brand-prospect-researcher
Find brands actively spending on influencer and creator campaigns. Scans trade press, Instagram, job boards, and news for active-spender signals, then outputs a scored, prioritized prospect list with contacts. Use when you need to find brands to pitch, identify active advertisers, build a prospect list, research which brands are hiring influencer marketers, or find companies launching creator campaigns. Triggers on: 'find brands to pitch,' 'prospect list,' 'who's spending on influencers,' 'brand prospects,' 'active advertisers,' 'campaign activity,' or any request to identify brands actively investing in creator/influencer marketing.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/alexa853/brand-prospect-researcherBrand Prospect Researcher
Find and score brands actively investing in influencer/creator marketing. Built for talent managers and self-managed creators who need to know which brands are spending right now so they can pitch with confidence.
Prerequisites
- web_search tool (required) — for trade press, job postings, partnership news
- web_fetch tool (required) — for reading full articles
- gram CLI (optional) — for Instagram campaign activity signals. If unavailable, skip Instagram checks and note in output.
Check gram availability:
which gram
If not found, proceed without Instagram data and flag it in the report.
Workflow
1. Collect User Configuration
Ask the user (or use defaults):
| Parameter | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
niche | general | Vertical to scan (fashion, beauty, food, fitness, tech, lifestyle, gaming, travel, etc.) |
num_prospects | 20 | Number of brands to return |
categories | all | Which signal categories to scan (trade press, jobs, Instagram, partnerships) |
geo_focus | US | Geographic market focus |
timeframe | 3 months | How recent signals should be |
If user provides a niche, tailor ALL searches to that vertical.
2. Scan Trade Press for Campaign Activity
Run web searches across major trade publications. Adapt publication list to the user's niche:
Cross-industry: Ad Age, Adweek, Marketing Dive, The Drum, Campaign Fashion/Beauty: BoF, WWD, Glossy, Fashionista, Allure Food/Bev: Food & Wine, Eater, BevNET Tech: TechCrunch, The Verge, Wired Lifestyle/Home: Architectural Digest, Domino, Apartment Therapy Gaming: IGN, Polygon, Kotaku Fitness: Well+Good, Shape, Men's Health
Search queries (run 5-8 variations):
"[niche] influencer campaign 2026"
"[niche] brand creator partnership"
"[niche] influencer marketing launch"
"brand ambassador [niche] campaign announcement"
"[niche] creator collaboration new"
site:adage.com OR site:glossy.co "[niche] influencer"
For each result, extract: brand name, campaign type, date, publication, URL.
3. Search for Hiring Signals
Job postings for influencer marketing roles = strong active-spender signal.
"influencer marketing manager" "[niche]" hiring 2026
"creator partnerships" job posting [geo_focus]
"influencer relations" "[niche]" open role
site:linkedin.com/jobs "influencer marketing" "[niche]"
Extract: company name, role title, posting date, URL.
4. Find Partnership Announcements & Product Launches
"[niche] brand launch 2026"
"[niche] new product launch influencer"
"[niche] brand agency change" OR "agency of record"
"[niche] rebrand 2026"
Brands launching products or changing agencies are actively allocating budget.
5. Check Instagram Campaign Activity (if gram available)
For top candidate brands from steps 2-4, check Instagram for activity signals:
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