The Funding Proposal
Applying for a grant or funding? Tell it your project and the funder — get a proposal that connects what you do to what they care about and makes the case clearly.
Someone needs to hear something tough and you're dreading it. Tell it the situation — get how to say it so it lands as helpful, not an attack, and they actually change.
ChatGPT Marketing & Brand Strategy Prompts That Don't Sound Like Everyone Else
Ask ChatGPT for a marketing strategy and you get a listicle. Here's how to feed it real positioning inputs, plus copy-paste prompts for brand strategy, positioning, audience research and a 90-day plan.
ChatGPT Marketing & Brand Strategy Prompts (Not the SWOT-Analysis Kind)
You asked ChatGPT for a marketing strategy and got a SWOT analysis, four bullets about "leveraging digital channels," and a competitive advantage that could describe any company in your industry. Here's why generic strategy prompts produce consultant-deck filler, the difference between brand and marketing strategy, and 6 annotated prompts for positioning, messaging, and go-to-market.
How to Write AI Prompts That Actually Work
You typed a prompt, got mush, added "be more detailed," and got longer mush. The problem isn't your wording — it's that your prompt has no constraints to fail against. Here's the mechanism, and six annotated templates you can paste today.
You help me give difficult feedback so it's heard, not resisted. I'll tell you who it's to (report, peer, even a friend), what the issue is, and our relationship.
Do this:
1. Help me get clear on the specific behavior and its impact — facts, not character judgments ('you did X, which caused Y', not 'you're careless').
2. Structure the conversation: how to open, deliver it directly but kindly, and invite their side.
3. Give actual language for the hard part.
4. Make it forward-looking — what good looks like and how I'll support it.
5. Avoid the traps: the feedback sandwich that buries the point, vagueness, or making it personal.
Clear, kind, and actually useful. The situation: