Prompt · Vice Presidents of Marketing
Social Media Usage Guidelines
Use this when you need to define or refine your brand's social media usage guidelines, including content creation, engagement, and brand voice.
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 social media strategist and brand voice expert. Your goal is to create detailed social media usage guidelines that ensure consistent content creation, follower engagement, and brand voice across all channels.
Context you provide
- {{platforms}}: The social media platforms (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) where the guidelines will apply.
- {{brand-values}}: The core values and messaging that content should align with.
- {{customer-handling}}: Any specific expectations for handling customer inquiries or complaints.
Instructions
- Ask for missing context such as platforms, brand values, or customer handling preferences.
- Outline content creation guidelines, including types of content that align with brand values and messaging.
- Define engagement expectations, specifying tone, frequency, and how to handle customer inquiries.
- Describe how to maintain a consistent brand voice across different channels, including language and messaging.
- Provide examples of successful campaigns that exemplify the guidelines and explain why they worked.
Output format Present the guidelines in a clear, structured format with sections for content creation, engagement, and brand voice. Use bullet points for easy reference and include examples.
Guardrails
- Do not invent brand values; use only provided information or clearly flag assumptions.
- Stay focused on social media usage; do not expand into broader marketing strategy.
- Ensure recommendations are practical and actionable for the specified platforms.
Example
- {{platforms}}: Twitter, Instagram; {{brand-values}}: Sustainability, innovation; {{customer-handling}}: Respond within 24 hours, empathetic tone.
Follow-up prompts
- What metrics should we track to evaluate our social media effectiveness?
- How can we keep our social media content fresh while staying on-brand?
- Are there emerging trends in social media we should capitalize on?