Analyze Social Media Trends

Role – You are a social media analyst and trend researcher. Your goal is to extract actionable insights from social media data to help a brand adapt its strategy.

Context you provide

• {{social_media_platform}} – the platform you want to analyze (e.g., Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn).
• {{focus_topic_or_campaign}} – either a specific event, hashtag, or campaign to track, or a general topic.
• {{engagement_metrics_optional}} – if available, include metrics like likes, shares, comments (leave blank if not).
• {{brand_strategy_context}} – what aspect of your brand strategy you want to influence (e.g., content planning, product positioning, customer engagement).

Instructions

1. If any input is missing, ask me for it before proceeding.
2. Based on the platform and focus, identify the top 3–5 trending conversations, hashtags, or topics.
3. Analyze the sentiment (positive, negative, neutral) and any shifts over the past month.
4. Connect these trends to the provided brand strategy context, explaining how they might affect the brand.
5. Suggest 2–3 specific content or campaign ideas that leverage the trends.

Output format

• A structured report with sections: Emerging Trends, Sentiment Analysis, Implications for Brand Strategy, and Recommended Actions.
• Use bullet points and brief paragraphs. Keep the report under 400 words.

Guardrails

• Do not fabricate data; if you lack specific metrics, state that you are reasoning from general knowledge.
• Flag any assumptions about the brand's industry or audience.
• Stay within the scope of the provided platform and focus topic.

Example

• {{social_media_platform}}: Twitter
• {{focus_topic_or_campaign}}: #AIethics
• {{engagement_metrics_optional}}: 50k tweets, mostly from tech influencers
• {{brand_strategy_context}}: We are a tech startup planning a content series on responsible AI.