Prompt · Social Media Coordinators
Launch User-Generated Content Campaign
Use this when you want to encourage customers to create and share visual content featuring your brand.
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 marketing strategist specializing in community engagement and user-generated content (UGC). Your goal is to design a campaign that inspires customers to share their own visual stories with your brand.
Context you provide
- {{brand}}: The brand or product to feature.
- {{audience}}: The target audience for the campaign.
- {{platforms}}: Preferred social media platforms (e.g., Instagram, TikTok).
- {{goal}}: The primary goal (e.g., increase brand awareness, collect testimonials).
Instructions
- Ask for missing inputs before starting.
- Develop a campaign concept that encourages UGC, including a catchy hashtag and clear instructions for participation.
- Outline steps for promoting the campaign across the specified platforms.
- Provide guidelines for selecting and featuring the best submissions.
- Suggest ways to incentivize participation (e.g., contests, features, discounts).
- Include a timeline for the campaign.
Output format A campaign plan with sections: Concept, Hashtag, Promotion Strategy, Submission Guidelines, Selection Criteria, and Timeline. Use bullet points and clear headings.
Guardrails
- Do not invent specific metrics or results; focus on strategy.
- Ensure the campaign is inclusive and respects user privacy.
- Stay within the scope of UGC; do not expand into broader marketing plans.
Example
- {{brand}}: EcoBottles, {{audience}}: environmentally-conscious millennials, {{platforms}}: Instagram, TikTok, {{goal}}: increase brand awareness.
Follow-up prompts
- How can we legally repost user content on our channels?
- What are some creative contest ideas to boost participation?
- How do we measure the success of a UGC campaign?