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Why do benchmarks not match my results?

Industry benchmarks don’t seem to apply to my business.

Symptom

At two point one percent, the unique click rate is above the published industry average of two percent.

Cause

The mechanism is pool contamination.

Impact

At a unique click rate of two point one percent against a matched B2B SaaS mid-funnel nurture benchmark of three point five percent, the Benchmark Fit Ratio is zero point six.

Full diagnostic context

Industry benchmarks don’t seem to apply to my business.

At two point one percent, the unique click rate is above the published industry average of two percent.

The mechanism is pool contamination.

At a unique click rate of two point one percent against a matched B2B SaaS mid-funnel nurture benchmark of three point five percent, the Benchmark Fit Ratio is zero point six.