Case Study

    How UGC Scale helped Retake achieve 46M+ views by turning AI photo transformations into the ultimate scroll-stopper.

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    App category
    AI photo app
    Market
    LATAM
    Total views
    46M+
    Videos
    500+
    Creators
    20+
    Top video
    41M views

    46M+

    Total Views

    20+

    Creators Activated

    500+

    Videos Produced

    LATAM

    Top Performing Market

    The Challenge

    Retake's AI photo enhancement was visually stunning, but the app was struggling to stand out in a sea of photo editing tools all claiming to use 'AI.' The before-and-after format was overdone, and audiences had developed banner blindness to transformation content.

    They needed a fresh creative angle that would make people stop, stare, and immediately want to try it themselves, the kind of content that triggers FOMO.

    The Solution

    We deployed 20+ creators across LATAM with a provocative strategy: 'reaction bait.' Creators filmed themselves showing AI-enhanced photos to friends, family, and even strangers on the street, capturing genuine shock and disbelief.

    The social proof was built into the format itself. When viewers saw real people gasping at the results, curiosity became irresistible. We A/B tested dozens of hooks, from 'my boyfriend didn't recognize me' to 'I showed my ID photo to security', until we found the combinations that exploded.

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