The problem with how most people do it
The workflow usually looks like this: you open ChatGPT, write "write a LinkedIn post about our new product," copy the text directly, and publish. The result is recognizable to everyone who reads it — it sounds like AI.
It's not a problem with AI. It's a problem with the process. AI can write in your voice, in your tone, with your industry knowledge — if you provide the right conditions. It requires a well-thought-out system, not an open text field and a generic prompt.
This guide shows five concrete marketing workflows where AI actually adds value — with prompts you can copy directly and adapt to your business.
The prerequisite: your voice profile
Before setting up any workflow, you need to define your brand voice. It is the single most important step — and most people skip it.
A voice profile is a document you attach to every prompt. It doesn't need to be 20 pages long. It should contain:
- Tone: Formal, semi-formal, or informal? With or without humor?
- What you talk about: Your industry, your areas of expertise, the problems you solve.
- What you don't say: Buzzwords you avoid, phrases that don't fit your brand.
- Examples: Three actual texts you have written that represent your best voice.
With that profile attached, everything changes. The model no longer writes like a generic AI — it writes like you.
Voice Profile — [Your company name]
Tone: Semi-formal. Direct. No fluff. Short sentences.
Industry: [Din bransch], primarily B2B, decision-makers at
small to medium-sized Swedish businesses.
Never write: "in the dynamic landscape", "cutting-edge",
"synergy", "win-win", "in a world where...".
Feel free to use: concrete figures, specific examples,
thought-provoking questions.
Example text representing my voice:
"[Paste 150–300 words you have actually written]"
Flow 1: LinkedIn content that sounds like you
LinkedIn is the primary B2B channel for most Swedish SME. The problem: it takes a long time to write posts that are good enough to actually be published. AI can cut that time in half — if you provide the right input.
Best results come not from asking AI to "write a post". They come from giving AI a raw idea, your perspective, and your voice profile — and then iterating.
System: [Attach full voice profile]
Task: Write a LinkedIn post based on the following:
TOPIC: [e.g., "We have just revealed that 60% of our customers
waste 3 hours per week on manual invoicing"]
ANGLE: [e.g., "Don't sell — evoke recognition and curiosity"]
FORMAT: Hook of 1–2 lines to stop the scroll.
Body text max 150 words. End with an open question.
No emojis in the hook line. Max 2 emojis total.
FEELING: The reader should recognize themselves and want to comment.
Not: "we are the best." Instead: "this is what we have seen."
Give me three variants with different hooks manifold.
Three variants are crucial. You choose the best one, make any necessary adjustments, and publish. The entire process takes 8–12 minutes instead of 45.
Flow 2: Email news and newsletters
Newsletters are the marketing channel with the highest ROI for most B2B companies. Open rates of 30–45 percent are normal for niche industries. The problem: producing a valuable newsletter every week is time-consuming.
The key is to separate the raw material (what you know, what you have observed) from the writing (making it readable and engaging). AI is good at the latter. You deliver the former.
You are the editor of a B2B newsletter aimed at
[your target audience, e.g., "CFOs at Swedish manufacturing
firms with 50–500 employees"].
VOICE PROFILE: [Attach]
THIS WEEK'S RAW MATERIAL:
- [Point 1: What you have observed/read/experienced]
- [Point 2: An insight from your industry]
- [Point 3: Something practical the reader can use]
Write one newsletter section per point.
Each section: headline + 80–120 words.
No AI clichés. Concrete and specific.
End each section with a "takeaway" message.
With that structure, the newsletter takes 20–25 minutes to produce instead of 2–3 hours. You still write the core — AI helps you present it.
Flow 3: SEO texts that rank
AI-generated content ranks poorly if it is not constructed correctly. Google no longer ranks content that "sounds like AI" — it ranks content that demonstrates actual expertise, authority, and trustworthiness (E-E-A-T).
This means you should never ask AI to write an SEO article from scratch. You should ask AI to help you structure and formulate your actual knowledge.
Help me write an SEO-optimized article about [topic].
TARGETING: [e.g. "accounting limited company beginner"]
SEARCH INTENT: [e.g. "the person wants to understand what they need to do,
not buy a service yet"]
MY ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE ON THE TOPIC:
[Write 5–10 points of things you actually know that are notound in the first 10 Google results]
STRUCTURE:
- H1: [Formulate with search term]
- Intro: Why this is important for the reader (not for Google)
- H2 sections: One per subtopic (max 6)
- Conclusion: Next steps for the reader
Write the article with my knowledge as the core. Max 1200 words.
