Crowdtap Publishes Comprehensive Guide to User-Generated Content for Marketers

Marketing Technology Company Issues Whitepaper Outlining Best Practices for UGC Marketing & Unveils Research around Why People Share Digital Content

NEW YORK — Sept 9, 2015 — Crowdtap, The People-­Powered Marketing Platform, today released a whitepaper on the burgeoning user­generated content (UGC) landscape. The report, entitled "The Marketer's Guide to User­-Generated Content," defines the role of UGC in today's marketing framework and details how consumer­-generated media stacks up against traditional media formats when it comes to time spent, consumer trust and long­-term business impact.

The 30+ page report includes:

• Tips for UGC marketing across the spectrum of social influence – from everyday peer creators to topical, high-reach bloggers & content experts
• Best practices for using UGC to fuel your end-to-end content strategy
• Expert commentary from industry insiders such as Afdhel Aziz, Brand Director, ABSOLUT Vodka; Susan Borst, Head of Industry Initiatives, IAB; Matt Britton, CEO of MRY and author of YouthNation; Building Remarkable Brands in a Youth-Driven Culture; and Toby Daniels, CEO of Crowdcentric & Founder of Social Media Week
• New data around consumers' motivations for creating and sharing digital content, based on a recent survey fielded in Crowdtap's member community

"People are organically sharing stories in the form of rich, multimedia content – yet today's brands are only scratching the surface when it comes to harnessing UGC's full potential," said Matthew Scott, SVP of Business Development & Strategy at Crowdtap. "When leveraged correctly, UGC can play a prominent role in your end-to-end content strategy, establishing authenticity as a core brand pillar and setting your organization up for success in marketing's people-powered future."

With revenue growth exceeding 870 percent over the past three years, Crowdtap's growing roster of brand partners includes Absolut, eBay, Johnson & Johnson, Yum! Brands and more. Crowdtap was recently named to the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. for the second straight year, and has been named one of the top three places to work in marketing by FORTUNE magazine.

The report can be found here: http://bit.ly/MarketersGuidetoUGC.