Brand Cannibalization is a tool that helps to research when the same branded sites rank above the primary tracked domain (local market domain). When the primary domain is preceded by the same brand Non-Local domains such as a site with a different country location or language, creates a negative implication such as traffic cannibalization and loss of clicks for the primary domain.
This tool was created to help the international brands in the use of hreflang tags in order for Google to know which site to show when the user is searching from a specific location.
Google Search Results Example
The following is an example of the search result for "Adidas" from Costa Rico where Google returns the first result as adidas.com (see in the red square). While the adidas.es only comes later on in the page (see the red arrow pointing to the result)
Add Domains to the List
If no domain was added to this report then a combo textbox with the option to add a domain list will be displayed in the report.
Add a domain per line, not including the primary tracked domain. In the example below the primary domain is easyjet.com, so the other same brand domain list would include domains for example, easyjet.co.uk, easyjet.fr, and so on:
Edit Domains in the List
If a domain list was already added to the report and there is a need to add more or to adjust the listing domain list go to Report Options > Display and make appropriate changes and click Apply Changes button.
Viewing Report
Once the proper list domains are added to the Domain List and the Brand Cannibalization data exists for those domains compared to the primary tracked domain then the report will show data for sites that had a rank position higher than the primary domain. Otherwise, the report will display no data.
The first domain listed in the top chart is the primary domain with the visibility share percentage compared to the other listed Non-Local Sites that rank higher than the primary domain.
Only the cannibalizing domains will display, those that are not cannibalizing and are in the list of domains will be ignored.
