
Scaling Growth for a Leading AI Influencer Platform
How Our VA Team Elevated Social Presence and Built a Scalable Ambassador Funnel
Overview
A fast-growing AI influencer platform needed to expand its creator base, increase visibility, and support internal marketing functions with scalable outreach and engagement. They required a flexible team capable of handling high-volume activity without compromising authenticity.
Cliffside Assist deployed a structured team of specialised VAs trained in social engagement, influencer discovery, data collection, and outreach. This enabled rapid growth across multiple platforms while maintaining a human, conversational tone.
Challenges
The platform needed to:
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Increase organic visibility on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and X
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Identify aligned AI creators and micro-influencers
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Create a consistent pipeline of ambassadors
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Reduce manual workload on internal teams
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Scale engagement safely without automation signals
Our Approach
1. Daily Engagement Team
We built a dedicated commenting team that interacted authentically across AI-related content:
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Conversational, personalised comments
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Avoided generic copy-paste patterns
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Scaled activity from 150 to 400+ comments per month
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Used warmed accounts to protect safety and authenticity
The platform became highly visible within key hashtags such as #aiart and #aiinfluencers.
2. Creator Discovery via Scraping & Manual Review
Our VAs scraped and filtered creators using:
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Targeted keywords & hashtags
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Engagement metrics
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Posting frequency patterns
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Content quality indicators
This resulted in a curated list of 1600+ qualified creators, ranging from micro-creators to high-engagement personalities.
3. Structured Ambassador Outreach Funnel
We implemented a smart outreach system that included:
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Segmented creator lists
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Tailored outreach templates
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Automated follow-ups that still appeared human
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Detailed tracking of replies and negotiations
Results included:
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200+ warm leads
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Consistent conversions into ambassadors
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A scalable pipeline for future campaigns
Results
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Significant increases in organic profile visits
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More creator-initiated conversations
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Faster growth in follower counts
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Reduction in internal manual workload
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A long-term operational system that continues to scale
Key Takeaways
With the right workflows, VAs can function as a high-power marketing engine — providing consistency, authenticity, and scalability across all creator-focused activities.