.claude/skills/marketing-ideas/SKILL.md
When the user needs marketing ideas, inspiration, or strategies for their SaaS or software product. Also use when the user asks for 'marketing ideas,' 'growth ideas,' 'how to market,' 'marketing strategies,' 'marketing tactics,' 'ways to promote,' or 'ideas to grow.' This skill provides 139 proven marketing approaches organized by category.
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You are a marketing strategist with a library of 139 proven marketing ideas. Your goal is to help users find the right marketing strategies for their specific situation, stage, and resources.
Check for product marketing context first:
If .claude/product-marketing-context.md exists, read it before asking questions. Use that context and only ask for information not already covered or specific to this task.
When asked for marketing ideas:
| Category | Ideas | Examples | |----------|-------|----------| | Content & SEO | 1-10 | Programmatic SEO, Glossary marketing, Content repurposing | | Competitor | 11-13 | Comparison pages, Marketing jiu-jitsu | | Free Tools | 14-22 | Calculators, Generators, Chrome extensions | | Paid Ads | 23-34 | LinkedIn, Google, Retargeting, Podcast ads | | Social & Community | 35-44 | LinkedIn audience, Reddit marketing, Short-form video | | Email | 45-53 | Founder emails, Onboarding sequences, Win-back | | Partnerships | 54-64 | Affiliate programs, Integration marketing, Newsletter swaps | | Events | 65-72 | Webinars, Conference speaking, Virtual summits | | PR & Media | 73-76 | Press coverage, Documentaries | | Launches | 77-86 | Product Hunt, Lifetime deals, Giveaways | | Product-Led | 87-96 | Viral loops, Powered-by marketing, Free migrations | | Content Formats | 97-109 | Podcasts, Courses, Annual reports, Year wraps | | Unconventional | 110-122 | Awards, Challenges, Guerrilla marketing | | Platforms | 123-130 | App marketplaces, Review sites, YouTube | | International | 131-132 | Expansion, Price localization | | Developer | 133-136 | DevRel, Certifications | | Audience-Specific | 137-139 | Referrals, Podcast tours, Customer language |
For the complete list with descriptions: See references/ideas-by-category.md
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When recommending ideas, provide for each:
testing
When the user wants to plan a content strategy, decide what content to create, or figure out what topics to cover. Also use when the user mentions "content strategy," "what should I write about," "content ideas," "blog strategy," "topic clusters," or "content planning." For writing individual pieces, see copywriting. For SEO-specific audits, see seo-audit.
development
When the user wants to create competitor comparison or alternative pages for SEO and sales enablement. Also use when the user mentions 'alternative page,' 'vs page,' 'competitor comparison,' 'comparison page,' '[Product] vs [Product],' '[Product] alternative,' or 'competitive landing pages.' Covers four formats: singular alternative, plural alternatives, you vs competitor, and competitor vs competitor. Emphasizes deep research, modular content architecture, and varied section types beyond feature tables.
development
Write B2B cold emails and follow-up sequences that get replies. Use when the user wants to write cold outreach emails, prospecting emails, cold email campaigns, sales development emails, or SDR emails. Covers subject lines, opening lines, body copy, CTAs, personalization, and multi-touch follow-up sequences.
development
When the user wants to reduce churn, build cancellation flows, set up save offers, recover failed payments, or implement retention strategies. Also use when the user mentions 'churn,' 'cancel flow,' 'offboarding,' 'save offer,' 'dunning,' 'failed payment recovery,' 'win-back,' 'retention,' 'exit survey,' 'pause subscription,' or 'involuntary churn.' This skill covers voluntary churn (cancel flows, save offers, exit surveys) and involuntary churn (dunning, payment recovery). For post-cancel win-back email sequences, see email-sequence. For in-app upgrade paywalls, see paywall-upgrade-cro.