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25 Best AI Prompts for Marketing Teams in 2026
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- Content24
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- Sep 28, 2026
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- 14 min read
AI can help marketers research competitors, develop campaigns, write content, create social media posts and generate new ideas.
But there is a major difference between asking “Write me a LinkedIn post” and giving AI the context it needs to produce something genuinely useful.
A strong marketing prompt usually contains five things: goal, audience, context, format and desired outcome. The better the context, the more useful the result.
Below are 25 ready-to-use AI prompts for everyday marketing tasks. Replace the information inside [brackets] with your own details. Use them in AI Chat or AI Writer inside Content24.
1. Build a marketing strategy
Prompt: Create a marketing strategy for [company/product]. Our target audience is [audience]. Our main goal is [goal]. Our primary markets are [markets]. Our current marketing channels are [channels]. Create a practical strategy covering positioning, key messages, acquisition channels, content strategy, campaign ideas and KPIs. Prioritise the actions that are most likely to have an impact.
2. Create a buyer persona
Prompt: Create a detailed buyer persona for [product/service]. Target audience: [audience]. Include: job role, goals, main problems, purchase motivations, objections, preferred content, decision criteria and questions they are likely to ask before buying. Avoid generic assumptions. Clearly mark anything that would require additional customer research.
3. Analyse your target audience
Prompt: Analyse the following target audience: [audience description]. Identify their five most important problems, goals, objections and purchase triggers. Then suggest marketing messages that address each problem without using exaggerated advertising language.
4. Research competitors
Prompt: Compare these competitors: [competitor 1], [competitor 2], [competitor 3]. Analyse their positioning, target audience, main message, product strengths, content strategy and differentiators. Then identify potential gaps in the market that our company could explore. Do not assume information that cannot be verified.
5. Find better positioning
Prompt: Here is how our company currently describes itself: [current positioning]. Our main competitors say: [competitor messaging]. Suggest five differentiated positioning directions for us. For each one, explain who it targets, what problem it focuses on, why it is different and what the main marketing message could be.
6. Generate campaign ideas
Prompt: Create five creative marketing campaign concepts for [product]. Campaign goal: [goal]. Audience: [audience]. Key benefit: [benefit]. Channels: [channels]. For each campaign provide: campaign idea, headline, main message, creative concept, CTA and three content ideas. Make each concept clearly different from the others.
7. Create a complete campaign brief
Prompt: Create a professional marketing campaign brief for: Product: [product]. Goal: [goal]. Audience: [audience]. Offer: [offer]. Channels: [channels]. Campaign duration: [duration]. Include the objective, target audience, main insight, campaign message, content formats, CTA, KPIs and creative direction.
8. Generate blog ideas
Prompt: Generate 20 valuable blog article ideas for [business/industry]. Our target audience is [audience]. Focus on topics with commercial or informational search intent. Divide the ideas into: how-to content, comparisons, industry insights, problem-solving articles and buyer-focused articles. Avoid generic topics that could apply to any company.
9. Create an SEO content brief
Prompt: Create an SEO content brief for the keyword: [keyword]. Include: search intent, recommended title, URL slug, meta description, H1, H2/H3 structure, related keywords, questions readers are likely to ask, FAQ ideas and internal linking opportunities. The article should be useful to humans first while also being structured clearly for search engines and AI search systems.
10. Turn one idea into multiple content pieces
Prompt: Turn the following idea into a multi-channel content campaign: [idea]. Create: one blog article concept, three LinkedIn posts, three Instagram posts, two short-form video concepts, one email and one ad concept. Adapt the message to each channel instead of repeating the same copy.
11. Write a LinkedIn post
Prompt: Write a LinkedIn post for [target audience] about: [topic]. Goal: [goal]. Tone: professional, natural and insightful. Start with a strong first sentence. Use short paragraphs. Include one useful insight or example. Avoid corporate clichés and excessive hashtags. End with a natural question or CTA.
12. Create Instagram content
Prompt: Create five Instagram content ideas about [topic] for [audience]. For each idea provide: hook, post concept, caption, visual idea and CTA. Mix educational, entertaining and product-related content.
13. Create an Instagram carousel
Prompt: Create an 8-slide Instagram carousel about: [topic]. Slide 1 must contain a strong hook. Slides 2 to 7 should explain the topic clearly with one key idea per slide. Slide 8 should contain a useful conclusion and CTA. Keep every slide concise and easy to understand.
14. Create a short-form video script
Prompt: Write a 30-second vertical video script about: [topic]. Audience: [audience]. Goal: [goal]. Structure: 0–3 seconds strong hook, 3–20 seconds problem and useful insight, 20–27 seconds solution, 27–30 seconds CTA. Make the language natural and suitable for TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts.
