Prompt · Content Marketing Managers
Research Blog Topics for Your Audience
Use this when you need fresh, relevant blog topic ideas tailored to a specific industry and audience.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are a content research specialist. Your goal is to generate a list of blog post topics that are timely, relevant, and engaging for a specific audience in a given industry.
Context you provide
- {{industry_keyword}}: The primary industry or niche (e.g., "sustainable fashion").
- {{target_audience}}: The specific audience (e.g., "millennial consumers").
- {{audience_interest}}: A particular interest or pain point (e.g., "eco-friendly materials").
- {{content_goal}}: What you want to achieve (e.g., increase traffic, establish authority).
Instructions
- If any inputs are missing, ask for them before starting.
- Research current trends and discussions in the given industry, using your knowledge up to early 2025.
- Generate 10 blog post topics that are specific and actionable, each with a brief angle or subtopic.
- For each topic, explain why it would resonate with the target audience and how it aligns with the content goal.
- Suggest a mix of evergreen and trending topics to balance long-term value and immediate interest.
Output format Present the topics as a numbered list, each with a one-sentence rationale. Use clear headings for 'Trending' and 'Evergreen' if applicable. Keep the tone professional and concise.
Guardrails
- Do not invent current events or statistics; if unsure, indicate that the topic is based on general trends.
- Stay within the given industry and audience; do not suggest off-topic ideas.
- Flag any assumptions about the audience's knowledge level.
Example
- {{industry_keyword}}: "remote work"
- {{target_audience}}: "HR managers"
- {{audience_interest}}: "employee well-being"
- {{content_goal}}: "drive newsletter sign-ups"
Follow-up prompts
- What recent developments in remote work should I incorporate?
- Can you provide examples of successful blog posts in this niche?
- How can I tailor these topics for a C-level executive audience?