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REAL UGC CONTENT
You're sitting on a gold mine.
Detect, secure and activate the thousands of pieces of content your customers are already posting about you. Colegram turns that social proof into a marketing asset — across every touchpoint.
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Your content, already there
✓
Rights secured
Social proof has become the top driver of influence on consumers.
Colegram helps brands reveal, organize and activate it.
Thousands of pieces of content, already available
Thousands of photos and videos of your brand already exist on Instagram and TikTok, ready to be used.
A bullet-proof, GDPR-compliant
legal framework
A legal framework built with a specialized law firm, so it's never a concern for you.
Online and offline:
unrestricted usage rights
Use this content across every touchpoint, online and in-store.
THE OBSERVATION
Every day, your customers create content about you.
It's time to turn it into a marketing asset.
9/10
consumers check UGC before buying.
x3
more likely to add to cart when UGC is on the product page.
82%
of users would be flattered to be featured by a brand.
THE REAL ISSUE
Do you know the difference between real and fake UGC?
Studio · Script · Ring light
❌ FAKE UGC
Content produced on a brief, by paid creators, staged to look spontaneous. Effective — until it's recognized as an ad.
✅ REAL UGC
Spontaneous content, posted by a real customer on their own account, with no brief and no payment. It carries the real power of persuasion — provided its rights are secured.
OUR ANSWER
Reveal, organize, activate your customer content.
01
Reveal
Find the gold mine: the content your customers already posted on Instagram and TikTok.
02
Organize
Secure the rights, sort and centralize this content into a ready-to-use media library.
03
Activate
Support you on real-world activation: website, social wall, CRM, advertising, point of sale.
From strategy to activation, we support brands across the entire social proof value chain.
01Defining your UGC and social proof strategy
02Sourcing and curating the best content
03Building ready-to-use content libraries
04Managing usage rights and permissions
05Integration across websites, CRM, social walls, campaigns and points of sale
06Setting up mechanics that encourage new customer content
WHAT SETS US APART
We find the content for you.
Usage rights included.
"Real UGC", organic and sourced directly from your customers, has a unique power of persuasion — provided it's used within a flawless legal framework.
WITHOUT A SOLID LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Content used without documented consent means exposure to a takedown, a claim, or even litigation — often discovered months into a campaign.
WITH COLEGRAM
✓Rights requested privately, via native Instagram / TikTok messaging.
✓Legal framework built with a law firm specialized in intellectual property.
✓GDPR and image-rights compliance under the strictest regulations (EU / France).
✓Unrestricted online and offline usage — website, CRM, social wall, point of sale.
✓Framework can be amended by your own legal teams if needed.
USE CASES
Thousands of authentic pieces of content, ready to go.
Over to you!
E-commerce
Richer product pages — up to 3x on conversion rate.
Inspiration & community
Dedicated UGC spaces showcasing how customers use your products.
Retail & events
Social walls and digital kiosks, moderated around your hashtags.
Social media management
Votes, creator features, community engagement.
Activations & contests
UGC collection mechanics with broad usage rights.
Advertising
Native advertising and social ads powered by real content.
THE SUPPORT
An agency culture,
not a piece of software.
Regular check-ins with you, not just a tool to log into. Colegram keeps the closeness of an agency, plus the tech and the data.
✓A personalized audit
of your UGC potential
of your UGC potential
✓A recurring check-in,
to refine curation strategy
and content activation.
to refine curation strategy
and content activation.
✓Results analysis, perspective, and anticipation of brand topics.
Advisory
strategy & roadmap
Deliverable
committed
& quantified
& quantified
1:1
regular & meaningful
A sparring partner for your social content — with a results commitment on every deliverable.
"Where others sell software,
we offer tailor-made support,
and deliver ready-to-use, turnkey content."
"More than a SaaS platform. Strategic support and content ready to activate."
Nicolas Ziegler
Founder of Colegram · former agency CEO
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