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.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
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
- Ask for missing context if needed.
- Analyze and compare sentiment of social media mentions for your brand and competitors over the given timeframe, identifying trends in customer perception.
- Monitor the frequency and types of mentions for each brand, highlighting areas of strength and weakness.
- Compare engagement levels (likes, shares, comments) of content, noting opportunities for improvement.
- 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?