Guideline: each section should contain something specific hat is not in a generic article about the topic.
The specific part is what ranks. Generic information is already everywhere. What you know from experience makes it .
Flow 4: Customer cases and testimonials
Customer cases are among the most convincing marketing content that exists — and among the most time-consuming to produce. Interview, transcription, editing, formatting. It usually takes half a day per case. With AI, it takes 45 minutes.
TASK: Write a customer case based on interview material.
VOICE PROFILE: [Attach]
R1W MATERIAL FROM CUSTOMER INTERVIEW:
[Paste your notes or transcript from the interview.
Does not need to be edited.]
STRUCTURE:
1. Headline: [Customer's name/industry] + concrete result (number)
2. The challenge: What was the situation before?
3. The solution: What was done (specifically)?
4. The result: What happened (with concrete numbers)?
5. Quote: Choose the best quote from the interview.
TONE: Customer-centric — the customer is the hero, not us.
Max 400 words. Avoid technical jargon.
Also write a short version (100 words) for LinkedIn
and a tweet version (280 characters).
Flow 5: Content planning for one month
The most underestimated use case is planning. AI is excellent at systematically inventorying content opportunities — topics, angles, formats — based on your business and your target audience's needs.
Help me plan a month of content.
MY BUSINESS: [Describe what you sell, to whom, in 3 sentences]
CHANNELS: LinkedIn (3 posts/week) + Newsletter (1/week)
GOALS FOR THE MONTH: [e.g. "Build trust before launching a new service"]
TARGET AUDIENCE'S CURRENT STATE: [e.g. "They know they have a problem but
are not sure that we solve it better than the competitors"]
Generate a 4-week plan with:
- Theme per week (how they connect)
- 3 LinkedIn topics per week with suggested angle
- 1 newsletter topic per week with focus point
Vary formats: storytelling, numbers/data, practical tips,
questions, outside perspectives ("other industries do it this way").
The result is a draft of a content calendar that you review and adjust in 20 minutes. Instead of sitting in front of a blank page every week.
Recommended tools (2026)
You don't need to subscribe to everything. This is the minimum stack that covers 90 percent of needs:
| Task | Best tool | Alternatives (free) | Approximate cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| ░ | Claude | ChatGPT | Gemini |
| Grok | Midjourney | GPT | OpenAI |
| Anthropic | Daniel Merthen | 0-220 SEK/mo | |
| Newsletter | Bildgenerering | Adobe Firefly (gratis-tier) | 0-130 SEK/mo |
| Social media-planering | Whisper (local) | Otter.ai (free 300 min/mo) | 0 SEK |
Total minimum cost for a functioning AI marketing workflow: 0–220 SEK per month. Compare that to an agency charging 15,000–50,000 SEK/mo for the same services.
Three mistakes to avoid
1. Publishing without reading. AI produces quickly and convincingly — but it can also hallucinate facts, misquote statistics, and present things with a confidence that is not justified. Always read through and verify numbers.
2. Skipping the voice profile. This is the step most people skip, and it's the step that explains why their AI texts sound like AI texts. Invest one hour in writing your voice profile properly — it pays off a hundredfold.
3. Using AI to replace experience. AI is good at phrasing, structuring, and varying. It cannot replace the insight that comes from actually having worked in your industry for ten years. It is that insight that makes the content valuable. AI helps you to communicate it more effectively — not to invent it.
Where do you start?
The practical advice: start with a single workflow and run it for four weeks before adding the next one.
If you are active on LinkedIn: start with flow 1. If you have a newsletter: start with flow 2. If you write blog posts for SEO: start with flow 3.
Invest one hour in writing your voice profile. Run the same prompt three times with different raw materials. Adjust. Iterate. By week four, it will be automatic.
It's not about letting AI take over your marketing. It's about letting AI do the parts you don't want to spend your time on — so that you can spend more time on what AI cannot do: building relationships, understanding customers, and making strategic decisions.
Summary
- Define your voice profile before doing anything else.
- Choose one flow and run it systematically for 4 weeks.
- AI doesn't replace your knowledge — it helps you communicate it.
- Minimal tool stack: 0–220 SEK/month covers 90% of needs.
- Always read through and verify numbers before publishing.
Next steps: Write your voice profile today. Take 30 minutes, follow the template in flow 1 above, and then run that flow three times a week for one month. The results speak for themselves.