What 1,650 consumers revealed about reviews, UGC, and brand trust in 2026
In this session, Emplifi CMO Susan Ganeshan and Allyson Clark, CEO and Founder of Stellar Reviews, unpack the data behind consumer trust in 2026 and show you exactly where authentic content wins, or loses, the sale.
52% of consumers will stop buying from a brand after just one inauthentic experience. And the signals they use to judge authenticity: your reviews, your customer photos, your UGC, are the exact content most brands underestimate or overlook.
CMO at Emplifi
Founder and CEO at Stellar Reviews
Learn how Carhartt turned real customer voices into measurable brand equity, generating 85K+ consumer engagements with UGC content and a 27% conversion rate influenced by UGC gallery interaction.
Based on Emplifi’s 2026 Consumer Authenticity Report, a survey of 1,650 consumers in the U.S. and U.K.