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Introduction: Marketing Moves Fast—AI Lets You Keep Up
You’re juggling content calendars, product launches, email sequences, and analytics dashboards—all while keeping up with algorithm updates, audience shifts, and internal expectations.
Sound familiar?
If you’re a marketer, you’re doing the work of three people—and even AI hasn’t always felt like a solution. You’ve probably tried ChatGPT or another tool, only to get generic results that need heavy editing.
The problem isn’t the AI—it’s the prompt.
In this playbook, you’ll learn how to use high-performance prompts to turn AI into a creative ally, campaign accelerator, and strategy assistant. Whether you’re writing emails, launching funnels, or repurposing content, this guide will help you prompt smarter, not harder.
What AI Can and Can’t Do for Marketers
AI isn’t going to replace your marketing instincts—but it can absolutely handle the heavy lifting if you use it right.
✅ What AI Can Do:
Draft ads, blogs, and landing pages faster
Test new angles and creative hooks
Build campaign briefs and frameworks
Repurpose content across formats (blog → carousel → email)
Speed up ideation, writing, and revision cycles
🚫 What AI Can’t Do:
Understand your customer the way you do
Make final strategic decisions
Deliver brand nuance unless you guide it carefully
This is why better prompts are non-negotiable. You don’t need to be a “prompt engineer,” but you do need to know how to give AI the right inputs.
6 High-Leverage Ways Marketers Can Use AI Right Now
Let’s break down where AI is delivering real value today—and how to structure prompts for each use case.
| Marketing Function | What You Can Generate |
|---|---|
| Content Creation | Blogs, newsletters, Instagram captions, YouTube scripts |
| Ad Campaigns | Hook variations, A/B headlines, benefit-driven angles |
| Lead Magnets | Swipe files, checklists, PDF templates |
| Funnels | Opt-in pages, nurture emails, upsells |
| Email Marketing | Sequences, promotional blasts, subject line testing |
| Market Research | Competitor positioning, SWOT analyses, trend summaries |
Why Most AI Marketing Content Is… Meh
If you’ve typed in something like:
“Write a LinkedIn post about my product,”
…you already know what happens.
You get something flat, robotic, or just painfully generic. It feels like AI for AI’s sake—not something you’d actually publish.
This happens when prompts are:
Too broad or vague
Missing strategic context
Not grounded in brand tone, audience, or goals
Built as one-offs instead of guided workflows
Fortunately, these issues are easy to fix—with structure.
The C.O.R.E. Framework: Prompt Like a Pro Marketer
One of the fastest ways to upgrade your AI output is using a structured prompting format. We recommend the C.O.R.E. framework:
| Element | Purpose | Example |
|---|---|---|
| C – Context | Give the AI background and audience | “You’re writing for burned-out execs in fintech…” |
| O – Output | Define the structure and length | “Give me 3 tweet-length hooks in punchy tone…” |
| R – Role | Tell AI who to act as | “Act as a senior growth marketer…” |
| E – Examples | Optional: provide tone, format, or success models | “Model it after this copy from Morning Brew…” |
✅ Example in Action
Prompt A (bad):
“Write a sales email for a new coaching course.”
Prompt B (C.O.R.E.-optimized):
“Act as a conversion copywriter. Write a 5-line sales email for a time management course targeting solopreneurs who struggle with burnout. Tone: confident, not hype. Include: subject line + preview + value prop + urgency CTA.”
Result:
Sharper, more targeted copy with real customer resonance—no more vague filler.
Case Study: From Mid Copy to High-Converting Campaign
A marketing team promoting a $49 productivity course used this default prompt:
“Write 3 Facebook ads for a digital course.”
The output was… forgettable.
Phrases like “Take your productivity to the next level!” didn’t stand out or convert.
Here’s What Changed:
They restructured the prompt:
“Act as a paid social copywriter. Write 3 ad angles for a $49 course teaching time-blocking for busy entrepreneurs. Target audience: self-employed moms with multiple priorities. Highlight guilt-free productivity, simplified routines, and realistic implementation. Format: headline + 1-sentence body + CTA.”
Result:
CTR increased by 2.1x
Ad relevancy scores improved
One variation became the control for future tests
The key wasn’t better AI—it was better direction.
Turning AI Into a Campaign Assistant (Not Just a Writing Tool)
Here’s how top marketers are building AI into their workflows:
Ideation Stage:
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Prompt AI to brainstorm 10 campaign angles based on pain points, objections, or seasonal trends
Creation Stage:
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Use AI to write the first draft of each asset—ad, email, landing page, carousel caption
Variation Stage:
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Prompt for headline tweaks, button text A/Bs, CTA alternatives, and audience-specific phrasing
Analysis Stage:
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Ask AI to summarize key performance indicators from a spreadsheet or performance report (e.g., “Summarize this ad test based on click-through rate and ROAS”)
The magic isn’t just what you prompt—it’s when and how you build it into your system.
Pro Tip: Use Prompt Chains, Not One-Offs
Instead of asking for a full campaign in one go, break your prompts into steps. This creates better quality, more flexibility, and higher creative control.
Example Prompt Chain for a Launch:
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“Give me 5 audience-specific pain point angles for this offer…”
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“Now write 3 ads based on the best angle…”
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“Turn the winning ad into a 5-email nurture sequence…”
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“Summarize this campaign as a pitch deck outline for stakeholders…”
Want a Shortcut?
If you’d rather skip building all your prompts manually, you can try a tool like MagicPrompt. It uses frameworks like C.O.R.E. and gives marketers ready-to-run prompt templates for content, ads, funnels, and more—all inside your browser.
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Final Thoughts: Your Best Marketing Asset Might Be a Better Prompt
AI won’t replace your voice, your strategy, or your customer intuition—but it can help you:
Move faster
Explore more angles
Create high-quality content at scale
Repurpose winning assets with less effort
The secret is structure.
Start building prompts the way you’d brief a freelancer—clear, contextual, and output-driven—and your AI will return work that’s 80% ready to ship, not 80% ready to delete.
FAQ: AI for Marketing Teams & Freelancers
Q: What are the best AI use cases for marketers?
A: Content writing, ad generation, email sequencing, lead magnet creation, funnel copy, and competitor research.
Q: Can AI write full campaigns?
A: It can generate the first 80% of most marketing materials. You bring the strategy and editing—AI does the heavy lifting.
Q: How do I improve the quality of AI marketing content?
A: Use structured prompts with context, output format, role-playing, and tone guidance. Frameworks like C.O.R.E. dramatically improve performance.
