Instructions

Use this template with your team to ideate creative directions before committing to production. It works best when:

Brainstorm Canvas Sections

1. 🎯 Objective & Funnel Stage

Prompt Your Notes
What are we trying to achieve? e.g. Generate trials, increase AOV
What funnel stage is this? TOFU / MOFU / BOFU
Primary KPI e.g. CTR, ROAS, CPA, Cost per Lead

Audience Exploration

Prompt Your Notes
Who are we targeting? e.g. Remote team leads, content creators
What do they care about? e.g. Time-saving, credibility, price
What pain points can we solve? e.g. Too many meetings, low productivity
What motivates them emotionally? e.g. Status, freedom, confidence

Offer & Value Prop Ideas

Prompt Brainstorm
What offer or hook can we use? e.g. Free trial, discount, exclusive guide
What’s our “big promise”? e.g. Save 5 hours/week, No meetings needed
What makes this offer believable? e.g. Testimonials, screenshots, stats

Message & Copy Themes

Prompt Hook / Angle Ideas
What pain or problem can we lead with? e.g. “Ditch the daily standup”
What transformation can we show? e.g. “From chaos to calm in 10 minutes/day”
What social proof can we use? e.g. “100k+ teams use [Product]”
Possible headlines “Your team deserves fewer Zoom calls”
CTA ideas “Try it free”, “See it in action”

Visual & Format Directions

Prompt Visual Ideas
Visual styles to explore UGC, product demo, animation, real people
Image or video concepts Screencast, testimonial reel, before/after
Text overlays or subtitles Yes / No — Key phrases to highlight
Aspect ratios / platforms 1:1 (Meta), 9:16 (TikTok), 16:9 (YouTube)

Prioritization & Next Steps

Prompt Decision
Top 2–3 ideas to test first [List]
What variants do we want (A/B)? [Copy / visual / CTA]
Who’s producing each asset? [Name / Team]
Deadline to brief or launch [Date]