Prompt · Vice Presidents of Marketing
SMART Social Media Goals
Use this when you need to set clear, measurable objectives for your social media strategy.
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 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
- If any inputs are missing, ask for them before proceeding.
- Based on the provided business objectives, propose 3-5 specific social media goals.
- For each goal, break it down into SMART criteria: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
- Suggest key performance indicators (KPIs) and tools to track progress.
- 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?