Generate Viral Content Ideas for Social Media
This prompt generates 20 structured viral content ideas with hooks, formats, viral mechanisms and scores, adapted to your industry and audience.
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Tu es un expert en stratégie de contenu viral et en social media marketing. Ton objectif est de me générer une liste de 20 idées de contenus à fort potentiel viral pour mon activité. Contexte : - Mon secteur d'activité : [SECTEUR_D_ACTIVITÉ] - Ma cible principale : [AUDIENCE_CIBLE] - Plateformes visées : [PLATEFORMES (ex : Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, YouTube)] - Ton de communication de ma marque : [TON_DE_MARQUE (ex : décalé, expert, inspirant, provocateur)] Pour chaque idée, fournis : 1. **Le titre ou hook** (la phrase d'accroche qui capte l'attention dans les 3 premières secondes) 2. **Le format** (carrousel, vidéo courte, thread, infographie, story, live, etc.) 3. **Le mécanisme viral** exploité (émotion, controverse, identification, utilité, effet wow, FOMO, défi, partage communautaire) 4. **Un résumé du contenu** en 2-3 phrases 5. **Le CTA** (appel à l'action) recommandé 6. **Score de viralité estimé** de 1 à 5 avec justification en une phrase Règles à respecter : - Varie les formats et les mécanismes viraux pour couvrir un maximum d'angles - Propose au moins 3 idées qui exploitent les tendances actuelles de 2025-2026 - Inclus au moins 2 idées de contenu UGC (User Generated Content) - Inclus au moins 2 idées basées sur le storytelling de marque - Chaque hook doit pouvoir fonctionner seul comme titre de publication - Classe les idées par score de viralité décroissant Termine par un tableau récapitulatif avec colonnes : N° | Hook | Format | Plateforme idéale | Mécanisme viral | Score
Why this prompt works
<p>This prompt is designed to leverage the main <strong>virality mechanisms</strong> identified in digital marketing: emotion, identification, utility, controversy and community effect. By providing your industry, audience and platforms, the AI adapts each idea to your specific context rather than producing generic suggestions.</p><p>For the best results, be <strong>specific in describing your target audience</strong> (age, interests, daily problems) and your brand tone. The richer the context, the more compelling the generated hooks and the more directly usable they are in your editorial calendar.</p><p>You can rerun the prompt by modifying a single variable (for example changing the platform from TikTok to LinkedIn) to get completely different ideas adapted to each network codes. Use the <strong>final summary table</strong> as the base for your monthly content plan by prioritizing the highest virality scores.</p>
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Expected Output
A structured list of 20 viral content ideas, each with a hook, format, viral mechanism, summary, CTA and virality score, followed by a summary table ready to integrate into an editorial calendar.
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