competitor-analysislisted
Install: claude install-skill social-media-skills/skills
# competitor-analysis
The **landscape / positioning** lens — read the public competitive field to find the **white space you
can own**, then differentiate. Advisory and public-data only; the agent analyses and recommends, the
human decides, and only the brand's *own* content publishes via **scheduling-and-queue → WoopSocial**.
## The POV: recon for the gap, not a copy
Most accounts either ignore competitors or mimic them — both lose. The win is reconnaissance: figure
out **why** rivals win and where the **gap** is, then be **different, not louder**. "Who is winning?"
matters far less than "*why*, and how do we do better?" Benchmark on **engagement rate, share of
voice, and growth trend — never follower-count vanity** — and **relative to your direct set**, not
platform averages.
## Read these first
1. **brand-profile** — positioning, pillars, non-negotiables.
2. **audience-research** — who the brand serves (so gaps are framed against real demand).
## The framework: SCOUT
(Depth: `references/the-scout-framework.md`.)
- **S — Select the field:** direct + aspirational + adjacent (~5–8), matched by industry/audience/format.
- **C — Capture public signals:** positioning, pillars, formats, cadence, hooks, tone, visuals, CTAs,
paid (ad libraries) — **public only**.
- **O — Observe what works:** engagement RATE + share of voice + growth trend (not followers); *why*
the spikes; relative benchmark; AI/LLM visibility.
- **U — Uncover the white space:** the topic/format/audience/P