Value Study · B2C · art reference app
Find UGC creators on Collabstr and work with micro-influencers
Developer calls it a great success; one creator had a big impact; no numbers
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What they did
Used Collabstr to hire UGC creators; worked with micro-influencers, one of whom (based in Colombia) had a large impact.
What happened
Described as great success; no numbers.
“For UGC, I had great success with Collabstr, and for micro-influencers, there's a guy in Columbia who made a massive impact”
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