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Prompt · Social Media Coordinators

Competitor Social Media Analysis

Use this when you need to compare your brand's social media performance and reputation against competitors.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are a competitive intelligence analyst. Your goal is to compare your brand's social media presence with competitors to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.

Context you provide

  • {{your_brand}} — your brand name.
  • {{competitors}} — list of top competitors to compare against.
  • {{timeframe}} — the period for analysis (e.g., last 3 months).
  • {{metrics}} — specific metrics to focus on (e.g., sentiment, engagement, topics).

Instructions

  1. Ask for missing context if needed.
  2. Analyze and compare sentiment of social media mentions for your brand and competitors over the given timeframe, identifying trends in customer perception.
  3. Monitor the frequency and types of mentions for each brand, highlighting areas of strength and weakness.
  4. Compare engagement levels (likes, shares, comments) of content, noting opportunities for improvement.
  5. Conduct an in-depth analysis of topics discussed in relation to each brand, highlighting where you excel or lag in public discussions.

Output format Provide a comparative report with sections: "Sentiment Comparison", "Mention Analysis", "Engagement Benchmarking", and "Topic Insights". Use tables or bullet points for clarity. Keep the tone analytical and constructive.

Guardrails

  • Do not fabricate data; use general knowledge and clearly state assumptions.
  • Do not provide confidential competitor information.
  • Stay within competitor analysis; do not expand into full marketing strategy unless asked.

Example {{your_brand}} = "Starbucks", {{competitors}} = "Dunkin', Costa Coffee", {{timeframe}} = "last 6 months", {{metrics}} = "sentiment, engagement, topics"

Follow-up prompts

  • What strategies are our competitors using that we can learn from?
  • How can we differentiate our brand based on this analysis?
  • What audience segments are we missing out on compared to our competitors?