AI-generated characters are transforming how brands connect with audiences. Here’s why they’re becoming essential in social media marketing:

• Personalized Interactions: Handle thousands of tailored conversations at once.
• Consistency: Maintain a uniform tone and message across platforms.
• 24/7 Availability: Engage customers anytime without human limitations.
• Cost Savings: Reduce expenses tied to human talent and content creation.

For example, a lifestyle brand using Mesha‘s AI character builder saw a 30% engagement boost in one month. Tools like Mesha also optimize performance with features like A/B testing and audience targeting.

Key Takeaway: AI characters can enhance engagement, cut costs, and strengthen your brand presence – if used transparently and aligned with your values.

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Why Businesses Need AI-Generated Characters

AI characters go beyond just adding personalization and consistency – they also bring measurable benefits like cost savings, increased engagement, and better performance tracking.

For example, ByteDance uses AI-generated video characters for round-the-clock product demos, leading to higher audience engagement.

Cost and Scale Advantages

Using AI characters can eliminate common expenses and logistical challenges tied to human talent. This means fewer hurdles like negotiating fees or scheduling conflicts, allowing businesses to focus their resources on more impactful campaigns. Key benefits include:

• No talent fees
• Content creation available 24/7
• No need for usage-rights negotiations

Delivering Consistent Customer Interactions

AI characters give brands complete control over their messaging, ensuring every interaction aligns with their voice and values.

Tracking Marketing Performance

With tools like Mesha’s A/B Testing and UGC Ads AI Agents, businesses can optimize their AI character strategies in real time. These tools monitor metrics like engagement duration, interaction frequency, trending discussion topics, and audience preferences, helping brands maximize their marketing ROI.

These features make AI characters a powerful addition to social media campaigns.

How to Use AI Characters in Social Media

Now that we’ve covered why AI characters are important, let’s dive into how to integrate them effectively on social platforms.

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AI characters can do more than just save costs and maintain a consistent brand voice. For example, cFire introduced an AI avatar named Amora at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Amora engaged visitors through real-time, context-aware conversations, creating stronger connections.

Here’s how to get started:

• Match your AI avatars to your brand’s look, personality, and values.
• Design conversation flows tailored to specific contexts.
• Continuously monitor interactions and tweak responses for improvement.

Once your AI character is set up, you can take it further by automating content and responses.

Content and Response Automation

AI can help you keep the conversation going, even outside of regular business hours. For instance, Sephora’s AI-powered quiz bot helps customers find the right products, making the shopping experience smoother.

Mesha’s A/B Testing AI Agent is another example. It fine-tunes interactions by:

• Testing different conversational scripts.
• Evaluating how users engage and adjusting responses accordingly.
• Tracking performance metrics to improve over time.

This level of automation ensures your audience stays engaged, no matter when they interact with your brand.

Data-Driven Audience Targeting

AI can analyze user behavior to deliver highly targeted content, improving ad performance and reducing costs. For instance, in February 2024, Wowcher used AI to tailor Facebook ads. The result? A 31% drop in cost per lead and better relevancy scores.

Mesha’s ROAS Optimization AI Agent can help by:

• Identifying your most valuable audience segments.
• Pinpointing top-performing themes and adjusting messaging.
• Dynamically shifting ad budgets to maximize returns.

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Steps to Add AI Characters to Your Marketing

With your strategy in place, here’s how to bring AI characters into your marketing efforts effectively. Follow these steps to turn your plan into action and measure the results.

Set Goals and Identify Your Target Audience

Start by outlining clear objectives and defining your ideal customer profile. To do this, analyze 5–10 LinkedIn profiles to identify trends in:

• Industry focus and location
• Job roles and decision-making authority
• Personality traits and preferences
• Age group and seniority
• Common challenges or pain points

This detailed approach helps ensure your AI character resonates with your audience and drives better engagement.

Configure Brand-Specific AI Tools

Use tools like Mesha’s AI Agent Builder to create virtual brand ambassadors that maintain a consistent tone and message across all customer interactions.

