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Channel Mix Benchmarker

See how your marketing channel mix stacks up against competitors and find where to reallocate budget.

Works with:SimilarWebSimilarWeb

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Setup time

~10 min

Time saved

1-2 hrs/week

Difficulty

Medium

Tools

1 connected

How it works

1

Channel Breakdown

Compare Direct, Search, Social, Referral, Paid, and Email percentages

2

Category Benchmarks

Calculate the average channel mix across your competitive set

3

Gap Identification

Flag channels where you underperform versus category norms

4

Visual Charts

Side-by-side bar charts comparing channel distribution

Try asking

How does our channel mix compare to HubSpot and Salesforce?
Are we spending too much on paid vs organic compared to competitors?
Benchmark mailchimp.com channel mix against klaviyo.com and brevo.com

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The Prompt

Task

Use @SimilarWeb/Get Traffic DataName it "SimilarWeb/Get Traffic Data" and call it with @SimilarWeb/Get Traffic Data to pull traffic source breakdowns for your site and 2-4 competitors. Use @SimilarWeb/Get Similar SitesName it "SimilarWeb/Get Similar Sites" and call it with @SimilarWeb/Get Similar Sites to discover additional competitors if needed. Calculate category averages, identify channels where you over- or under-index, and generate visual comparisons with @Generate Chart. Log results to @Google Sheets/Append RowName it "Google Sheets/Append Row" and call it with @Google Sheets/Append Row.

Input

The user provides their domain and 2-4 competitor domains.

Example: "Compare our channel mix against HubSpot, Salesforce, and Pipedrive" or "How does mailchimp.com channel mix compare to klaviyo.com?"

Context

What to Compare

For each site, pull the traffic source distribution:

  • Direct traffic (brand awareness indicator)
  • Organic search (SEO/content effectiveness)
  • Paid search (ad spend signal)
  • Social (social media presence)
  • Referrals (partnerships and PR)
  • Email/display

Strategy

  1. Pull SimilarWeb traffic data for all domains
  2. Extract channel percentages for each
  3. Calculate category averages
  4. Identify gaps where you underperform
  5. Generate comparison charts
  6. Recommend budget shifts

Output

Channel Mix Comparison: | Channel | Your Site | Comp 1 | Comp 2 | Category Avg |

Key Gaps & Recommendations: For each channel where you underperform:

  • The gap and what the leader does differently
  • Specific recommendation for reallocation

Budget Reallocation Summary: Where to shift spend based on competitor patterns.

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