CONTENT RESEARCH · Workflow idea

Turn competitor coverage into ideas that are your own.

Keep up with recent videos from selected competitor channels without repeating the same research. Use their topics as context for fresh ideas, then review the strongest opportunities before planning your content.

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Starts with
Competitor channels to follow
Produces
A tracked set of new video ideas with an opportunity rating, ready for editorial review and planning.
Category
Research & strategy

01 / The starting point

A clear request.
A useful direction.

A selected list of public competitor video channels

“Review new competitor uploads, suggest distinct ideas relevant to your audience, and surface only ideas that meet the opportunity standard your team sets.”
An example request · Make it specific to your team.

02 / The work

6 tasks.
One useful outcome.

Checks selected competitor channels for recent uploads, avoids revisiting the same videos, and prepares and shares promising content ideas.

  1. Choose channels to follow

    Provide the public competitor channels your team wants to monitor for recent uploads.

  2. Review newly published videos

    Gather recent video titles and available context, while keeping a record of items already considered.

  3. Develop distinct content ideas

    Use each new topic as a prompt for several differentiated ideas suited to your own audience.

  4. Assess opportunity

    Give each idea a consistent opportunity rating and keep only those that meet the threshold your team selected.

  5. Keep a reviewable idea list

    Save the promising ideas and retain a record of reviewed videos so future rounds focus on new material.

  6. Share the weekly findings

    Send a digest when new ideas are ready, giving an editor a starting point for review and prioritization.

03 / The result

Something useful.
Something to build on.

A tracked set of new video ideas with an opportunity rating, ready for editorial review and planning.

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Find content opportunities in competitor videos

Research & strategy · Example outcome

The handoff

A tracked set of new video ideas with an opportunity rating, ready for editorial review and planning.

Keep in mind

Competitor activity is a source of research, not proof that an idea will perform. Review originality, audience fit, and factual claims before adding an idea to your plan.

04 / Make it yours

Set the brief.
Set the standard.

A few choices shape the work around your team.

Select competitor channels

List the public channels to monitor and confirm that they are relevant to your content research.

Prepare your idea tracker

Set up places to record promising ideas and videos already reviewed, with fields your editorial team can use.

Set the opportunity standard

Choose how many recent videos to consider and what quality threshold an idea must meet to be shared.

Choose digest recipients

Select who should receive new opportunities and review a sample before enabling regular updates.

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