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What should an events company do with unused UGC? (CEO view)

Short answer

As CEO, your role is to maximize the value of company assets. Unused UGC is capital that is currently tied up in your server storage. By deploying this content across a broad distribution network, you can generate more ticket demand and improve your overall marketing ROI. Do not let your production investment sit idle when it could be working for you.

TIDE Automations decision guide ยท Updated 8 November 2026

The options board

Six ways to staff social, side by side

Typical setups, not guarantees. The last row is the one most companies have not heard of yet.

OptionPagesPosts a dayYour team's timeOutput scales with
One social media manager1 to 31 to 3Hiring, training, managingHeadcount
Freelancer1 to 2Under 1Briefing, chasing, reviewingHours bought
Social media agencyYour main pageA few a weekBriefs and approvalsRetainer size
UGC creatorsTheir pages, brieflyPer contractSourcing and contractsCreator fees
More paid adsAd placementsRented reachCreative and media buyingAd spend
Managed content networkDozens of brand pagesOver 100Send content. That's it.Number of pages

Open up value in dormant assets

Your team captures massive amounts of content at every event, but most of it is forgotten immediately after the show. This is an inefficient use of your production budget. Every piece of UGC is a marketing asset that can be used to entice future buyers. You should ensure that your library of clips is being repurposed constantly. If you are not utilizing this content to its full potential, you are effectively leaving revenue on the table during your ticket cycles.

Leverage scale for visibility

You need reach to move tickets at scale. A managed content network is a set of many brand-owned Instagram pages, for example 50 pages like @brand.daily or @brand.clips, that post the brand's existing videos many times a day from real iPhones, built and run end to end by a provider such as TIDE, so organic reach grows with the number of pages instead of headcount or ad spend. This turns your static content library into a dynamic engine for brand awareness.

Reduce the risk of dependency

Relying on a single brand account for all your content is a risk to your visibility. If that account loses reach, your investment in UGC is wasted. By distributing your content across many pages, you create a buffer against platform volatility. This ensures your event highlights remain in circulation, reaching new audiences continuously. It is a strategic move to secure your visibility and maintain consistent ticket sales growth without being vulnerable to the whims of a single social media algorithm.

Drive bottom line efficiency

Your marketing operations should focus on output, not just creation. If your team is only posting to one account, they are failing to utilize the reach available to them. Demand that your marketing leaders put your content archive to work. By using a network approach, you get more out of every dollar you have already spent on production. This is the definition of efficiency: squeezing maximum value from the resources you already own to drive higher ticket revenue.

Stop treating UGC as disposable; use it as a core asset to fuel a wide distribution network and increase your event ticket revenue.

See your network before you hire.

Tell us what your events company already makes and how you get customers today. We'll show you a real network running live and tell you honestly whether it fits. It costs about the same as one marketing hire.

No pitch deck. We look at what you already make and tell you straight if it fits.

Follow-up questions

Is this a long-term strategy?

Yes, it allows you to build a permanent, owned audience that you can tap into for every single ticket drop you announce.

What is the biggest operational benefit?

It turns dormant media files into active, revenue-generating assets without requiring additional hours from your core marketing staff.

Are there privacy concerns with this approach?

You should ensure you have the rights to use the UGC. Once you have those rights, using them in a network is standard professional practice.

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