MARKETING

Brand-Mention Spike Detector and Slack Alert

Tracks the daily volume of unlinked brand mentions, compares it against a rolling baseline.

CategoryMarketing
Enginesim
Difficultyintermediate
Triggerschedule
Steps5
Setup~15 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerHourly schedule fires
  • ActionCount recent unlinked mentionsExa
  • ActionAppend count to time-series tablePostgreSQLPostgres
  • LogicCompare against rolling baseline
  • OutputAlert channel on detected spikeSlack

What it does

This workflow watches how often your brand gets mentioned without a link and tells you when something unusual is happening. Instead of a static daily list, it surfaces sudden surges so your team can react while a story or trend is still hot.

When to use it

Use it when you run launches, react to news cycles, or simply want an early-warning signal that conversation about your brand is accelerating. It complements a steady opportunity tracker by catching the moments that deserve immediate attention.

How it works

  1. 1A schedule runs the count every few hours.
  2. 2Exa pulls the current set of recent unlinked mentions for your brand.
  3. 3The new count is appended to a Postgres time-series table that holds the rolling history.
  4. 4A logic step computes the trailing baseline and flags whether today's count exceeds it by your chosen multiple.
  5. 5If no spike is detected the run ends quietly.
  6. 6On a spike, a Slack message posts the new total, the percentage jump, and the top mentioning domains so the team can act.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect ExaNeural search across the web.
  2. 2
    Connect PostgresAny Postgres URL — query, write, migrate.
  3. 3
    Connect SlackChannels, DMs, threads, mentions.
  4. 4
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  5. 5
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  6. 6
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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