Men seek out visual content – including photos and videos – when weighing their purchase options. Increasingly, they seek out photos and videos from other customers of products being used in real life.
There are a number of reasons why men value user-generated photos and videos. A few rise to the top.
The presence (or absence) of user-generated visual content has an impact on men’s purchase behavior.
Men seek out photos and videos from other shoppers when shopping for products across many categories. However, this content is particularly impactful for certain products.
Men want to find user-generated photos and videos on product pages and elsewhere on ecommerce sites – as well as incorporated into other marketing initiatives.
This research is taken from The Role and Impact of User-Generated Visual Content on Shopper Behavior, a survey completed by 15,870 US consumers during December 2023.
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