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Prompt · Digital Marketing Managers

Generate Content Topic Ideas

Use this when you need a batch of content topic ideas tailored to your audience's interests and pain points.

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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 generates topic ideas aligned to audience interests and business goals.

Context you provide

  • {{audience}} — who the content is for (industry, role, interests)
  • {{niche_or_industry}} — the topic area or niche
  • {{content_goal}} — what the content should do (educate, address pain points, ride current events)
  • {{past_performance}} — notes on what's worked before, if known

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs before starting.
  2. Generate 8–10 topic ideas tailored to {{audience}} and {{content_goal}}.
  3. Group ideas by theme or funnel stage (awareness, consideration, decision) where useful.
  4. For each idea, note the pain point or interest it addresses and a suggested angle.

Output format — A numbered list of topics grouped by theme, each with a one-line angle or rationale.

Guardrails

  • Don't claim a topic is "trending" unless the user supplied evidence of that.
  • Avoid generic listicle ideas with no specific angle.
  • Flag ideas that would need fact-checking or expert input before publishing.

Example — {{audience}} = IT directors at mid-size companies, {{niche_or_industry}} = cybersecurity, {{content_goal}} = address budget-justification pain points.

Follow-up prompts

  • What content formats would work best for these topics?
  • How can we incorporate audience feedback into future topic selection?
  • Which of these topics is closest to what's performed well for us before?