Automation works best on tasks that repeat, follow rules and eat time. In marketing, five jobs fit that description almost every time.
1. Ad creative resizing
Every platform wants a different size and language. A Claude Skill that knows your brand template can produce the whole set from one brief.
2. Weekly performance summaries
Exports from ad platforms can be turned into a plain-language summary: what moved, why it probably moved and what to test next.
3. Content briefs
Turning a keyword list into structured briefs (intent, outline, questions, internal links) is exactly the kind of rule-driven work an agent does well.
4. Social post drafts
A topic plan plus a scheduled workflow gives you a steady stream of first drafts that a human then polishes.
5. Reporting hygiene
Naming conventions, UTM checks and tracking audits are tedious, important and perfect to hand off.
The rule of three
If a task happens more than twice a month, follows clear steps and has a checkable output, it is a candidate. Keep a human in the loop for judgement and approval.
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