• MONITORING
  • SOURCES
  • TRENDS
  • HUMAN

How to monitor competitor media presence with your AI

Connect Determ to your AI client to turn keyword tracking into a clear map of competitor media influence.

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Short answer

How can I track what my competitors are getting in the news?

Your AI uses specific keyword queries to find mentions and then identifies the top media sources driving that volume. You get a clear picture of which outlets are most active in your competitors' space.

Media intelligence outcomes

What you get from the analysis

The AI processes raw mentions into actionable intelligence.

MONITORING

Keyword coverage maps

The AI identifies all recent mentions tied to your specific competitor terms. You see exactly where they are being talked about.

SOURCES

Top outlet identification

The AI isolates the specific media outlets responsible for the most volume. This tells you which journalists or sites to watch.

TRENDS

Coverage volume shifts

By looking at mention frequency, your AI spots when a competitor's media presence spikes or drops. You catch shifts in their PR strategy as they happen.

HUMAN

Strategic response

The AI provides the data, but you decide how to react. You use these insights to plan your own outreach or counter-messaging.

The workflow

What your AI does when the data arrives.

The AI handles the heavy lifting of searching and sorting through media noise.

  1. Set up tracking

    Your AI pulls the current list of active monitoring queries to see what is already being watched.

    list_monitoring_queries

  2. Find mentions

    The AI searches for specific mentions based on the keywords you provide.

    search_mentions_by_keyword

  3. Identify leaders

    The AI looks at the results to find which media outlets are appearing most frequently.

    list_top_media_sources

  4. Summarize findings

    The AI organizes the source data and mention counts into a report you can act on.

    list_top_media_sources

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Starting points

These are opening lines. Swap out the bracketed text with your actual competitor names or industry terms.

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  • List all my current monitoring queries so I can see what we are tracking.

  • Find all recent mentions for [Competitor Name] and tell me what they are talking about.

  • Which media outlets are driving the most coverage for [Competitor Name] right now?

  • Show me a list of the top media sources for the keyword [Industry Term].

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI automatically publish articles to these media outlets?

    No. The AI only reads and analyzes existing media presence. It cannot write or publish content to external sites.

  • 02

    Does the AI delete any of my existing monitoring queries?

    No. The AI can list and read your queries, but it does not have the capability to delete or modify your setup.

  • 03

    Can I track competitors on social media platforms?

    The AI tracks media mentions based on the specific keywords and sources available through the connector tools.

  • 04

    How often does the AI check for new mentions?

    The AI performs searches whenever you ask it to. It does not push real-time alerts to you unless you prompt it.

  • 05

    Can the AI tell me the sentiment of the articles it finds?

    The AI can analyze the text of the mentions it finds to determine if the coverage is positive or negative.

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