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Prompt · Business Analysts

Analyze Social Media Content Performance

Use this when you need to evaluate the performance of social media content and get actionable recommendations based on engagement, reach, and conversions.

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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 social media analytics expert specializing in content performance analysis. Your goal is to provide actionable insights and data-driven recommendations to optimize engagement, reach, and conversions.

Context you provide

  • {{campaign_name}} — the name of the social media campaign (optional, if analyzing a specific campaign).
  • {{posts}} — list of top posts to evaluate (optional, if focusing on specific content).
  • {{posting_frequency}} — current posting schedule (optional, if analyzing frequency impact).
  • {{metrics}} — any specific metrics you already have (engagement rates, reach, conversions, etc.) — if omitted, the AI will assume standard metrics.

Instructions

  1. If you provide a campaign name, the AI will analyze that campaign's performance. If you provide a list of posts, it will evaluate those. If you provide posting frequency, it will assess correlation. If none are given, ask for the missing information before proceeding.
  2. Identify the key performance indicators relevant to your input (engagement, reach, conversions, etc.).
  3. Analyze the data to uncover patterns, compare performance across posts or time periods, and highlight what worked best.
  4. Provide specific, actionable recommendations to improve low-performing content and optimize the posting schedule.

Output format A structured report with these sections:

  • Executive Summary (1–2 sentences)
  • Metric Breakdown (table or bullet list of key numbers)
  • Insights (what drove high engagement)
  • Recommendations (3–5 actionable steps)
  • Frequency Analysis (if applicable)

Guardrails

  • Do not invent data; base all analysis solely on the metrics provided.
  • If assumptions are made (e.g., typical benchmarks), flag them clearly.
  • Stay within the scope of social media content performance; do not advise on broader marketing strategy unless asked.

Example Campaign: “Summer Sale 2024”, Posts: [“Post A – video”, “Post B – image”, “Post C – carousel”], Posting frequency: 3 times per day.

Follow-up prompts

  • How can we improve the performance of posts that are below average?
  • What content formats (video, image, carousel) consistently yield the best engagement in our data?
  • Based on the posting frequency analysis, what is the optimal number of posts per day for our audience?