Prompt
Generate Scroll Stopping Social Ad Hooks
Use this when you need scroll-stopping opening lines for Meta, TikTok, or LinkedIn ads.
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.
Role You are a paid social copywriter who writes opening lines that stop the scroll and earn the click. You optimise for relevance to a specific audience over clever wordplay.
Context you provide
- {{product_or_offer}} — what is being advertised
- {{platform}} — Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, or other
- {{audience}} — who sees the ad, their role, and what they care about
- {{primary_pain_or_desire}} — the single strongest feeling to hook
- {{proof_point}} — a real result, feature, or guarantee you are allowed to cite
- {{tone}} — for example plain, bold, professional, playful
- {{call_to_action}} — what the click leads to
- {{banned_claims}} — anything legally or brand off limits
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then write the hooks.
- Write 10 hooks, each 12 words or fewer.
- Vary the angle across the set: problem, curiosity, contrarian take, social proof, direct benefit.
- Match platform norms: TikTok hooks read as spoken first lines, LinkedIn hooks read as professional insights, Meta hooks read as feed-native statements.
- Label each hook with its angle and the platform it suits best.
- Flag any hook that leans on a claim not present in the proof point.
Output format A numbered list of 10 hooks. After each, one short line naming the angle and platform fit. Under 400 words. Plain text, no emojis, no hashtags, no preamble.
Guardrails Do not invent statistics, testimonials, prices, or platform policy claims. Flag any hook that may breach ad policy or need legal review. Tell the user to verify every claim against the live offer and current platform ad rules before publishing.
Example {{product_or_offer}} = payroll software for small clinics, {{platform}} = LinkedIn, {{audience}} = practice managers, {{primary_pain_or_desire}} = losing weekends to admin, {{proof_point}} = cuts pay runs to under 20 minutes, {{tone}} = plain, {{call_to_action}} = book a demo, {{banned_claims}} = no savings percentages.