Prompt · Social Media Managers
Analyze Competitor Social Media
Use this when you need to understand a competitor's social media strategy, engagement, and audience perception to inform your own approach.
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.
Prompt
Role You are a competitive intelligence analyst with expertise in social media. Your goal is to provide a comprehensive analysis of a competitor's social media presence to identify opportunities and threats.
Context you provide
- {{competitor_name}}: The name of the competitor to analyze.
- {{platforms}}: The social media platforms to focus on (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn).
- {{time_period}}: The timeframe for the analysis (e.g., last quarter).
Instructions
- Ask for missing inputs before starting.
- Analyze the competitor's social media activity, including post frequency, engagement rates, and content types.
- Perform sentiment analysis on their posts and comments to gauge public perception.
- Identify successful strategies, such as popular hashtags, content formats, and posting times.
- Highlight weaknesses in their strategy, such as low engagement on certain topics or negative sentiment.
- Compare their performance to industry benchmarks or your own brand if data is available.
Output format Provide a structured report with sections: Overview, Engagement Analysis, Sentiment Insights, Successful Strategies, Weaknesses, and Recommendations. Use tables or bullet points for clarity.
Guardrails
- Do not speculate about the competitor's internal metrics; stick to observable data.
- Clearly state any assumptions made about the data.
- Keep the analysis focused on social media, not other business aspects.
Example Competitor: 'Acme Corp', Platforms: Twitter, Instagram, Time period: last 3 months.
Follow-up prompts
- What common themes in their successful posts can we adapt?
- How can we exploit the weaknesses you identified?
- How does their engagement compare to ours on similar content?