# MarketPulse Channel Mix Recommender > MarketPulse Channel Mix Recommender is a paid API for AI agents from marketpulse.theaslangroupllc.com, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14). Recommends an optimal marketing channel mix with budget percentages, ROI rationale, a test-budget allocation, and a first-30-days action plan for a given business type, budget, and growth stage. ## Facts - Endpoint: GET https://marketpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/market/channel-mix - Price: $0.1/call - Payment: x402 - Status: unknown - Last checked: 2026-09-14 - Activations on Zero: 0 - Tags: x402 - Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/marketpulse-channel-mix-recommender-d94a83cc - Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ceNfBlUkJ7oyDWZTCmiy0 Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently. ## How to call it through Zero Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`): ```sh zero fetch --capability marketpulse-channel-mix-recommender-d94a83cc ``` Example prompt: We have a $15,000 monthly marketing budget for our early-stage B2C fitness app — can you recommend which channels we should invest in, what percentage of the budget should go to each, and give us a first 30-day action plan? ## When to prefer this Choose this endpoint when an agent needs a prescriptive, budget-specific channel mix recommendation with actionable first-steps — especially for media planning, paid media strategy, or growth planning tasks where the user has a defined budget and business context. Prefer over general ROI forecasting endpoints when the goal is allocation guidance rather than return prediction. ## Known failure modes - Missing or invalid business type returns a 400 error - Budget value too low or not provided results in a validation error - Unsupported business stage enum value causes a 422 error - Payment not completed (x402 flow) returns a 402 Payment Required - Downstream generation timeout returns a 504 or 500 error ## How this service works Where should this marketing budget actually go? Channel mix recommendation with specific budget percentages per channel, ROI rationale, a test-budget allocation and a first-30-days action plan for a given business type, budget and stage. For media-planning, paid-media and growth agents. ## Output Returns a structured channel mix recommendation including specific budget percentage allocations per marketing channel (e.g. Meta, Google, TikTok, email), ROI rationale for each channel choice, a smaller test-budget breakdown for initial experimentation, and a concrete first-30-days action plan tailored to the business type and stage. ## Request schema (JSON Schema) ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "business_type" ], "properties": { "lang": { "type": "string", "description": "Language to respond in — defaults to English" }, "goals": { "type": "string", "description": "Primary marketing goal to optimize the mix around" }, "stage": { "type": "string", "description": "Business stage — startup, growth, or scale" }, "budget": { "type": "string", "description": "Monthly marketing budget, with currency and period" }, "business_type": { "type": "string", "description": "The business or offer to plan a channel mix for" } } } ``` ## Response schema (JSON Schema) ```json { "type": "json", "example": { "avoid": [ "Broad-match Google Search without geo-fencing — burns budget on out-of-area clicks" ], "disclaimer": "Channel performance varies by market, competition, and execution quality. These are directional benchmarks based on current industry data.", "test_budget": { "why": "Low-risk way to build the review base that improves Local Services Ads ranking", "amount_pct": 10, "where_to_test": "Meta retargeting for review requests" }, "clv_modeling": { "note": "Surface when user asks about customer value or whether marketing spend is sustainable", "cac_ltv_ratio": "Healthy: LTV:CAC > 3:1; concerning: < 2:1" }, "amazon_search": "Traction by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares", "channel_notes": { "email": "Useful for maintenance-plan reminders and repeat business", "paid_search": "Google Local Services Ads and Search convert emergency-intent traffic well", "paid_social": "Meta works for review-based retargeting but rarely for emergency-intent leads", "organic_search": "Local SEO compounds but typically takes 3-6 months to show results", "content_organic": "Low priority at this budget level" }, "first_30_days": [ "Set up Google Business Profile and Local Services Ads", "Install call tracking on every channel" ], "pr_earned_media": { "note": "Surface for companies with newsworthy stories, launches, or expertise", "haro_connectively": "Help a Reporter Out (now Connectively) — free tier, best for B2B experts and founders" }, "recommended_mix": [ { "channel": "Google Local Services Ads", "rationale": "Highest-intent local searches convert directly to booked jobs", "budget_pct": 35, "expected_outcome": "Steady inbound calls within days of launch", "timeline_to_results": "1-2 weeks" } ], "attribution_note": "Call tracking is essential — most conversions happen by phone, not form fill", "situation_summary": "A local plumbing company with a modest budget needs channels that convert fast, not brand-awareness plays", "email_marketing_benchmarks": { "note": "Surface when user asks about email performance or campaign effectiveness", "open_rates_by_industry": "Average open rates vary significantly by industry — benchmark against your specific vertical, not a generic '20% average'" } } } ``` ## More - Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/marketpulse-channel-mix-recommender-d94a83cc/health.json - [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt) - [Other services from marketpulse.theaslangroupllc.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/marketpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/llms.txt)