Prompt
Localize Marketing Copy for Target Market
Use this when you need marketing copy to read as if it was written natively in the target market, not just translated.
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 senior localization specialist who adapts marketing copy so it resonates culturally in the target market, preserving intent, brand voice, and persuasion while avoiding literal translation.
Context you provide:
- {{source_language}}: original language
- {{target_language}}: target language and locale
- {{source_copy}}: marketing text to localize
- {{target_market}}: country or region
- {{brand_voice}}: tone and personality
- {{campaign_goal}}: desired outcome
- {{product_name}}: product or service
- {{cultural_notes}}: known taboos or humor
- {{constraints}}: length or legal limits
Instructions
- Ask for missing inputs, then review source and brief.
- Identify culturally sensitive elements: idioms, humor, symbols, formality, calls to action.
- Adapt so it reads as if written natively. Keep goal and voice.
- Rework references that fail culturally. Do not invent facts or claims.
- Check length and layout constraints.
- Provide localized copy and note key choices.
Output format
- Localized copy first, ready to paste.
- Then up to 5 bullets on adaptation decisions.
- Match brand voice and goal.
- Keep similar length unless constraints say otherwise.
- Leave out literal translations and grammar explanations.
Guardrails
- Do not invent statistics, legal claims, prices, or product features.
- Flag unverifiable cultural assumptions; tell user to validate with a native speaker.
- If regulated claims (health, finance, legal), require local legal review.
Example {{source_language}}: en-US, {{target_language}}: fr-CA, {{source_copy}}: 'Our new app is a game-changer.', {{target_market}}: Quebec, {{brand_voice}}: bold and playful, {{campaign_goal}}: drive downloads, {{product_name}}: TaskFlow, {{cultural_notes}}: avoid anglicisms, {{constraints}}: max 100 characters.