrate social media widgets in websites, blogs, e-commerce, and apps. For both sides, you and your customers, the platforms are more users friendly.
- Social media chats and social bots
Don’t you have time to reply when your guest wants you to make a reservation? No worries, we have solution → social bots replies and messages to followers, and also it works for business and selling logics applied to responses.
- Social media ads & emailing
UGC turns to add into conversations with customers which increases impact and engagement with your restaurant.
- Social media contests and raffles polls and hashtag battles
Which means, your customers never get bored neither in the restaurant nor on your websites or social media.
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