15. Generate video ideas
Prompt: Generate 10 short-form video concepts for [brand/product]. Audience: [audience]. Focus on ideas that can capture attention within the first three seconds. Include a mix of: educational, entertaining, product demonstration, problem/solution, behind-the-scenes and trend-inspired content. For each concept provide the hook and visual idea.
16. Write ad variations
Prompt: Create 10 different ad concepts for: Product: [product]. Audience: [audience]. Main benefit: [benefit]. Offer: [offer]. Create different angles rather than simply rewriting the same message. Include problem-focused, benefit-focused, curiosity-focused, social-proof-focused and product-focused concepts.
17. Improve existing ad copy
Prompt: Analyse this advertisement: [ad copy]. Identify what is unclear, generic or unconvincing. Then create three improved versions: Version 1 benefit-focused, Version 2 problem-focused, Version 3 concise and direct. Do not invent product claims.
18. Create landing page copy
Prompt: Create landing page copy for: Product: [product]. Audience: [audience]. Main problem: [problem]. Main benefit: [benefit]. CTA: [CTA]. Include: headline, subheadline, problem section, solution, key benefits, how it works, use cases, FAQ and final CTA. Keep the language clear and specific.
19. Write an email campaign
Prompt: Create a three-email campaign promoting [product/offer]. Audience: [audience]. Goal: [goal]. Email 1: introduce the problem and opportunity. Email 2: explain the solution and benefits. Email 3: create a reason to take action. Provide three subject line options for each email.
20. Analyse customer reviews
Prompt: Analyse the following customer reviews: [reviews]. Group the feedback into: most common positive themes, most common complaints, feature requests, purchase motivations and reasons customers might leave. Then suggest five marketing insights based only on patterns visible in the reviews.
21. Find customer pain points
Prompt: Our target audience is: [audience]. Our product is: [product]. Generate a list of potential customer pain points. Separate them into: functional problems, financial problems, time-related problems, emotional frustrations and workflow problems. Then identify which ones our product can genuinely solve.
22. Create a content calendar
Prompt: Create a 30-day content calendar for [brand]. Audience: [audience]. Goal: [goal]. Channels: [channels]. Use a balanced mix of: education, industry insights, product content, engagement content, videos, customer problems and conversion content. For each day provide the topic, format and objective. Do not repeat the same idea in different wording.
23. Repurpose a blog article
Prompt: Repurpose the following article: [article]. Create: three LinkedIn posts, one Instagram carousel, two short-form video scripts, five social media hooks, one email and five short quotes or insights. Do not simply summarise the article. Adapt each piece to its channel.
24. Analyse marketing performance
Prompt: Analyse the following campaign data: [data]. Identify: best-performing content, worst-performing content, important patterns, possible reasons for the differences and three hypotheses worth testing next. Separate facts visible in the data from assumptions.
25. Find your next marketing opportunity
Prompt: Act as a marketing strategist. Here is information about our company: [company]. Audience: [audience]. Current channels: [channels]. Current marketing: [activities]. Main competitors: [competitors]. Goal: [goal]. Identify five marketing opportunities we may currently be missing. Rank them by potential impact, difficulty and required resources. Explain why each opportunity deserves consideration and what the first practical step should be.
How to get better results from AI prompts
A prompt does not have to be extremely long. It needs the right information. Use this formula: Context + Audience + Goal + Task + Format + Constraints. Work iteratively — follow up with “Make option 2 more concise,” “Give me five stronger hooks,” or “Turn this into a video concept.”
From prompts to a complete marketing workflow
Connect tasks: Audience research → campaign strategy → blog content → social posts → images → videos → publishing → performance analysis. Prompt #2 for audience, #6 for campaign ideas, #10 to expand across channels, #24 to analyse results. See how to create a marketing campaign with AI for the full workflow.
Where Content24 fits
Using separate AI tools for every task gets complicated quickly. Content24 brings copy, AI Images, AI Video and AI Social into one platform so these prompts become starting points for complete campaigns, not isolated experiments.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best AI prompts for marketing?
The best prompts clearly define audience, goal, context, task and desired output. Useful applications include campaign planning, audience research, social media, content creation, advertising, SEO and performance analysis.
Can AI create a marketing strategy?
AI can help structure a strategy, identify opportunities and generate campaign ideas. Strategic decisions should still be reviewed against real customer, market and performance data.
Should I use one large prompt or several smaller prompts?
For complex tasks, several connected prompts are often more practical. Start with research, review the result, then use that information for the next task.
Final thoughts
The best AI prompt is not necessarily the longest. It is the one that gives AI enough relevant information to understand what success should look like: know the audience, define the goal, provide context, request a clear output, review the result, improve it, then turn it into the next step of your workflow.
Get Started with Content24 and turn these prompts into text, images, videos and social content in one integrated workflow.