User generated content is all the rage these days, and every company wants a piece of the action. Some companies understand this concept and act on it fabulously well, but others fail miserably at understanding the basic ethos of UGC. A mutually beneficial UGC campaign will… Give the company access to a vast creative resource [...]
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