When setting up your AI character, keep these tips in mind:

• Align its voice, tone, and values with your brand by setting strict response guidelines.
• Be transparent about its AI nature and keep its knowledge base up to date.
• Regularly review performance and make adjustments to avoid outputs that stray from your brand identity.

These steps will help your AI character build trust while scaling your marketing efforts.

Monitor and Optimize Performance

Keep track of how your AI character is performing and make improvements as needed:

• Regularly review AI-generated responses to ensure they’re accurate and on-brand.
• Use a feedback loop to correct mistakes and fine-tune the AI’s outputs.
• Double-check all facts, figures, and statistics included in its content.
• For visuals, confirm they align with your brand guidelines and meet accuracy standards – this can save significant time in content creation.

Consistent monitoring and adjustments will help you get the most out of your AI character and improve your overall results.

Risks and Ethics of AI Characters

Once you’ve optimized your AI character’s performance, it’s crucial to address ethical and compliance risks. This helps maintain consumer trust and ensures adherence to platform rules, keeping your AI characters an asset rather than a liability.

Being Clear About AI Use

Transparency is key when incorporating AI characters into marketing efforts. A recent study found that 94% of consumers believe all AI content should be disclosed, and 46% are less likely to purchase from brands that fail to disclose AI use.

To maintain trust, consider these practices:

• Use clear disclaimers in captions or descriptions to indicate AI-generated content.
• Avoid using AI characters in sensitive or controversial contexts, especially around current events.

"Consumers don’t want to feel they are being lied to, or like a brand is trying to hide something. If an image is generated with AI – and clearly looks like it – but isn’t disclosed, a consumer may question it. To maintain trust and authenticity, brands should build out frameworks for what needs to be disclosed and when."

• Evangeline Sarney, Digital Marketing Consultant

Following Platform Guidelines

When using tools like Mesha’s AI Agent Builder, it’s important to follow platform-specific rules. Here’s how major platforms handle AI content:

For custom virtual brand ambassadors created with Mesha’s AI Agent Builder, ensure:

• They are clearly identified as AI-powered.
• They don’t portray sensitive demographic groups without proper disclosure.
• They comply with platform-specific content policies.
• You maintain detailed records of AI use in your marketing materials.

Examples like MANGO’s LinkedIn campaign and Toys"R"Us’s AI origin story video demonstrate the importance of transparency. Both brands disclosed their use of AI in captions and press releases[8][9].

Next, we’ll explore practical ways to implement these guidelines effectively.

[1] 94% of consumers believe all AI content should be disclosed.
[2] 46% of consumers are less likely to buy from a brand that posts AI content.
[3] Meta updated its AI disclaimer to "AI info" across its apps in July 2024.
[4] TikTok introduced a creator label for AI content in 2023 and may auto-label suspected AI media.
[5] LinkedIn partnered with C2PA in May 2024 to label digital content via Content Credentials.
[6] Instagram uses #ImaginedwithAI hashtags and an "Imagined with AI" watermark for AI-generated media.
[7] YouTube’s Community Guidelines require disclosure for synthetic media that could be mistaken for real.
[8] MANGO’s campaign on LinkedIn detailed its AI-generated content strategy.
[9] Toys"R"Us disclosed its AI-created origin story video in its YouTube caption and press release.

Conclusion: Next Steps with AI Marketing Characters

AI characters offer constant availability, cost efficiency, personalized interactions, and quick adaptability – helping U.S. brands reshape their social media strategies.

Here’s how you can get started with AI characters using Mesha’s free tools:

• Set clear goals and identify your audience using Mesha’s ROAS Calculator.
• Create and launch your first AI ambassador on a single platform with Mesha’s AI Agent Builder.
• Monitor and improve performance using Mesha’s CSV Analyzer to make adjustments in real time.

It’s essential to ensure transparency by clearly labeling AI-generated content and disclosing its use, which helps maintain trust with your audience.

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