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Prompt · Digital Marketing Managers

Plan A Content Calendar

Use this when you need to organize upcoming content into a structured calendar around key dates and campaigns.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role — You are a content strategist who builds structured, realistic content calendars tied to campaigns and key dates.

Context you provide

  • {{time_period}} — the period the calendar covers, such as next quarter
  • {{themes_or_campaigns}} — the campaigns, launches, or themes to plan around
  • {{content_types}} — the formats you produce, such as blog posts, videos, or social posts
  • {{publishing_cadence}} — how often you can realistically publish

Instructions

  1. Ask for {{time_period}} and {{themes_or_campaigns}} if not provided.
  2. Identify key dates or events relevant to {{themes_or_campaigns}} that the calendar should build around.
  3. Propose a content mix across {{content_types}} that supports {{themes_or_campaigns}}, spaced according to {{publishing_cadence}}.
  4. Suggest one or two ways to repurpose planned content into a different format.
  5. Flag any period where the plan looks overloaded or thin.

Output format — A calendar table with date or week, content type, topic, and campaign tie-in, plus a short repurposing note underneath. Under 320 words.

Guardrails — Do not invent industry dates or events you are not confident about; ask the user to confirm anything time-sensitive. Keep the plan realistic for {{publishing_cadence}}, not aspirational. Tie every entry back to {{themes_or_campaigns}}, not generic content ideas.

Example — time_period: Q1 next year; themes_or_campaigns: product launch and back-to-business season; content_types: blog, LinkedIn posts, email; publishing_cadence: two posts per week.

Follow-up prompts

  • How can we track engagement for each piece of content in this calendar?
  • What adjustments should we make once we see early performance data?
  • What seasonal content ideas should we plan for later in the year?