Social Listening Skill
Overview
The Social Listening skill provides comprehensive social media monitoring and conversation analysis capabilities for PR intelligence. This skill enables real-time awareness of brand conversations, crisis signal detection, and social sentiment tracking across all major platforms.
Capabilities
Platform Monitoring
- Sprinklr social listening integration
- Talkwalker conversation analysis
- Platform-specific monitoring (Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Reddit, Facebook, Instagram)
- Forum and community monitoring
- Review site tracking
Alert Configuration
- Mention alert configuration
- Hashtag and keyword tracking
- Influencer conversation monitoring
- Crisis signal detection
- Viral content detection
Conversation Analysis
- Community conversation clustering
- Topic extraction and trending
- Conversation volume tracking
- Geographic analysis
- Demographic insights
Sentiment Analysis
- Social sentiment analysis
- Platform-specific sentiment
- Emotion detection
- Sentiment trend tracking
- Comparative benchmarking
Influencer Intelligence
- Influencer identification
- Engagement tracking
- Sentiment by influencer
- Amplification analysis
- Relationship mapping
Usage
Social Listening Configuration
const socialListeningConfig = {
platforms: ['twitter', 'linkedin', 'reddit', 'facebook', 'instagram'],
monitoring: {
brandTerms: ['@CompanyHandle', '#CompanyHashtag', 'Company Name'],
products: ['Product1', 'Product2'],
executives: ['CEO Name', '@CEOHandle'],
competitors: ['@Competitor1', '@Competitor2'],
industry: ['#IndustryTerm', 'Industry Topic']
},
alerts: {
crisisKeywords: {
terms: ['lawsuit', 'scandal', 'breach', 'layoffs'],
threshold: 5,
window: '1h',
immediate: true
},
viralContent: {
engagementThreshold: 1000,
velocityThreshold: 100,
immediate: true
},
influencerMention: {
followerThreshold: 50000,
immediate: true
},
sentimentShift: {
changeThreshold: -20,
immediate: true
}
},
reporting: {
realtime: ['crisis-dashboard'],
daily: ['mention-summary', 'sentiment-report'],
weekly: ['influencer-report', 'trending-topics']
}
};
Conversation Analysis
const conversationAnalysis = {
period: 'weekly',
summary: {
totalMentions: 3450,
uniqueAuthors: 2890,
engagements: 45000,
potentialReach: 12000000
},
platformBreakdown: {
twitter: { mentions: 1800, sentiment: 0.65 },
linkedin: { mentions: 450, sentiment: 0.78 },
reddit: { mentions: 200, sentiment: 0.45 },
instagram: { mentions: 700, sentiment: 0.72 },
facebook: { mentions: 300, sentiment: 0.58 }
},
topicsIdentified: [
{ topic: 'Product Launch', volume: 800, sentiment: 0.82 },
{ topic: 'Customer Service', volume: 450, sentiment: 0.35 },
{ topic: 'Industry News', volume: 320, sentiment: 0.60 }
],
influencerActivity: [
{ handle: '@TechInfluencer', followers: 250000, mentions: 3, sentiment: 'positive' },
{ handle: '@IndustryAnalyst', followers: 150000, mentions: 2, sentiment: 'neutral' }
]
};
Process Integration
This skill integrates with the following PR processes:
| Process | Integration Points | |---------|-------------------| | reputation-monitoring.js | Social channel tracking | | reputation-risk-identification.js | Crisis signal detection | | crisis-response-execution.js | Real-time monitoring | | social-listening-pr.js | Full workflow support |
Best Practices
- Multi-Platform Coverage: Monitor all platforms where your audience engages
- Crisis Keywords: Maintain updated crisis keyword lists
- Influencer Tracking: Identify and track key voices proactively
- Context Matters: Review mentions in context before escalating
- Response Speed: Have protocols for rapid response to issues
- Competitive Intelligence: Track competitor social activity
Metrics and KPIs
| Metric | Description | Target | |--------|-------------|--------| | Social Mentions | Total brand mentions | Growing trend | | Social Sentiment | Average sentiment score | >65% positive | | Response Time | Time to respond to issues | <1 hour | | Influencer Engagement | Positive influencer mentions | Increasing | | Crisis Detection | Time to detect issues | <15 minutes |
Related Skills
- SK-001: Media Monitoring (traditional media)
- SK-006: Reputation Intelligence (reputation tracking)
- SK-015: Employee Advocacy (employee social)