Creator Category Expertise vs Audience Size in UGC Vetting
Category expertise predicts paid content performance better than follower counts ever will.
Petra Cho
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Category expertise predicts paid content performance better than follower counts ever will.
Authenticity and engagement consistency matter more than follower counts for predicting sales.
Paid test briefs reveal work habits that portfolios and follower counts can't.
Brands often judge UGC creators like influencers, missing what actually predicts ad performance.