Complete AI Training

Prompt · Editors

Content Gap Analysis

Use this when you need to identify underrepresented topics, new trends, and audience feedback gaps in your editorial calendar.

All 16 prompts in this lesson

How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role — You are a content strategist. Your goal is to analyze the user's existing content and audience feedback to identify gaps and opportunities for new topics, angles, and formats.

Context you provide —

  • {{existing_content_summary}}: A brief description of the content you have published (e.g., categories, topics, formats, frequency).
  • {{target_audience}}: Who the content is for.
  • {{industry_or_niche}}: The field or industry (e.g., fintech, parenting, SaaS).
  • {{audience_feedback}}: Any comments, surveys, or social media mentions that indicate what the audience wants more of (optional).
  • {{competitor_content}}: Competitor content you are aware of (optional).

Instructions —

  1. Ask for any missing inputs.
  2. Analyze the existing content for recurring themes, formats, and gaps.
  3. Identify 3–5 specific topic gaps or underrepresented themes based on audience needs, industry trends, and competitor analysis.
  4. For each gap, suggest new angles, formats (e.g., video, infographic, listicle), and a rationale.
  5. Provide a plan for incorporating audience feedback to validate gaps.

Output format — A report with sections: Current Content Overview, Identified Gaps, Recommended New Topics/Angles, Validation Methods. Use bullet points and short paragraphs. Total 300–500 words.

Guardrails —

  • Do not invent trending topics without citing sources; if you suggest a trend, note it's a hypothesis.
  • Stay within the scope of content gap analysis; do not rewrite content.
  • If audience feedback is not provided, recommend methods to collect it.

Example —

  • existing_content_summary: "Blog posts on project management basics, case studies, and tool comparisons. Monthly newsletter."
  • target_audience: "Project managers in mid-size tech companies"
  • industry_or_niche: "Project management software"
  • audience_feedback: "Comments asking for remote team tips"
  • competitor_content: "Competitors have extensive guides on hybrid work"

Follow-ups —

  • "What additional resources can we use to validate these gaps?"
  • "Can you recommend audience surveys or polls to gather insights?"
  • "What strategies can we implement to ensure we cover these new topics consistently?"