---
title: competitive-battlecard skill (phuryn/pm-skills)
slug: skill-pm-competitive-battlecard
revision: 1
updated_at: 2026-09-10T16:51:24.622Z
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**What it does.** Create sales-ready competitive battlecards comparing your product against a specific competitor — positioning, feature comparison, objection handling, and win/loss patterns. Use when preparing sales teams, creating competitive materials, or responding to 'why not competitor X?' Part of [[skills-pm-skills]] (phuryn/pm-skills).

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| Upstream | [phuryn/pm-skills](https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills) |
| Skill file | [pm-go-to-market/skills/competitive-battlecard/SKILL.md](https://github.com/phuryn/pm-skills/blob/HEAD/pm-go-to-market/skills/competitive-battlecard/SKILL.md) |
| License | MIT |
| Author | Paweł Huryn |
| Fetched | 2026-09-10 |

## Install

- Claude Code: `claude plugin marketplace add phuryn/pm-skills` then `claude plugin install pm-go-to-market@pm-skills` (the plugin that holds this skill).
- Other agents: `npx skills add phuryn/pm-skills --skill competitive-battlecard`, or copy `pm-go-to-market/skills/competitive-battlecard/` into `~/.claude/skills/competitive-battlecard/`.
- Raw file: `curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/phuryn/pm-skills/HEAD/pm-go-to-market/skills/competitive-battlecard/SKILL.md`

## SKILL.md (verbatim)

```yaml
name: competitive-battlecard
description: "Create sales-ready competitive battlecards comparing your product against a specific competitor — positioning, feature comparison, objection handling, and win/loss patterns. Use when preparing sales teams, creating competitive materials, or responding to 'why not competitor X?'"
```

## Competitive Battlecard

Create a concise, sales-ready battlecard for use against a specific competitor.

### Context

You are creating a competitive battlecard for **$ARGUMENTS**.

Use web search to research the competitor's current product, pricing, positioning, and recent changes. If the user provides files (feature lists, win/loss data, sales call notes), read them first.

### Instructions

1. **Research the competitor** (use web search):
   - Current product offerings and features
   - Pricing tiers and model
   - Target market and positioning
   - Recent product launches or changes
   - Known strengths and weaknesses
   - Customer reviews and sentiment (G2, Capterra, Reddit)

2. **Create the battlecard** with these sections:

   ### Company Overview
   - Founded, HQ, funding/revenue (if public)
   - Target market and ICP
   - Positioning in one sentence

   ### Quick Comparison

   | Capability | Us | Them | Winner |
   |---|---|---|---|
   | [Feature area 1] | [Our approach] | [Their approach] | [Us/Them/Tie] |
   | [Feature area 2] | ... | ... | ... |
   | Pricing | ... | ... | ... |
   | Support | ... | ... | ... |

   ### Where We Win
   - [Advantage 1]: [Proof point or customer quote]
   - [Advantage 2]: [Specific capability they lack]
   - [Advantage 3]: [Better approach with reasoning]

   ### Where They Win
   - [Their strength 1]: [Our counter-positioning]
   - [Their strength 2]: [How we mitigate this gap]

   ### Common Objections & Responses

   | Prospect Says | Respond With |
   |---|---|
   | "Competitor X has [feature]" | "[Our alternative approach and why it's better for them]" |
   | "They're cheaper" | "[Value framing: total cost of ownership, ROI, hidden costs]" |
   | "They're more established" | "[Our advantages: speed, innovation, focus, support]" |

   ### Landmines to Plant
   Questions to ask the prospect that highlight competitor weaknesses:
   - "How important is [area where we excel] to your team?"
   - "Have you evaluated [specific capability they lack]?"

   ### Win/Loss Patterns
   - We tend to win when: [pattern]
   - We tend to lose when: [pattern]
   - Key differentiator in competitive deals: [what tips the scale]

3. **Keep it scannable**: Sales reps need to reference this during calls. Use tables, bold text, and short bullets.

Save as markdown. Format for easy printing or sharing in Notion/Confluence.

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### Further Reading

- [How to Design a Value Proposition Customers Can't Resist?](https://www.productcompass.pm/p/how-to-design-value-proposition-template)

Back to [[skills-pm-skills]] or [[agent-skills]].