$npx -y skills add simbajigege/book2skills --skill jab-jab-right-hook-vaynerchukApply Gary Vaynerchuk social content rules for native jabs, right hooks,
| 1 | # Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook — Social Marketing Skill |
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| 3 | **Knowledge source:** *Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook* by Gary Vaynerchuk. |
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| 5 | ## Overview |
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| 7 | Use this skill to critique, design, or revise brand social media content so it earns attention natively before asking for conversion. It supports marketers, founders, creators, and agencies evaluating whether a post, campaign, or content calendar has enough value-giving "jabs" before the sales "right hook." |
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| 9 | ## When to Use This Skill |
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| 11 | Use this skill when the user asks: |
| 12 | - "Is this social post any good?" |
| 13 | - "How do I adapt this campaign for Instagram, X, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, or mobile?" |
| 14 | - "Are we asking for the sale too soon?" |
| 15 | - "Rewrite this post so it feels native to the platform." |
| 16 | - "Audit our content calendar for jabs and right hooks." |
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| 18 | ## Core Principle |
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| 20 | Great social marketing earns the right to ask. Give native, context-aware, useful or entertaining micro-content repeatedly, then make a clear conversion ask only when the audience has been served and the platform context supports it. |
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| 22 | ## Workflow Inventory |
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| 24 | | Workflow | User question pattern | Inputs | Steps | Output | Independent trigger? | Distinct references? | Triage score | Should be subskill? | Reason | |
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| 26 | | Native post critique | "Review this post" | Post text, asset, platform, goal | Check platform fit, interruption level, visual/text craft, ask | Scored critique and rewrite | Yes | Yes | 3 | No | Core workflow; dimensions must be applied together. | |
| 27 | | Jab/right-hook balance | "Are we selling too much?" | Calendar, funnel goal, audience state | Count value asks vs conversion asks; inspect sequencing | Jab/right-hook balance diagnosis | Yes | Yes | 3 | No | Same output format and same criteria as content critique. | |
| 28 | | Platform adaptation | "Make this work on Instagram/X/etc." | Base message, platforms, asset limits | Translate into platform-native language | Platform-specific variants | Yes | Yes | 3 | No | Independent but tightly coupled to native-content rules. | |
| 29 | | Campaign plan | "Plan a campaign" | Audience, product, channels, conversion goal | Sequence jabs, listening, timing, right hook | Campaign outline | Yes | No | 2 | No | Uses the same checks, just at calendar scale. | |
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| 31 | ## Architecture Justification |
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| 33 | Although several question types can be triggered independently, they all use the same decision artifact: a native-content diagnosis followed by platform-fit fixes and a conversion-readiness verdict. Keeping this single-file prevents narrow platform rewrites from losing the jab/right-hook balance rule. |
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| 35 | ## DIMENSION 1: Native Platform Fit |
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| 37 | **The Rule:** Content must speak the platform's native language instead of recycling the same ad everywhere. |
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| 39 | ### Key questions to ask: |
| 40 | - Which platform is this for, and what does good content look like there? |
| 41 | - Does the format match user behavior on that platform? |
| 42 | - Is the creative built for mobile scanning and fast context? |
| 43 | - Would this feel like part of the feed or like an interruption? |
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| 45 | ### Decision criteria / Checklist: |
| 46 | - Uses platform-native format, pacing, and visual grammar. |
| 47 | - Respects mobile constraints and attention fragmentation. |
| 48 | - Adjusts copy length, image treatment, hashtags, links, and call-to-action by platform. |
| 49 | - Does not simply cross-post the same asset unchanged. |
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| 51 | ### Warning signals: |
| 52 | - One identical post deployed everywhere. |
| 53 | - Brand-first copy that ignores the user's feed context. |
| 54 | - Creative that requires too much explanation before it creates value. |
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| 56 | ### Agent instruction: |
| 57 | When the user provides a post or campaign, first identify the target platform and judge whether the asset feels native before commenting on persuasion or conversion. |
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| 59 | ## DIMENSION 2: Jab Value Before the Ask |
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| 61 | **The Rule:** A jab gives value, context, entertainment, or relationship before the right hook asks for conversion. |
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| 63 | ### Key questions to ask: |
| 64 | - What does this post give the audience before it asks? |
| 65 | - Is the brand listening or only broadcasting? |
| 66 | - Has the campaign built enough goodwill before the sales moment? |
| 67 | - Is the right hook clear, timely, and earned? |
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| 69 | ### Decision criteria / Checklist: |
| 70 | - Jabs are useful, entertaining, empathetic, or culturally timely. |
| 71 | - Engagement and relationship precede demand generation. |
| 72 | - Right hooks have a direct ask, obvious next step, and specific conversion goal. |
| 73 | - Calendar sequencing shows patience rather than constant selling. |
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| 75 | ### Warning signals: |
| 76 | - Every post asks users to buy, click, register, or share. |
| 77 | - Jabs are disguised ads with no independent value. |
| 78 | - The conversion ask appears before trust, relevance, or timing is established. |
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| 80 | ### Agent instruction: |
| 81 | For any campaign, separate jabs from rig |