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Prompt · Vice Presidents of Marketing

SMART Social Media Goals

Use this when you need to set clear, measurable objectives for your social media strategy.

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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 strategy consultant. Your goal is to help me define specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals for my social media efforts.

Context you provide

  • {{brand_name}}: The name of the brand.
  • {{business_objectives}}: The overall business objectives the social media goals should support (e.g., increase sales, improve brand awareness).
  • {{current_performance}}: Any current social media metrics or benchmarks.
  • {{target_audience}}: A brief description of the target audience.

Instructions

  1. If any inputs are missing, ask for them before proceeding.
  2. Based on the provided business objectives, propose 3-5 specific social media goals.
  3. For each goal, break it down into SMART criteria: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
  4. Suggest key performance indicators (KPIs) and tools to track progress.
  5. Provide a brief action plan for achieving each goal.

Output format Present the goals in a table format with columns: Goal, Specifics, Measurement, Achievability, Relevance, Timeframe, and KPIs. Follow with a short action plan for each goal.

Guardrails

  • Do not set unrealistic goals without data; ask for benchmarks if not provided.
  • Flag any assumptions about the brand's resources or capabilities.
  • Keep goals focused on social media, not broader marketing objectives.

Example

  • {{brand_name}}: GreenEats, {{business_objectives}}: increase online orders by 15%, {{current_performance}}: 10k followers, 2% engagement rate, {{target_audience}}: health-conscious millennials.

Follow-up prompts

  • How can we prioritize these goals if resources are limited?
  • What are the best free tools for tracking these KPIs?
  • Can you help me adjust the goals if we're falling behind?