20 of the best prompts for ChatGPT for marketers, step by step across 4 stages. Works with ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
20 of the best prompts for ChatGPT for marketers, step by step across 4 stages. Works with ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
Published July 4, 2026
Getting ChatGPT for Marketers right takes more than a single prompt. This 4-stage guide covers Research your audience and market, Build the campaign strategy, Write campaign content, and more, breaking the whole process into focused steps where each prompt builds on the last. Use ChatGPT to research your audience with more depth, write campaign briefs that give creative teams what they actually need, produce stronger copy across channels, and pull together performance reports without spending half your week on documents nobody fully reads. These prompts are built for marketing professionals who want to move faster and think more clearly without sacrificing quality. Every prompt is optimized and runs in ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
Use these prompts to build audience understanding, map the competitive landscape, and find the insight that makes a campaign worth running.
Build an audience persona
Help me build a detailed audience persona for [PRODUCT OR BRAND]. My target customer is [DESCRIBE: AGE, ROLE, SITUATION]. I know the following about them: [SHARE ANY DATA, RESEARCH, OR OBSERVATIONS]. For the persona, include: their core goals, the specific problems they experience that my product relates to, how they make purchase decisions, where they spend time online, and what messaging will resonate vs. what will put them off.
Find the insight behind a campaign
I am planning a campaign for [BRAND OR PRODUCT] targeting [AUDIENCE]. The product or offer is [DESCRIBE]. Help me find a genuine human insight that this campaign could be built on: something true about this audience's life, behaviour, or attitude that makes the product relevant in a non-obvious way. Give me three different insight directions with a brief explanation of why each one could work.
Map the competitive landscape
Help me map the competitive landscape for [BRAND OR PRODUCT] in [MARKET OR CATEGORY]. Competitors I am aware of: [LIST]. For each one, summarise based on what is publicly available: their positioning, their apparent target audience, their key messages, and the gap they are leaving that I could own. If you can identify a positioning space no one is currently occupying, flag that too.
Write a customer research discussion guide
Write a customer research discussion guide for [X]-minute qualitative interviews with [TARGET AUDIENCE] about [TOPIC: THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CATEGORY / THEIR PURCHASE DECISION / THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH OUR PRODUCT]. I want to understand: their unmet needs, how they currently solve the problem, what they think about our brand vs. competitors, and what would make them switch or stay. Write 12 to 15 open questions.
Analyse a competitor's marketing approach
Help me analyse the marketing approach of [COMPETITOR NAME] in [MARKET]. From what I can observe: [DESCRIBE THEIR ADS, WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, MESSAGING]. What can I infer about: their target audience, the positioning they are trying to own, the jobs-to-be-done they are addressing, and where their approach has weaknesses I could exploit? What would I need to do differently to compete effectively?
These prompts help you write campaign briefs, define objectives, and plan media and channel strategy before the creative work begins.
Write a campaign brief
Write a campaign brief for [BRAND OR PRODUCT]. Campaign objective: [DESCRIBE: AWARENESS / ACQUISITION / RETENTION]. Target audience: [DESCRIBE]. Key insight: [DESCRIBE]. What we want them to think, feel, or do: [LIST ONE OF EACH]. Channels: [LIST]. Timeline: [DATES]. Budget: [AMOUNT OR LEAVE BLANK]. Mandatories: [LIST]. The brief should be clear enough for a creative team to start work without a briefing meeting.
Define campaign success metrics
Help me define success metrics for a [CAMPAIGN TYPE: AWARENESS / PERFORMANCE / RETENTION] campaign for [BRAND OR PRODUCT]. Campaign objective: [DESCRIBE]. Channels: [LIST]. Budget: [AMOUNT]. Give me: primary KPIs tied to the business objective, secondary metrics for tracking campaign health, what good looks like for each metric at [X WEEKS IN] and at campaign end, and how I will know if this is working or not.
Build a channel strategy
Help me build a channel strategy for [CAMPAIGN]. Target audience: [DESCRIBE]. Campaign goal: [DESCRIBE]. Budget available: [AMOUNT OR RELATIVE TERMS]. I am considering: [LIST CHANNELS YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT]. For each channel, tell me: how well it reaches this audience, what type of content works there, its role in the funnel, and whether it is right for this specific goal. Then recommend where to focus.
Write a content calendar plan
Write a [X WEEK] content calendar plan for [BRAND OR PRODUCT] on [CHANNELS: LIST]. The campaign theme is [DESCRIBE]. Key dates or moments to build around: [LIST]. The plan should cover: the content type for each day or week, the main message or angle, and which stage of the funnel it addresses. I will create the actual content separately, I need the plan structure first.
Write a creative territory brief
Help me write a creative territory brief for the creative team on [CAMPAIGN FOR BRAND/PRODUCT]. We want to explore [X] different creative territories before choosing a direction. For each territory, write: a one-line name, a description of the emotional territory it plays in, an example of what execution in this territory might look like, and why this could work for our audience.
Use these prompts to write ad copy, social content, email campaigns, and landing page copy that does the job without needing to be briefed by hand every time.
Write ad copy variations
Write [X] variations of ad copy for [PRODUCT OR OFFER] targeting [AUDIENCE]. Ad format: [DESCRIBE: FACEBOOK / GOOGLE / LINKEDIN / DISPLAY]. Character limit: [IF APPLICABLE]. Key message: [DESCRIBE]. Tone: [DESCRIBE BRAND VOICE]. For each variation, try a different angle: rational benefit / emotional hook / social proof / urgency. Include a headline and body text for each.
