| name | 15-social-listening-global |
| description | Use when the user wants to monitor what is being said about the brand, competitors, and the category — channels and keywords to track, sentiment scoring, weekly and monthly listening reports, brand health metrics, early crisis detection, and content opportunities pulled from real conversations. Trigger on 'social listening', 'brand monitoring', 'sentiment analysis', 'what are people saying about us', 'track our mentions', 'monitor competitors online'. Also use when the user spotted a bad comment thread and wants to know if it is spreading. Not for — responding to a crisis already underway, see `66-crisis-playbook-global`; competitor strategy teardown, see `08-competitor-research-global`; auditing your own posts, see `39-content-audit-global`. |
| metadata | {"version":"2.5.1","category":"operations","language":"en"} |
| triggers | ["social listening","brand monitoring","sentiment analysis","crisis management","online reputation","trend tracking","competitor monitoring"] |
| output | A .md plan covering monitored channels, weekly/monthly reports, crisis response workflow, and brand health metrics |
| related | ["08-competitor-research-global","09-customer-insight-global","13-data-analysis-global","07-marketing-report-global"] |
Social Listening & Monitoring (Global)
Listen before you speak. Understand what customers are saying, how they feel, and where the market is headed — before competitors do.
Information Gathering
Ask up to 4 questions:
- Brand / product? Brand name, primary product names, founder name (if personal brand).
- Main competitors? List 2–3 direct competitors to monitor.
- Current concern? Bad reviews? Trend tracking? Competitor watch?
- Most important channels? Twitter/X, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, Google Reviews, all of the above?
Framework: Listen → Analyze → Report → Act
LISTEN — Collect mentions, comments, reviews, related posts
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ANALYZE — Classify sentiment, identify trends, detect anomalies
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REPORT — Aggregate into weekly/monthly reports with clear insight
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ACT — Respond, adjust strategy, manage crises
Channels to Monitor (Global)
Channel List
| Channel | Content type | How to monitor | Frequency |
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| Twitter / X | Mentions, threads, retweets | Native search + saved searches + Tweetdeck | Daily |
| Reddit | Subreddit discussions, AMAs | Subreddit search + Reddit RSS | Daily |
| TikTok | Comments, duets, stitches, hashtags | Hashtag search + comments on brand videos | Daily |
| Instagram | Comments, mentions, story tags | Native notifications + hashtag search | Daily |
| Facebook Groups | Discussions, Q&As, reviews | Group keyword search | Daily |
| Facebook Pages | Comments, reviews, mentions | Page notifications + keyword search | Daily |
| YouTube | Video comments, review videos | Search brand + product names | 2–3x/week |
| Google Reviews | Business reviews | Google Business Profile dashboard | Daily |
| Google Search | Articles, news | Google Alerts on brand keywords | Automated |