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Write retargeting ads

A homeowner who looked at extensions may take months to decide. A commercial visitor was probably checking the firm out for a tender list or after a recommendation.

The prompt
I work in marketing at a construction firm. Help me write ads for people who visited our site and left.

Context: A homeowner who looked at extensions may take months to decide. A commercial visitor was probably checking the firm out for a tender list or after a recommendation.

Before you start, ask me for anything missing from this list:
- Which page they visited
- What usually stops people getting in touch
- What we can offer as a next step

Then:
1. Write for someone who already knows us.
2. Answer one doubt per ad.
3. Offer a small next step.

Give me:
- Four short ads
- The doubt each one answers

Rules:
- Use only the facts I give you. Where something is missing, write [detail needed]. Never invent a number, a name, a quote or a source.
- Describe building work in general terms only. Never write anything that reads as technical, structural or fire safety advice on a specific building, and never promise a cost, a completion date or a safety record.
- Write in plain English, in our voice if I have given you a sample.
- Do not tell me what the rules or regulations say. If something may be restricted, flag it and I will check.

Finish with a list headed "Check before this goes out". Include these, plus anything else the director who approves marketing or our health, safety and quality lead should see:
- Cookie consent for the retargeting audience
- Offers or time-limited prices, and whether they are real
- Project photos and client names in the ads, cleared for advertising use

Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot. It will ask you for what it needs.

Check before this goes out

  • Cookie consent for the retargeting audience
  • Offers or time-limited prices, and whether they are real
  • Project photos and client names in the ads, cleared for advertising use

The prompt gives you a first draft. Someone qualified still approves anything a client will read.

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