Listening

Catch the conversations your team needs to act on.

Monitor keywords, brand mentions, comments, and sentiment signals so important social moments become owned work in Slack.

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Listening

A listening signal appears as an owned item.

The social team sees the topic, sentiment, owner, and next step in Slack.

Product walkthroughLumen Trail demo workspace · Illustrative data
#social-mediaCommunity engagement
Today
Slash SocialAPP10:17 AM
📸

Topic spike: camera carry

3 conversations need an owner

Mentions
84
Sentiment
71% positive
Needs owner
3 conversations
Window
Last 7 days
MC
Maya Chen10:48 PM

I can take this one and reply with the TrailLite sizing details.

Message #social-media

Why it matters

Listening is useful when the right person sees the signal and knows the next action.

  • Listening keywords and brand mention monitoring
  • Comment mirroring into Slack workflows
  • Sentiment classification and spike alerts
  • Escalation paths for sensitive conversations

In Slack

See social listening where the team will use it.

The preview below shows how social listening appears in Slack — the context, entry points, and next actions your team uses every day.

How does listening become action?

The artifact routes monitored signals into ownership, escalation, inbox, or planning paths so the team can act from Slack.

Listening alert card

A monitored signal routed to the right owner.

The artifact shows keyword, sentiment, spike state, matched conversations, and escalation path.

Where it lives
Listening alert card
Visible workflow
Signals become assigned work, not passive monitoring
Decision
Watch, assign, escalate, or turn into planning input
SignalSpike

Brand mention spike

Mentions up across X and Reddit after launch announcement.

ToneMixed

Sentiment mixed

Positive launch reaction plus support concerns need separate owners.

RouteRouted

Assign support and planning follow-up

The signal feeds response work and next week's content plan.

Related Slack entry points
  • Listening alert
  • Escalate signal
  • Create planning input
01

Turn monitoring into assigned work.

Slash Social can route listening signals into the same ownership model as inbox, planning, and reporting so teams know who is handling each moment.

02

Spot tone shifts before they become surprises.

Sentiment alerts and spike detection help managers see when a launch, support issue, or public conversation needs a faster response.

03

Feed insights back into planning.

Mentions, comments, and repeated questions can become post ideas, saved replies, briefs, or follow-up work for the next plan.

Outcomes

What your team gets from social listening in Slack.

Faster response to public signals

Keyword and sentiment spikes route to an owner with escalation paths into inbox or war room work.

Clearer escalation

Listening alerts show matched posts and suggested next actions so the team assigns instead of debating in a channel.

Planning informed by real conversations

Useful signals can become brief inputs or calendar notes while you still have open slots.

FAQ

Social listening questions

Is listening separate from the inbox?

Listening finds signals. Inbox and reply operations help the team assign, answer, escalate, and close the work.

Can sentiment alerts go to Slack?

Yes. Sensitive or high-signal changes can surface where the team can decide what happens next.

Ready when your team is

Bring social listening into Slack.

Start with the workflow that hurts most, then connect the rest of your social operation around it.

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