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Marketing Ideas skill

When the user wants marketing ideas or growth tactics for a software product, or asks what to try to get attention or the next customers with little time or budget, or after the obvious channels. Draws on a library of 139 ideas. For a specific channel, see that skill (ads, social, emails, and others). For a full plan, see marketing-plan.

$npx skills add coreyhaines31/marketingskills --skill marketing-ideas
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Corey Haines

Marketing Ideas

Marketing

Install Marketing Ideas

Pick your agent. Every command is ready to paste.

$npx skills add coreyhaines31/marketingskills --skill marketing-ideas

The open skills CLI detects your agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ more) and installs to the right folder. Add -g to install globally.

01

Install it

Run the command above, or upload the folder in Claude.

02

Ask naturally

Describe the task. Your agent loads marketing-ideas when the request matches its description.

03

Name it if needed

If it does not trigger, say “use the marketing-ideas skill”. In Codex, type $marketing-ideas.

The skill itself

SKILL.md

GitHub

Marketing Ideas for SaaS

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.

How to Use This Skill

Check for product marketing context first: If .agents/product-marketing.md exists (or .claude/product-marketing.md, or the legacy product-marketing-context.md filename, in older setups), 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:

  1. Ask about their product, audience, and current stage if not clear
  2. Suggest 3-5 most relevant ideas based on their context
  3. Provide details on implementation for chosen ideas
  4. Consider their resources (time, budget, team size)

Ideas by Category (Quick Reference)

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

Deep dives (full framework + case library for a single idea):

  • Guerrilla marketing (#121): references/guerrilla-marketing.md — the direct-mail 3-rule framework (relevance / relationship-building / precision targeting), ROI discipline, "think in stories, not campaigns," "test small before going big," and a named case library (WePay, Xero, Red Bull, Antimetal, Arrows, ProfitWell, Buzzsprout, Wistia).

Implementation Tips

By Stage

Pre-launch:

  • Waitlist referrals (#79)
  • Early access pricing (#81)
  • Product Hunt prep (#78)

Early stage:

  • Content & SEO (#1-10)
  • Community (#35)
  • Founder-led sales (#47)

Growth stage:

  • Paid acquisition (#23-34)
  • Partnerships (#54-64)
  • Events (#65-72)

Scale:

  • Brand campaigns
  • International (#131-132)
  • Media acquisitions (#73)

By Budget

Free:

  • Content & SEO
  • Community building
  • Social media
  • Comment marketing

Low budget:

  • Targeted ads
  • Sponsorships
  • Free tools

Medium budget:

  • Events
  • Partnerships
  • PR

High budget:

  • Acquisitions
  • Conferences
  • Brand campaigns

By Timeline

Quick wins:

  • Ads, email, social posts

Medium-term:

  • Content, SEO, community

Long-term:

  • Brand, thought leadership, platform effects

Top Ideas by Use Case

Need Leads Fast

  • Google Ads (#31) - High-intent search
  • LinkedIn Ads (#28) - B2B targeting
  • Engineering as Marketing (#15) - Free tool lead gen

Building Authority

  • Conference Speaking (#70)
  • Book Marketing (#104)
  • Podcasts (#107)

Low Budget Growth

  • Easy Keyword Ranking (#1)
  • Reddit Marketing (#38)
  • Comment Marketing (#44)

Product-Led Growth

  • Viral Loops (#93)
  • Powered By Marketing (#87)
  • In-App Upsells (#91)

Enterprise Sales

  • Investor Marketing (#133)
  • Expert Networks (#57)
  • Conference Sponsorship (#72)

Output Format

When recommending ideas, provide for each:

  • Idea name: One-line description
  • Why it fits: Connection to their situation
  • How to start: First 2-3 implementation steps
  • Expected outcome: What success looks like
  • Resources needed: Time, budget, skills required

Task-Specific Questions

  1. What's your current stage and main growth goal?
  2. What's your marketing budget and team size?
  3. What have you already tried that worked or didn't?
  4. What competitor tactics do you admire?
  • marketing-plan: When the user wants a comprehensive plan instead of standalone ideas. Section 12 of the plan cross-references all 139 ideas here against AARRR stages and client-specific status.
  • programmatic-seo: For scaling SEO content (#4)
  • competitors: For comparison pages (#11)
  • reverse-engineer-marketing: For ideas drawn from how a specific company grew, with plays to copy
  • emails: For email marketing tactics
  • free-tools: For engineering as marketing (#15)
  • referrals: For viral growth (#93)

Tips for Marketing Ideas

  • • Start a fresh session after installing so your agent picks up the new skill.
  • • It bundles reference files. The agent reads them only when needed, so they cost no context until then.
  • • It is part of a pack with 40 skills. Install only the ones you need with --skill to keep triggers precise.
  • • If two skills overlap, mention the one you want by name.

Questions about Marketing Ideas

What does the Marketing Ideas skill do?

When the user wants marketing ideas or growth tactics for a software product, or asks what to try to get attention or the next customers with little time or budget, or after the obvious channels. Draws on a library of 139 ideas. For a specific channel, see that skill (ads, social, emails, and others). For a full plan, see marketing-plan.

How do I install Marketing Ideas?

Run "npx skills add coreyhaines31/marketingskills --skill marketing-ideas" in your project. The skills CLI installs it for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ other agents. In Claude on the web, upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Customize > Skills.

Does Marketing Ideas work in Cursor and Codex?

Yes. Marketing Ideas uses the open SKILL.md format, so it works in Claude Code, Claude, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and other agents that support agent skills.

Is Marketing Ideas free?

Marketing Ideas is open source on GitHub under the MIT license. It is free to install; check the license before commercial use.

Who made Marketing Ideas?

Marketing Ideas is published by Corey Haines in the coreyhaines31/marketingskills repository, together with 39 other skills.

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