Write social media posts for a campaign
Write [X] social media posts for [PLATFORM] for [BRAND OR PRODUCT] as part of a [CAMPAIGN THEME] campaign. Audience: [DESCRIBE]. Tone: [DESCRIBE]. Each post should: hook in the first line, work without needing to click through, include a call to action, and feel native to [PLATFORM] rather than like a press release. Vary the format: one educational, one story-led, one social proof, one direct offer.
Write a landing page for a campaign
Write a landing page for [PRODUCT OR OFFER] driving [CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVE: SIGN-UPS / PURCHASES / DOWNLOADS]. Target audience: [DESCRIBE]. The main message is [DESCRIBE]. What they need to believe before they convert: [LIST]. Write the full page: hero headline and subheading, problem and solution, key benefits with specifics, social proof section, FAQ section addressing the main objection, and a clear CTA.
Write a promotional email
Write a promotional email for [PRODUCT OR OFFER] to be sent to [AUDIENCE SEGMENT]. The offer is [DESCRIBE]. The deadline or urgency is [DESCRIBE]. Subject line options: write three. Email body: lead with what is in it for them, describe the offer clearly, handle the main objection, include a clear CTA, and close. Under 300 words. Tone: [DESCRIBE BRAND VOICE].
Write copy for a product page
Write product page copy for [PRODUCT NAME]. What it is: [DESCRIBE]. Who it is for: [DESCRIBE]. Key benefits: [LIST]. What makes it different from alternatives: [DESCRIBE]. Any relevant specs or details: [LIST]. Write: a headline, a subheading, a 50-word description, a benefits section with three to five bullet points, and a section that handles the most likely objection. Tone: [DESCRIBE].
These prompts help you turn campaign data into clear insights, write reports that drive decisions, and figure out what to do differently next time.
Write a campaign performance report
Write a campaign performance report for [CAMPAIGN NAME] covering [PERIOD]. Campaign objective: [DESCRIBE]. Key results: [LIST METRICS AND NUMBERS]. Performance vs. target: [DESCRIBE]. What worked: [DESCRIBE]. What did not: [DESCRIBE]. Format it as: executive summary (3 to 4 sentences), results by channel, key learnings, and recommendations for next time. Audience: [DESCRIBE WHO WILL READ IT]. Under [X] pages.
Interpret underperforming results
My [CAMPAIGN / CHANNEL / AD SET] is underperforming. Target: [DESCRIBE]. Actual results: [DESCRIBE]. Campaign details: [AUDIENCE / CREATIVE / OFFER / BUDGET / DURATION]. Help me diagnose what might be causing underperformance. Walk me through: the most likely explanations for each metric, what additional data I should look at, and the three things I should test or change first to improve performance.
Design an A/B test
Help me design an A/B test for [ELEMENT: SUBJECT LINE / AD HEADLINE / LANDING PAGE / CTA / AUDIENCE]. Campaign: [DESCRIBE]. Current performance: [DESCRIBE BASELINE]. Hypothesis: [WHAT YOU THINK WILL IMPROVE AND WHY]. For the test design, give me: what exactly to change, what to keep constant, how large a sample I need to get a statistically meaningful result, what success looks like, and how long to run it.
Write a post-campaign debrief
Write a post-campaign debrief structure for [CAMPAIGN NAME]. Objective: [DESCRIBE]. Results: [DESCRIBE]. The debrief should cover: did we achieve the objective and why or why not, what we would do differently, what we learned about the audience, what we learned about the creative or channel, and what we recommend for the next campaign. Format it as a document I can present to the team.
Turn data into actionable recommendations
I have this campaign data: [DESCRIBE OR PASTE KEY METRICS]. The campaign objective was [DESCRIBE]. My audience was [DESCRIBE]. Based on this data, help me identify: the three most important things the data is telling me, the decisions I need to make now, and the hypotheses I should test next. I need to go into a meeting in [X HOURS] and present clear recommendations, not just numbers.
It can produce strong copy drafts, particularly when you give it specific audience insight, a clear offer, and a defined tone. The quality gap between generic ChatGPT copy and converting copy usually comes from the brief, not the tool. The more specific your prompt, the stronger the output. Always test it rather than assuming it works.
Give it examples. Paste three to five pieces of existing copy that you think represent your brand voice at its best, and ask it to match that style. You can also describe the voice in a few specific words: direct, warm, no jargon, confident rather than shouty. Include what to avoid as well as what to aim for.
It can help you think through channel strategy, write ad copy, and structure your testing approach. It does not have access to your campaign data or the ad platforms, so it cannot optimise bids or make real-time decisions. For strategy and content, useful. For execution inside the platforms, you still need to do that yourself.
It knows the general conventions of each platform, but it cannot observe what is actually performing on your account right now. Give it context about what has worked for you before, the type of content your audience responds to, and the specific format you need. Then review the output with your own knowledge of what your audience responds to.
Strategic decisions that require deep knowledge of your specific market, competitive intelligence that relies on real-time data, and creative work that requires genuine originality rather than pattern-matching. It is also not a substitute for real customer research. Use it to accelerate execution, not to skip the thinking.
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