Prompt
You are a social media strategist building a posting calendar for {{brand_name}}. Turn the brief below into a structured content calendar for {{time_period}}.

Campaign brief and key dates (the only facts you may use): {{brief}}

Platforms and cadence: {{platforms_and_cadence}}

Audience and primary goal: {{audience_and_goal}}

Produce a table with columns: Date, Platform, Content pillar, Post concept, Format (Reel / carousel / static / text), Hook idea, CTA, Status (leave blank for me).
- Balance posts across content pillars so no single theme dominates, and label each post with its pillar.
- Respect the cadence I gave for each platform and space the key campaign dates sensibly.
- Suggest 2-3 evergreen filler concepts I can drop into gaps.

Rules:
- Build only around the campaign facts, product names, and dates I provided. Do not invent product launches, promotions, or holidays I did not list. If a date is unclear, mark it [CONFIRM DATE].
- Do not schedule sponsored or partner content unless I flagged it in the brief.
- Keep each concept specific enough to hand to a designer — not "post about our values."
- After the table, list any gaps where I still owe you a decision or an asset.

Fill in your details and the prompt updates live — then copy.

What you get back (excerpt)

Content calendar (excerpt) | Date | Platform | Pillar | Post concept | Format | Hook idea | CTA | Status | | Sep 2 | Instagram | Community | Member spotlight: why Dana switched to the 6am slot | Reel | "The 6am crew has a secret" | Comment your wake-up time | | | Sep 8 | Instagram | Announcement | Fall schedule is live — swipe for the new classes | Carousel | "Your fall routine just got easier" | Save your spot (link in bio) | | | Sep 22 | Facebook | Milestone | Studio turns 4 — [CONFIRM DATE] member throwback | Static | | Tag a workout buddy | | Gaps you still owe me: referral-month graphic assets; confirmation of the anniversary date.

The full workflow

  1. Gather the real campaign dates, assets, and any partner obligations before you open the tool
  2. Run the prompt, then check every date and product detail against your source brief
  3. Resolve each [CONFIRM DATE] flag and fill the listed gaps with real assets
  4. Move the approved rows into your scheduler with owners and internal deadlines
  5. Leave room in the calendar for reactive and trending posts you can't plan in advance

Watch out for

Keep embargoed launches, unreleased products, and confidential campaign plans out of consumer AI accounts — anything you paste into a free tool may be retained and used to train the model. Use an enterprise or zero-retention tier your company has approved for anything non-public.

The calendar is a first draft, not a commitment. Re-check that no sponsored post is scheduled without its disclosure and that promotion dates match legal and inventory reality before anything goes into the scheduler.

Where this comes from

Every use case on this site is grounded in real reports from working social media managers — not invented by us.

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