π‘Use Cases and Prompt Ideas
1. Custom analytics and graphs
Prompt: "Using Octolens, calculate the share of voice for BRAND vs. COMPETITOR1, and COMPETITOR2, over the last 90 days. Return a share of voice graph (pie chart) with brand, total mentions, and percentage share of total mentions.
What this does:
Checks all you brand and competitor mentions from the last 90 says
Creates a custom graph
Recommendation: for heavier analytics searches and graph creation go for a strong model like Claude Opus 4.6 or GPT 5.3

2. Weekly Reputation Monitoring
Prompt: "Show me all mentions from the last 7 days, grouped by sentiment. Highlight any negative mentions that need immediate response."
What this does:
Pulls mentions from your tracked keywords
Uses AI to analyze sentiment
Surfaces urgent issues
Best for: Weekly stand-ups, team reviews
3. Competitive Intelligence
Prompt: "Compare how people talk about [Your Brand] vs [Competitor] on Reddit this month. What are the key differentiators?"
What this does:
Analyzes language patterns
Identifies positioning gaps
Surfaces competitive advantages
Best for: Product marketing, positioning strategy
4. Product Feedback Analysis
Prompt: "Extract all feature requests mentioned on any platform in the last month. Group by frequency and urgency."
What this does:
Consolidates feedback across platforms
Prioritizes by volume
Identifies patterns
Best for: Product teams, roadmap planning
5. Support Issue Detection
Prompt: "Alert me to any mentions containing words like 'bug', 'error', 'not working', or 'broken' in the last 24 hours."
What this does:
Real-time issue detection
Proactive support outreach
Reduces escalation risk
Best for: Support teams, DevOps
6. Campaign performance
Prompt: "Show me all mentions during our product launch week (Feb 1-7). How did sentiment change day by day?"
What this does:
Tracks launch momentum
Measures campaign impact
Identifies amplification opportunities
Best for: Marketing teams, launch retrospectives
Prompting Tips
Be specific about time ranges:
"Last 7 days" is better than "recently"
"January 2026" is better than "this month"
Specify platforms when relevant:
"Reddit and Hacker News" vs. "all platforms"
Helps AI focus on the most relevant data
Ask for structured outputs:
"Group by sentiment"
"Summarize in bullet points"
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