UGC Platform

UGC video, photos, and product reviews – made easy

Generate the content you need to drive growth across digital channels at scale.
How it works

A better way to generate the content you need to drive growth

Creative Briefs

Specify exactly what content you need with Creative Briefs. Lean on Finn, your AI collaborator, to set creative instructions based on brand guidelines and use case.

Creator Vetting

Creator Vetting helps you find the right match. Discover Creators based on content creation skills, social analytics, demographic data, and customizable first party creator data.

Creator Management

Remove back and forth negotiations, manage Creators by stage, and seamlessly handle payments. Our creative management tools knock out the busy work so you can focus on what's strategic.

Content Library

The Content Library is your home for organizing the assets you've generated on the platform. Share assets and commentary with team members and activate your photos, videos, and reviews from central hub.

Collaboration Suite

Collaboration Suite enables enterprise teams to accelerate creator and content approval processes, empowering your team to make faster decisions, keeping your projects on track, and your content compliant.

Creator Hub

Creator Hub empowers brands to build stronger, more authentic ongoing Creator partnerships while saving time and improving content outcomes.

Activate

Content has zero value if it's not activated strategically on digital channels. Send your content to your Meta or TikTok Business Managers and leverage our integrations to push your product reviews to your website and syndicate them out to retail partners.

Performance Metrics

Track the performance of your influencer campaigns with Performance Metrics our in-depth performance data. View and share engagement metrics and audience demographics to better understand what's resonating with your audience.
A Samsonite luggage set rests near a window in a retail store, next to a large potted plant.

"To do a photoshoot internally would take additional prep time... plus we would need to be on-site for the day. With Cohley, it only takes us a handful of hours."

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Kelly Williams
Marketing Communications, Samsonite Canada
Cohley Creative Briefs, with sections for description, style guide, and do's and dont's, with options for Finn, AI collaborator, to contribute content
Creative Briefs

Start with the perfect specs

Specify exactly what content you need with Creative Briefs. Lean on Finn, your AI collaborator, to set creative instructions based on your brand and use case. Let us make sure your content is right the first time.
Instantly generated Creative Briefs powered by Finn AI
Creator screening questions
Built-in budgets, timelines, style guide examples, and do’s and don’ts

Video briefs

UGC video assets everywhere your customers are. Bring your product page to life with lifestyle or how-to content.

Photo briefs

UGC and professional photos for Instagram, product pages, and more.

Review briefs

Product reviews for your online marketplaces like Walmart, and Target.
Creator Vetting

Collaborate with vetted Creators with diverse skill sets

Select from Creators actively applying to work with you based on their content focus and experience, social analytics, demographic data, and dynamic first party data volunteered by the Creators themselves.
AI-powered Creator matching
Filters for social profiles, analytics, past work, and reviews
Collaboration and feedback with team members

"Cohley has made the process of sourcing Creators that fit our target demographic SO much easier. "

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Irene Ho
User Acquisition, Agency Skincare
Sample of Cohley creator vetting feature with a creator's portfolio, Cohley work, and reviews.
Content Library

House creative assets in one place

The Content Library is your home for well organized creative. Quickly share and activate photos, videos, and reviews from one central hub.
Share assets via Slack and Google Drive
Organize creative assets by product, by brief, or via custom folders
Resize photos to fit channel-specific requirements
Sample Cohley Content Library with photo assets organized into folders

"Cohley streamlines the content creation process for us. We can select creators that fit our aesthetic that we wouldn’t have found through an organic search."

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Samantha Lentsch
Social Media & Partnerships Coordinator, T3 Micro
Samples of Cohley Collaboration Suite including Get feedback from team members, Collect comments on pending assets, and Ask for votes on Creators.
Collaboration Suite

Accelerate decision making

Cohley Collaboration Suite enables enterprise teams to accelerate creator and content approval processes, empowering your team to make faster decisions, keeping your projects on track, and your content compliant.
Share brief overview
Share applicants
Share content to accept
Creator Hub

Supercharge Creator relationships

Creator Hub empowers brands to build stronger, more authentic ongoing Creator partnerships while saving time and improving content outcomes.
Favorites
Recommended Creators
Ambassador pages
Creator Hub dashboard of profile previews of recommended creators.
Activate

Activate your content across key channels

Content is has zero value if it's not strategically activated on digital channels. With our goal based briefs, we'll remove ambiguity and ensure that you get the content you need to drive growth.
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TikTok

Active video across TikTok Shops, Ads, and the For You Page.
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Instagram

Active video and photos across Instagram Reels, Ads, and Explore.
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Amazon

Active video and photos across Amazon Posts, Inspire, and PDPs.

