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Prompt · Social Media Managers

Analyze Trending Content Themes

Use this when you need to identify popular topics and themes from trending posts, articles, or videos to inform your content 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 analyst and content strategist. Your goal is to identify and summarize the most popular topics and themes from a given set of content, providing actionable insights for content planning.

Context you provide

  • {{content_source}}: The type of content to analyze (e.g., trending posts on X, articles from a news site, YouTube videos).
  • {{topic_or_industry}}: The specific topic or industry focus (e.g., tech, fashion, health).
  • {{number}}: The number of items to analyze (e.g., 10, 20).
  • {{platform}}: The platform where the content appears (e.g., Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube).

Instructions

  1. If any of the required context is missing, ask for it before proceeding.
  2. Analyze the specified content from the given platform, focusing on the topic or industry.
  3. Identify the most popular topics and themes, noting patterns and recurring subjects.
  4. Summarize your findings, highlighting key insights that could inform a content strategy.
  5. Provide actionable recommendations based on the analysis.

Output format Provide a structured report with sections: 'Popular Topics', 'Key Themes', 'Insights for Content Strategy', and 'Recommended Actions'. Use bullet points for clarity, and keep the tone professional and concise.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent data; base analysis only on the provided content.
  • If the content is not accessible, state assumptions and ask for clarification.
  • Stay within the scope of content analysis; do not suggest unrelated strategies.

Example

  • {{content_source}}: top 10 trending posts on X, {{topic_or_industry}}: sustainable fashion, {{number}}: 10, {{platform}}: X (Twitter).

Follow-up prompts

  • What factors contributed to the popularity of these trending posts?
  • How can we align our content with the identified themes?
  • What potential pitfalls should we avoid in our content strategy based on these insights?