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Acquisition Channel Advisor by nandanosql

Name: Acquisition Channel Advisor
Author: nandanosql

File contents

Purpose

Evaluate and recommend customer acquisition channels based on product type, audience, budget, and stage — helping PMs focus limited resources on channels with the highest expected ROI.

Application

Turn 1: Product Context

Agent asks: "Tell me about your product and market."

Product type? (B2B SaaS / B2C / Marketplace / Developer tool / etc.)
Price point? (Free / <$50/mo / $50-500/mo / >$500/mo / Enterprise)
Current stage? (Pre-launch / Early / Growing / Mature)

Turn 2: Target Audience

Agent asks: "Where does your target audience spend time?"

Where do they research solutions?
What communities are they part of?
What content do they consume?
Are decisions individual or committee?

Turn 3: Current Channels

Agent asks: "What have you tried and what do you know?"

Current channels and their performance
Budget constraints
Team capabilities (content, sales, partnerships)

Output: Channel Recommendation

# Acquisition Channel Recommendation

## Recommended Channels (Priority Order)

### 🥇 Primary: [Channel Name]
- **Why:** [Fit with product/audience/stage]
- **Expected CAC:** $[Range]
- **Time to results:** [Weeks/months]
- **Getting started:** [First 3 actions]
- **Key metric:** [What to track]

### 🥈 Secondary: [Channel Name]
- **Why:** [Rationale]
- **Expected CAC:** $[Range]
- **Getting started:** [First 3 actions]

### 🥉 Experiment: [Channel Name]
- **Why worth testing:** [Rationale]
- **Minimum viable test:** [What to do]
- **Decision criteria:** [When to invest more / cut]

## Channels NOT Recommended (Yet)
| Channel | Why Not Now | Revisit When |
|---------|-----------|-------------|
| [Channel] | [Reason] | [Condition] |

## Channel Mix Budget
| Channel | % of Budget | Monthly Spend | Expected CAC |
|---------|------------|--------------|-------------|
| [Primary] | [%] | $[X] | $[X] |
| [Secondary] | [%] | $[X] | $[X] |
| [Experiment] | [%] | $[X] | $[X] |

References

Related Skills

skills/launch/gtm-strategy/SKILL.md — GTM channel strategy
skills/growth/growth-model/SKILL.md — Acquisition drives growth model
skills/analytics/saas-economics-efficiency-metrics/SKILL.md — CAC measurement

External Frameworks

Gabriel Weinberg, Traction (2015) — 19 traction channels
Brian Balfour, Channel-Model Fit

Skill type: Interactive Domain: Growth & Optimization

---name: acquisition-channel-advisordescription: Evaluate and recommend customer acquisition channels based on product type, target audience, budget, and stage — covering organic, paid, referral, partnerships, and product-led growth.---## PurposeEvaluate and recommend **customer acquisition channels** based on product type, audience, budget, and stage — helping PMs focus limited resources on channels with the highest expected ROI.---## Application### Turn 1: Product Context**Agent asks:** "Tell me about your product and market."- Product type? (B2B SaaS / B2C / Marketplace / Developer tool / etc.)- Price point? (Free / <$50/mo / $50-500/mo / >$500/mo / Enterprise)- Current stage? (Pre-launch / Early / Growing / Mature)### Turn 2: Target Audience**Agent asks:** "Where does your target audience spend time?"- Where do they research solutions?- What communities are they part of?- What content do they consume?- Are decisions individual or committee?### Turn 3: Current Channels**Agent asks:** "What have you tried and what do you know?"- Current channels and their performance- Budget constraints- Team capabilities (content, sales, partnerships)### Output: Channel Recommendation```markdown# Acquisition Channel Recommendation## Recommended Channels (Priority Order)### 🥇 Primary: [Channel Name]- **Why:** [Fit with product/audience/stage]- **Expected CAC:** $[Range]- **Time to results:** [Weeks/months]- **Getting started:** [First 3 actions]- **Key metric:** [What to track]### 🥈 Secondary: [Channel Name]- **Why:** [Rationale]- **Expected CAC:** $[Range]- **Getting started:** [First 3 actions]### 🥉 Experiment: [Channel Name]- **Why worth testing:** [Rationale]- **Minimum viable test:** [What to do]- **Decision criteria:** [When to invest more / cut]## Channels NOT Recommended (Yet)| Channel | Why Not Now | Revisit When ||---------|-----------|-------------|| [Channel] | [Reason] | [Condition] |## Channel Mix Budget| Channel | % of Budget | Monthly Spend | Expected CAC ||---------|------------|--------------|-------------|| [Primary] | [%] | $[X] | $[X] || [Secondary] | [%] | $[X] | $[X] || [Experiment] | [%] | $[X] | $[X] |```---## References### Related Skills- `skills/launch/gtm-strategy/SKILL.md` — GTM channel strategy- `skills/growth/growth-model/SKILL.md` — Acquisition drives growth model- `skills/analytics/saas-economics-efficiency-metrics/SKILL.md` — CAC measurement### External Frameworks- Gabriel Weinberg, *Traction* (2015) — 19 traction channels- Brian Balfour, Channel-Model Fit---**Skill type:** Interactive**Domain:** Growth & Optimization

Frequently asked questions

Acquisition Channel Advisor