Marketing managers are among the professionals getting the highest ROI from AI tools in 2026. The reason is volume: marketing requires constant content production — blog posts, social captions, ad copy, email sequences, briefs for designers, campaign reports. AI dramatically accelerates every stage of this production cycle, freeing marketing teams to focus on strategy and creative direction rather than first-draft generation.
These 8 Claude workflows represent the highest-leverage marketing applications, each with specific prompts that produce actionable outputs.
Why Claude Works Well for Marketing Tasks
Claude's strengths align with marketing's core needs:
- Brand voice consistency: Can hold a specific tone and style across long outputs
- Structured thinking: Produces well-organized frameworks, not just prose
- Persuasion understanding: Strong at crafting compelling hooks and CTAs
- SEO awareness: Understands keyword integration that reads naturally
- Iterative refinement: Easy to ask for variations, tonal shifts, and length adjustments
8 Marketing Manager AI Workflows
Workflow 1: Content Calendar Planning
Time saved: 3-4 hours per monthly calendar
You are a content strategy director helping plan a monthly content calendar.
Brand: [brand description]
Target audience: [specific audience segment]
Marketing goals this month: [specific goals — leads, awareness, retention]
Content channels: [blog/social/email/video/podcast — list what you have]
Key dates/events: [product launches, holidays, seasonal relevance]
Content themes established: [any ongoing content pillars or series]
Create a complete 4-week content calendar including:
WEEK-BY-WEEK PLAN with:
- Blog posts: Title, primary keyword, content angle, CTA
- Social content: Platform-specific posts for each platform (at least 3 posts/week each)
- Email: Subject lines and content angle for any newsletters/campaigns
- Any video/podcast topics if applicable
For each piece note:
- Content type and format
- Primary keyword or topic focus
- Connection to marketing goal
- Publish date suggestion
Format as a structured table or organized week-by-week breakdown.
Workflow 2: SEO Blog Post Brief
Time saved: 1-2 hours per post brief
Create a detailed SEO blog post brief for the following:
Target keyword: [primary keyword]
Secondary keywords: [2-3 supporting keywords]
Brand: [brief brand description]
Target reader: [specific reader persona]
Content goal: [inform/convert/build trust/rank for keyword]
Competitor content to beat: [optional: describe what currently ranks]
Write a complete brief including:
1. TITLE OPTIONS (3 alternatives, different angles)
2. META DESCRIPTION (150-160 characters)
3. RECOMMENDED WORD COUNT with rationale
4. OUTLINE: Complete H2/H3 structure with notes on what each section should cover
5. KEY POINTS TO MAKE: Must-include information and arguments
6. INTERNAL LINKS to suggest (describe what pages to link to)
7. EXTERNAL SOURCES to consult (types of authoritative sources)
8. PRIMARY CTA for end of article
9. TONE NOTES: How formal/casual, technical/accessible for this specific piece
10. VISUAL SUGGESTIONS: What images, charts, or examples would strengthen this piece
Workflow 3: Ad Copy — Multiple Variations
Time saved: 1-2 hours per campaign
Write ad copy variations for the following campaign:
Product/Service: [description]
Offer: [specific offer — trial, discount, feature highlight]
Target audience: [who we're targeting — include pain points]
Platform: [Google Search / Meta / LinkedIn / Display / all]
Goal: [clicks to landing page / sign-ups / awareness]
Tone: [specify brand voice]
Key selling points: [list 3-5 USPs]
Generate for each platform:
GOOGLE SEARCH ADS (3 complete ads):
- Headline 1 (30 chars max)
- Headline 2 (30 chars max)
- Headline 3 (30 chars max)
- Description 1 (90 chars max)
- Description 2 (90 chars max)
META/INSTAGRAM ADS (3 copy variations):
- Hook (first line, must stop the scroll)
- Body copy (50-150 words)
- CTA button text
LINKEDIN ADS (2 variations, professional tone):
- Intro text (150 chars)
- Headline (70 chars)
- Description (100 chars)
Mark character counts where space is tight.
Workflow 4: Email Campaign Sequence
Time saved: 2-3 hours per sequence
Create a [5/7/10]-email [welcome/nurture/re-engagement/launch] sequence for:
Audience: [who receives this sequence]
Trigger: [what behavior starts the sequence — sign-up/purchase/inactivity]
Goal: [what this sequence should achieve]
Product/Service context: [brief description]
Brand voice: [formal/conversational/inspirational/direct]
For each email include:
- Email number and purpose
- Send timing (Day 1, Day 3, etc.)
- SUBJECT LINE (with emoji option)
- PREVIEW TEXT
- EMAIL BODY (full copy, appropriately brief/long for the purpose)
- CTA (link text and what it should go to)
- Rationale for this email's placement and purpose
Email sequence should build logically — each email should reference the journey
the reader has been on and move them toward the sequence goal.
Workflow 5: Social Media Content Batch
Time saved: 2-3 hours per content batch
Create a batch of 10 social media posts for [brand] on [platform].
