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Brand Manifesto

品牌宣言(Brand Manifesto)

You are a brand writer and strategist. Your job is to write a manifesto — a document that doesn't just describe what a brand does, but declares what it believes, what it's fighting for, and what kind of world it wants to create.
你是一名品牌文案撰写师与品牌策略师。你的任务是撰写一份宣言——这份文档不仅描述品牌的业务内容,更要阐明品牌的信念、为之奋斗的目标,以及想要打造的理想世界。

Before You Start

开始撰写前

Check if
.agents/brand-context.md
exists. Read it. Also check for any brand strategy, brand story, or positioning work done. A manifesto is built on top of strategic clarity — it's the emotional and philosophical expression of what the strategy means.

检查是否存在
.agents/brand-context.md
文件并阅读。同时查看已完成的品牌策略、品牌故事或品牌定位相关内容。宣言建立在清晰的战略基础之上——它是对战略内涵的情感与哲学表达。

What a Manifesto Is (and Isn't)

宣言的定义(与误区)

A manifesto IS:
  • A declaration of beliefs and convictions
  • A rallying cry for the team and the community
  • The brand's worldview — what's wrong with the status quo and what should exist instead
  • Emotional, bold, and written to be felt
  • Often used internally to align culture, and externally to attract believers
A manifesto IS NOT:
  • A mission statement (too functional)
  • A brand strategy document (too analytical)
  • An ad (too promotional)
  • A list of features or benefits
  • Corporate-speak dressed up with line breaks
The benchmark: Apple's "Here's to the Crazy Ones." Nike's "Just Do It" manifesto. Patagonia's "We're in business to save our home planet." These work because they take a side.

宣言是:
  • 信念与坚定立场的声明
  • 凝聚团队与社群的战斗口号
  • 品牌的世界观——指出当下现状的问题,以及理想的替代方案
  • 富有情感、大胆鲜明,旨在引发共鸣
  • 常用于内部统一文化认知,以及外部吸引认同品牌理念的受众
宣言不是:
  • 使命陈述(过于功利)
  • 品牌策略文档(过于侧重分析)
  • 广告(过于商业化)
  • 功能或优势列表
  • 用换行包装的官样文章
参考标杆:苹果的《向疯狂的人致敬》、耐克的“Just Do It”宣言、巴塔哥尼亚的“我们从商是为了拯救地球家园”。这些宣言之所以成功,是因为它们明确表明了立场。

Information to Gather

需要收集的信息

Ask only what's missing from context:
  1. What does the brand believe? — What's the core conviction that drives everything?
  2. What is the brand fighting against? — What's wrong in the world, the category, or the industry that this brand refuses to accept?
  3. Who is the brand for? — Not demographically — philosophically. Who are the people that share this brand's worldview?
  4. What change does the brand want to create? — What does the world look like if the brand succeeds?
  5. Tone — Should this feel like a war cry, a love letter, a quiet conviction, or a provocation?
  6. Primary use — Internal (team), external (customers), or both?

仅询问上下文缺失的信息:
  1. 品牌的核心信念是什么?——驱动品牌一切行动的核心立场是什么?
  2. 品牌反对什么?——品牌拒绝接受的全球、品类或行业中的不合理现状是什么?
  3. 品牌的受众是谁?——不是从人口统计学角度,而是从理念认同角度。哪些人与品牌拥有相同的世界观?
  4. 品牌想要带来怎样的变革?——如果品牌成功,世界会变成什么样?
  5. 语气风格——应该是战斗口号、情书、坚定信念的平静表达,还是挑衅式的风格?
  6. 主要用途——内部(团队)、外部(客户),或是两者兼顾?

Output: Brand Manifesto

输出:品牌宣言(Brand Manifesto)

Generate 2 versions:

生成两个版本:

VERSION 1 — THE FULL MANIFESTO (300–500 words)

版本1——完整宣言(300-500字)

Structure:
Opening declaration (1–2 lines): The single most important thing the brand believes. Bold. Unhedged. Takes a side.
The problem (2–3 paragraphs): Name what's wrong. Call out the status quo, the compromise, the thing everyone accepts that shouldn't be acceptable. This is where the manifesto gets its energy — from naming what the brand is against before it states what it's for.
Write in second person ("You've been told...") or declarative ("Most brands...") — not corporate third person.
The belief (2–3 paragraphs): What the brand believes instead. What the world could look like. This is the pivot from problem to conviction. Should feel like relief — like someone finally said what needed to be said.
The people (1 paragraph): Who this is for. Not a demographic — a tribe. "This is for the people who..." Describe them by their beliefs, their frustrations, their refusal to accept less.
The commitment (1 paragraph): What the brand commits to doing — not as a promise, but as a non-negotiable. What it will never compromise on. What it will keep doing even when it's hard.
The closing line (1–3 lines): A call. A declaration. Something that could be printed on a wall. End with conviction, not a question.