Email marketing

Activate photos across direct response email marketing campaigns.

Product pages

Activate video, photos, and reviews across product pages.
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Target

Activate photos and reviews across Target.com product pages.
Sample of Cohley performance metrics, including reach, views, engagement, impressions, Earned Media Value, and audience and platform breakdown
Performance metrics

Do more of what's working — and less of what isn't

Track influencer performance with our robust Performance Metrics. Understand engagement metrics and audience demographics to hone in on the content that's most likely to resonate with consumers.
Earned media value and ROI
Instagram and TikTok engagement metrics
Product review data that flags product pages with suboptimal review health

"We’re constantly looking at that data, and it’s generating recommendations of what we should do and where the opportunities exist."

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Elizabeth Schmidt
Digital Marketing Director, Threadless
Support

FAQs

Everything you need to know about the Cohley UGC Platform. Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Get in touch with us!
What exactly is UGC?
User-generated content (UGC) is any form of media—photos, videos, reviews, testimonials—created by real people rather than by the brand itself. Think selfies with your product, unboxing videos, or social media posts that show everyday folks enjoying what you sell.

UGC unlocks the power of authenticity in marketing, driving results for consumer brands.
What is a UGC platform?

A UGC (User-Generated Content) platform streamlines the entire process of sourcing, managing, and deploying authentic, customer-created media—like photos, videos, and reviews—across all your marketing channels. UGC platforms offer key features such as:

  • Content variety: Text review, video, and photo content optimized for multiple platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Amazon
  • Creator matching: A large network of diverse and vetted Creators to partner with your ongoing content needs
  • Collaboration tools (for Enterprise): Streamlined workflows across internal teams and creators, speeding up content approvals
  • Payment management: In-platform managed payments to Creators
  • Usage Rights: Rights-secured content in perpetuity
  • Compliance (for Enterprise): SOC2 and Pentest compliance
Is Cohley an influencer platform?

Cohley is first and foremost a content generation platform, but we also offer influencer features and solutions similar to influencer platforms like GRIN and Mavrck. If your sole objective is to ramp up influencer efforts, you might find better options elsewhere.

What kind of content can I create on the Cohley platform?

Cohley makes it easy for brands to generate photos, short videos, and product reviews. The platform supports both user-generated content and polished branded material that's perfect for retail sites like Amazon, Walmart, Target, and social media, emails, websites, and more. Plus, you’ll have ongoing rights to use the content.

Does Cohley offer analytics and reporting tools?

Absolutely. You can track engagement metrics and audience demographics with Performance Metrics. Check out content performance metrics like earned media value, Instagram and TikTok engagement, and product review health.

How does Cohley help our teams collaborate better?

With Cohley’s Collaboration Suite, team members are able to collaborate much more effectively throughout the content creation process. It’s a beautiful solution for big teams, brands that need legal approvals, and/or brands that have a decision making hierarchy to adhere to.

Cohley enables teams to share Creative Briefs, vet applicants and content, and keep everyone aligned to speed up approval cycles.

How do I generate reviews on Cohley and get them on my website? What about syndication capabilities?

Cohley works with partners like BazaarVoice, Yotpo, Okendo, Stamped.io, and Power Reviews. Just let us know which partner is displaying your reviews, and if you're using another service for syndicating to retailers, and we’ll align with your current flow.

Your Customer Success Manager (CSM) will make sure we have the right credentials before you get started. If you ever decide to switch vendors, you own those reviews and can easily download them to upload to a new platform whenever you want.

How many assets can I generate?

You’re able to generate as many assets as you need. Cohley doesn’t put a cap on the number of Creators you can collaborate with or the assets you can create for each Brief. Just make sure your Creator compensation budget matches the number of assets you're requesting.

How many assets can I generate?

You’re able to generate as many assets as you need. Cohley doesn’t put a cap on the number of Creators you can collaborate with or the assets you can create for each Brief. Just make sure your Creator compensation budget matches the number of assets you're requesting.

How many creators does Cohley have?

Cohley has more than 100,000+ pre-vetted Creators, and we’re adding thousands more each month. Creators reach out to work with you, so you can skip the hassle of recruitment and outreach.On average, a Cohley Brief gets over 100 Creator applicants, and Cohley organically adds over 2,500 per month.