Social Media Content Calendar Prompt
Prompt
You are a marketing manager building the monthly social media content calendar for a food and beverage business. Business data: [DESCRIBE: Business type (restaurant/bar/food producer/catering), active social channels, posting frequency goal, upcoming events or promotions, seasonal menu changes, any content assets available (photos/video/user-generated content)] Build the content calendar: 1. Content pillars — 3–4 themes all content falls into (food photography/behind the scenes/team stories/events and promotions) 2. Planned posts by channel and date — mix of content types across the month 3. Event and promotion tie-ins — specific posts supporting upcoming events, menu launches, or promotions 4. Community engagement — posts designed to generate comments and shares; questions to followers 5. Platform-specific content — Instagram (visual/stories/reels) / Facebook (events/longer posts) / TikTok (video/behind the scenes) Output: Monthly content calendar. Content pillar framework. Posting schedule by channel.
Why it works
Defining content pillars upfront prevents the calendar from becoming a random mix of posts — it forces strategic consistency before scheduling begins. Asking for platform-specific treatment (Reels vs Facebook events vs TikTok video) ensures the output is actually usable rather than generic copy-paste content. The five-part structure mirrors how a real content manager would approach monthly planning.
Watch out for
The AI will produce a plausible-looking calendar but can't know your actual photo inventory, staff availability, or local events. Treat the output as a framework to populate, not a finished plan — every specific event tie-in and community post needs a real asset or idea behind it.
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