Marketing how-to

How to do social media planning with AI.

Most B2B social media is exhausting because it produces nothing. The version that compounds — building an audience and generating real pipeline — looks different. Here is how to plan and produce it with Claude as the production engine.

The premise

Why most B2B social is broken

Most B2B social media follows a "post 3x a week, share company news, hope something lands" pattern. It produces almost nothing because there is no thesis, no audience-building intent, and no compounding strategy.

The version that works has 4 content pillars, a consistent posting cadence by pillar, and an editorial discipline that takes 4-6 hours/month total with AI assistance.

The 4-pillar model

What to post about

Pillar 1: POV content (40%). Your opinions, frameworks, contrarian takes. This is what builds following.

Pillar 2: Practical (30%). Specific how-tos, prompts, frameworks people can use immediately. This is what drives shares and saves.

Pillar 3: Customer stories / proof (20%). Anonymized or named wins. Builds credibility.

Pillar 4: Personal / behind-scenes (10%). Humanizes the brand. Specific moments, not "team retreat photos."

The monthly planning prompt

Use this once per month

Plan next months B2B LinkedIn content for [COMPANY / PERSON].

Our audience: [SPECIFIC PERSONA]
Our positioning: [SHORT]
What is happening this month that should inform content: [PRODUCT LAUNCHES, EVENTS, INDUSTRY MOMENTS]
Last months top-performing posts (paste topics + engagement): [LIST]

Generate a 4-week plan:
- 3 posts per week (12 total)
- Mix: 40% POV, 30% practical, 20% proof, 10% personal
- For each post: format (text post / carousel / video script), topic, working hook, 1-2 sentence concept
- Group thematically — posts in the same week should build on each other

Do not propose generic topics ("the future of AI"). Be specific. Each post should be something only we could write.
The per-post production prompt

Use this for each post

Write a LinkedIn post on [TOPIC] using angle [POV/practical/proof/personal].

Match the voice in the example posts in the knowledge base.

Constraints:
- 150-250 words
- Open with a specific moment, stat, or contrarian sentence — NOT "Ive been thinking about" or "In todays landscape"
- One concrete example or specific detail that proves authenticity
- No bullet-list middles (use prose)
- Close with a confident statement or specific question (NOT "What do you think?")
- Zero emojis

Draft 2 variants with different openers.
The cadence that compounds

How to actually maintain it

3 posts per week is the floor for compounding. 5 is the ceiling for sustainable.

Block 90 minutes per month for monthly planning + 30 minutes per week for editorial review of AI drafts. That is the realistic time commitment.

Track engagement monthly — not per post. Per-post tracking creates noise. Monthly trends reveal whether the strategy is working.

Refresh the voice Project quarterly with new winning examples. Voice should evolve.

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