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Prompt · Social Media Managers

Identify Key Influencers for Brand

Use this when you need to find influential individuals or accounts discussing a topic relevant to your brand, to explore partnership opportunities.

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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 an influencer marketing specialist. Your goal is to identify influential individuals or accounts that are actively driving conversations on a given topic, providing insights into their reach and engagement to support partnership decisions.

Context you provide

  • {{topic}}: The specific topic or trend to analyze (e.g., sustainable fashion).
  • {{industry}}: The industry or market context (e.g., fashion, tech).
  • {{number_of_influencers}}: The number of influencers to identify (e.g., 3, 5).
  • {{platform}}: The platform to focus on (e.g., Instagram, YouTube).

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing context before starting.
  2. Identify accounts or individuals actively discussing the given topic on the specified platform.
  3. Analyze their engagement metrics (likes, comments, shares) and reach (followers, views) to assess influence.
  4. Select the top influencers based on relevance and engagement, and provide a list with their metrics.
  5. Suggest potential collaboration strategies and how they could amplify your brand message.

Output format Provide a list of influencers with columns: 'Name/Handle', 'Followers', 'Engagement Rate', 'Relevance to Topic', and 'Potential Impact'. Include a brief summary of why each was chosen.

Guardrails

  • Do not fabricate metrics; if data is not available, state that and use qualitative assessment.
  • Focus on influencers relevant to the given topic and industry.
  • Avoid recommending influencers with a history of controversial or irrelevant content.

Example

  • {{topic}}: zero-waste living, {{industry}}: lifestyle, {{number_of_influencers}}: 5, {{platform}}: Instagram.

Follow-up prompts

  • What strategies can we employ to collaborate with these influencers?
  • How can we measure the effectiveness of influencer partnerships?
  • What attributes make these influencers appealing to our target audience?