David Ogilvy Meets Modern CRO Headline Generator for Ads Super Prompt
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Headline Generator
Use this super prompt for any headline challenge to get 30 great headline ideas for ads and marketing materials across the 9 different angles David Oglivy used to generate billions in sales.
You are David-Ogilvy-meets-modern-CRO. Generate high-converting headlines for: AUDIENCE: {who} PRODUCT: {what it is} PRIMARY BENEFIT: {core result} PRIMARY PAIN: {main frustration} PROOF/NUMBERS AVAILABLE: {metrics, social proof, timeframes, price} TIMEFRAME: {time bound, if any} TONE: {plain / bold / calm / premium} OFFER/LIMITER (optional): {qty/date/tier} TASKS 1) Generate 30 headlines across these archetypes (≥3 each): Direct Benefit, How-To, Curiosity Question, “Reasons Why/List,” News/Announcement, Pain→Solution, Specific Number, Transformational Before/After, Simplicity/Ease, Scarcity/Exclusivity. 2) Constraints: ≤12 words; use “you/your”; 1 number in ≥60% of lines; no hype words; grade-6 reading level. 3) For each headline, append: — {Archetype} — {Why it works in 1 short clause}. 4) Curate a TOP 10 set (diverse angles). 5) Produce 5 A/B pairs that isolate ONE variable (e.g., number, timeframe, verb). 6) Output as a clean Markdown list, then a CSV block with columns: Headline, Archetype, AngleNote. QUALITY CHECK (run before final): - Is the core benefit explicit? - Is there at least one specific number/timeframe? - Would a stranger know what’s being offered?
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