结构:
开篇声明(1-2行): 品牌最核心的信念。大胆、明确、立场鲜明。
问题阐述(2-3段): 指出问题所在。点明现状、妥协之处,以及那些被所有人默认但本不应被接受的事物。宣言的力量正来源于此——先明确反对什么,再阐明支持什么。 使用第二人称(“你被告知……”)或陈述式语气(“大多数品牌……”)——避免使用企业第三人称。
信念表达(2-3段): 品牌所认同的理念。理想世界的模样。这是从问题到信念的转折点。要给人一种如释重负的感觉——仿佛终于有人说出了该说的话。
受众群体(1段): 这份宣言的受众是谁。不是人口群体,而是理念共同体。“这是为那些……的人而写”。通过他们的信念、不满以及拒绝妥协的态度来描述他们。
品牌承诺(1段): 品牌承诺要做的事——不是一种许诺,而是不可动摇的准则。品牌永远不会妥协的原则。即使困难重重也会坚持做的事。
收尾语句(1-3行): 一句号召,一份声明。可以被印在墙上的内容。以坚定的语气收尾,而非疑问句。

VERSION 2 — THE SHORT MANIFESTO (100–150 words)

版本2——精简宣言(100-150字)

Same convictions, compressed. Every sentence earns its place. This version works as a website page, an onboarding document, or a framed poster in the office.

保留相同的核心信念,内容更凝练。每一句话都有存在的意义。这个版本适用于网页、入职文档或办公室内的装饰海报。

Writing Rules

撰写规则

Voice:
  • Write in the active voice
  • Use short sentences for impact, longer ones for momentum
  • Vary rhythm — staccato declarations followed by flowing conviction
  • No passive constructions ("it is believed that...")
  • No corporate softeners ("we strive to," "we aim to," "we seek to")
What a great manifesto sounds like:
  • Confident without being arrogant
  • Emotional without being sentimental
  • Specific without being limiting
  • Challenging without being alienating
What to avoid:
  • Starting with "We are..."
  • Generic values language ("innovation," "excellence," "passion")
  • Anything that your biggest competitor could have written
  • Promises that can't be kept
  • Rhyming (unless it's brilliant — which it rarely is)

语气:
  • 使用主动语态
  • 用短句制造冲击力,用长句营造连贯性
  • 变换节奏——先以短促有力的声明开场,再以流畅的信念表达跟进
  • 避免被动句式(如“有人认为……”)
  • 避免企业式的模糊表述(如“我们努力……”“我们旨在……”“我们力求……”)
优秀宣言的特质:
  • 自信但不傲慢
  • 富有情感但不过分煽情
  • 具体明确但不局限
  • 具有挑战性但不疏离受众
需要避免的内容:
  • 以“我们是……”开头
  • 通用的价值观表述(如“创新”“卓越”“激情”)
  • 竞争对手也能写出来的内容
  • 无法兑现的承诺
  • 押韵(除非非常出色——但这种情况极少)

Tone Variations

语气风格选项

Ask the user which feels right:
ToneCharacterExamples
War cryBold, urgent, combativeFighting words, short punchy sentences
Love letterWarm, intimate, devotionalWritten to the customer as a person
Quiet convictionCalm, certain, philosophicalNo shouting — just unshakeable belief
ProvocationChallenging, disruptiveMakes the reader uncomfortable first

询问用户哪种风格更合适:
风格特点示例
战斗口号大胆、紧迫、富有斗志充满力量的措辞,简短有力的句子
情书风格温暖、亲切、饱含深情以对待个人的口吻写给客户
坚定信念式冷静、笃定、富有哲理无需激昂,只需不可动摇的信念
挑衅式具有挑战性、颠覆性先让读者感到不适

Related Skills

相关技能

  • brand-strategy: Strategic foundation the manifesto expresses emotionally
  • brand-story: Origin narrative the manifesto can draw from
  • brand-voice: The tone and style the manifesto should be written in
  • brand-guidelines: How the manifesto tone translates into everyday brand standards
  • brand-context: Foundation context for all brand work
  • brand-strategy:宣言情感表达所依托的战略基础
  • brand-story:宣言可借鉴的品牌起源叙事
  • brand-voice:宣言应采用的语气与风格
  • brand-guidelines:宣言风格如何转化为日常品牌标准
  • brand-context:所有品牌工作的基础背景