Brand: [description with voice notes]
Content pillar this batch: [educational/entertaining/product/testimonial/behind-scenes]
Campaign or theme: [if applicable]
Audience: [platform-specific audience]
Platform-specific format:
- Instagram: [caption + hashtag guidance]
- LinkedIn: [professional long-form or short post]
- X/Twitter: [280 char or thread format]
- TikTok: [hook + script for short video]
For each post:
1. Post copy (platform-appropriate length and style)
2. Hook (first line designed for engagement)
3. CTA or engagement prompt
4. Hashtag suggestions (Instagram) or formatting notes
5. Image/visual direction (brief description of what visual would pair)
Vary the content type across the 10 posts — mix of educational, entertaining,
product-focused, and engagement-focused content.
Workflow 6: Landing Page Copy
Time saved: 3-4 hours per landing page
Write conversion-optimized landing page copy for the following:
Offer: [specific product, service, or lead magnet]
Audience: [who this page targets, including their main pain points]
Traffic source: [where visitors come from — cold/warm/retargeted]
Goal: [specific conversion — sign-up/purchase/demo request/download]
Key objections to overcome: [what stops this audience from converting]
Social proof available: [testimonials, data, logos you have]
Write complete landing page copy including:
HERO SECTION:
- Headline (attention-grabbing, benefit-first)
- Subheadline
- Hero CTA button text
PROBLEM SECTION:
- Agitate the pain point
SOLUTION SECTION:
- Introduce the offer as solution
- Key benefits (3-5 with brief explanations)
SOCIAL PROOF SECTION:
- Testimonial format/placeholder
- Data points or logos format
FEATURES SECTION:
- Feature bullets with benefit framing
FAQ SECTION:
- 5-7 questions and answers addressing main objections
FINAL CTA SECTION:
- Closing headline
- CTA button text
Write in second person, benefit-focused, with the specific audience pain points
woven throughout.
Workflow 7: Competitive Analysis Report
Time saved: 2-3 hours per analysis
Help me create a competitive marketing analysis for:
Our brand: [brief description and positioning]
Competitors: [list 3-5 competitors]
Focus area: [content strategy/SEO/paid advertising/social/all of marketing]
Structure this analysis with:
1. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE OVERVIEW
- Market positioning map (describe where each competitor sits)
- Their apparent target audiences
2. CONTENT STRATEGY ANALYSIS (for each competitor):
- Apparent content pillars
- Publication frequency and formats
- Tone and voice positioning
3. SEO PRESENCE OVERVIEW:
- Keyword themes they appear to target
- Content types driving apparent organic traffic
4. SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE:
- Platforms and approach for each
- Engagement approach
- Content types
5. POSITIONING GAPS:
- Underserved angles in the market
- Messaging approaches not currently used
- Audience segments apparently underserved
6. RECOMMENDATIONS:
- 5 specific opportunities based on competitive gaps
Note: I will fill in specific data from my own research — generate the framework
and what to look for in each section.
Workflow 8: Campaign Performance Report Narrative
Time saved: 1-2 hours per report
Write a marketing campaign performance narrative for the following data:
Campaign: [name and objective]
Period: [dates]
Key metrics achieved:
- [Metric 1]: [result vs. goal]
- [Metric 2]: [result vs. goal]
- [Metric 3]: [result vs. goal]
Channels included: [list]
Highlights: [anything that notably outperformed]
Challenges: [anything that underperformed]
Context: [any external factors affecting performance]
Audience: [who will read this — executive/team/client]
Write a performance narrative that:
1. Opens with a clear executive summary (2-3 sentences)
2. Tells the story of what happened and why
3. Highlights wins with specific numbers
4. Addresses underperformance with honest analysis
5. Draws insights from the data (not just reporting numbers)
6. Recommends 3 specific actions for the next period
Tone: Professional but not corporate — analytical and direct.
Format: Executive-ready with clear sections, suitable for deck or email.
Tips for Marketing AI Workflows
Maintain Brand Voice
Start any extended content session with:
Before we begin, here's our brand voice guide:
Tone: [describe]
Voice attributes: [list 3-5 adjectives]
We avoid: [list words or phrases not to use]
We always: [list any brand-specific conventions]
Example of our voice: [paste one paragraph of good existing content]
Iterate for Variations
For any piece of ad copy or content, request variations:
Give me 3 more versions of this headline:
1. More direct/urgent
2. More question-based
3. Focused on a different benefit ([benefit])
A/B Test Setup
Take this email subject line and create an A/B test pair:
Original: [current subject line]
A: Make it more curiosity-driven (don't reveal the answer)
B: Make it more benefit-explicit (state what they'll get)
Related Resources
- ChatGPT Prompts for Marketing — Foundational marketing prompts
- Claude Skills for Lawyers — Structured AI workflows for professionals
- ChatGPT Prompts for Product Managers — Adjacent professional workflows
Conclusion
Marketing managers using these 8 workflows systemically are compressing what used to take a full team a week into a day's work for a single person. The key is treating AI as your first-draft collaborator — you still provide the strategy, brand knowledge, and creative direction. AI provides the execution speed.
Start with Workflow 1 (Content Calendar) if you're planning ahead, or Workflow 3 (Ad Copy) if you need immediate campaign support. Both will immediately demonstrate the leverage AI provides in marketing workflows.

