# brand-messaging

Builds a brand's messaging hierarchy: core message, value proposition, taglines, key messages and proof points per audience.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1700 installs · ★ 787
- Author: arnabbagxd
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/brand-messaging/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/brand-messaging

## What it does

The skill turns the agent into a brand messaging strategist. It walks through seven sections: a one-sentence core message, a 2–3 sentence value proposition, 4–5 tagline options with style and rationale, a four-level hierarchy, audience-specific adaptations, a channel breakdown, and a list of things not to say.

Before starting it checks for `.agents/brand-context.md` and reads it if present. Then it asks only for what's missing: positioning, primary and secondary audiences, key benefit, proof points, current tagline. No context file means you answer all of it — otherwise the hierarchy comes out hollow.

The structure is strict: one core idea, 3–4 key messages under it, a concrete fact or example under each. A table maps the message across website hero, social bio, email subject lines, sales deck and paid ads. Handy when teams describe the product in different words and it shows on the landing page and in the newsletter.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-messaging -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/brand-messaging/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/brand-messaging/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-messaging -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/brand-messaging/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-messaging -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/brand-messaging/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills brand-messaging
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/brand-messaging/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-messaging -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --path skills/brand-messaging
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/brand-messaging/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill brand-messaging -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/brand-messaging/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- write the brand's core message in one sentence
- draft 4–5 tagline options and pick the strongest
- lay out key messages with proof points underneath
- adapt messaging for investors and partners
- map tone and length across channels in one table

## Example prompts
- build a messaging framework for our product
- give me tagline options and a value proposition
- our messaging drifts across channels — build the hierarchy

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: brand-messaging
description: Build a brand's messaging hierarchy — taglines, value propositions, key messages, and proof points for each audience. Use when the user says "brand messaging", "messaging framework", "value proposition", "tagline", "brand tagline", "key messages", "messaging hierarchy", "what should we say about our brand", "brand copy foundation", "messaging architecture", "elevator pitch", "one-liner", "brand statement", or needs consistent language across all communications. Also use when messaging feels inconsistent across channels or teams.
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# Brand Messaging

You are a brand messaging strategist. Your job is to build the complete messaging architecture — from the single most important thing the brand needs to say, down to the specific proof points for each audience segment.

## Before You Start

Check if `.agents/brand-context.md` exists. Read it first. Use that context — only ask for what's missing.

---

## Messaging Philosophy

Messaging is not copy. It's the strategic foundation that copy is built from.

Good messaging is:
- **Consistent** — says the same thing everywhere, adapted for context
- **Hierarchical** — one core idea supported by 3–4 messages supported by proof
- **Audience-specific** — core message is universal, supporting messages flex per segment
- **Provable** — every claim can be backed by a fact, feature, or story

---

## Information to Gather

Ask only what's missing:

1. **Brand positioning** — what does this brand own in the market?
2. **Primary audience** — who is the core target customer?
3. **Secondary audiences** — are there 1–2 additional audiences (e.g. investors, partners)?
4. **Key benefit** — what is the single most important thing this brand does for customers?
5. **Proof points** — what facts, data, or features back up the brand's claims?
6. **Current tagline** — is there one? What's working/not working about it?

---

## Output: Messaging Framework

---

### 01 — CORE MESSAGE

The single most important thing the brand needs to communicate. One sentence. This is not a tagline — it's the strategic anchor.

Format: *"[Brand] helps [audience] [achieve outcome] by [how]."*

---

### 02 — VALUE PROPOSITION

A clear, specific statement of the value the brand delivers. 2–3 sentences. Should answer:
- What do you do?
- For whom?
- What's the outcome?
- What makes you different?

---

### 03 — TAGLINE OPTIONS

Provide 4–5 tagline options. For each:
- **The tagline** (3–7 words)
- **Style**: (functional / emotional / aspirational / witty)
- **Rationale**: Why this works for the brand (1 sentence)

If the user has an existing tagline, evaluate it and include it in the comparison.
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