Competitive Positioning
End-to-end workflow: define your competitive positioning, build comparison and alternative pages, polish the copy, and optimize for search.
Stage 1: Positioning & Competitive Analysis
Load and run the product-marketing skill to define or refine:
- Competitive landscape map
- Your differentiation by competitor
- Strengths and weaknesses (honest assessment)
- Competitive battlecard content
- "Why us" narrative per competitor
If brain/competitive.md already has content, review and update it rather than starting from scratch.
Gate: User approves the competitive positioning before creating pages.
Stage 2: Comparison & Alternative Pages
Load and run the competitor-alternatives skill to build:
- "[You] vs [Competitor]" pages for top competitors
- "[Competitor] alternatives" pages
- "[Your category] alternatives" page
Use the positioning from Stage 1 to ensure consistency.
Gate: User approves each page structure and content.
Stage 3: Copy Polish
Load and run the copywriting skill to sharpen:
- Headlines and CTAs on each page
- Proof points and social proof placement
- Tone (factual and confident, not aggressive)
Then run the tagore skill on each page to catch AI patterns.
Gate: User approves polished copy.
Stage 4: SEO Optimization
Load and run the seo-geo skill for each page:
- Target keywords ("[competitor] alternative," "[you] vs [competitor]")
- Page titles and meta descriptions
- Internal linking between comparison pages
- AI engine optimization (GEO) for citation in AI search results
Gate: User approves SEO metadata.
Summary
## Competitive Positioning Complete
### Positioning Updated
- brain/competitive.md — [updated/created]
- Competitors covered: [list]
### Pages Created
- [You] vs [Competitor A] → [path]
- [You] vs [Competitor B] → [path]
- [Competitor A] alternatives → [path]
- [Category] alternatives → [path]
### SEO
- Target keywords: [list]
- All pages optimized: [yes/no]
### Next Steps
- [ ] Publish pages
- [ ] Add internal links from relevant blog posts
- [ ] Set up rank tracking for target keywords
- [ ] Create ads targeting competitor keywords (run /ad-campaign)
Output Structure
All files go into a single project folder:
marketing/competitive/[competitor-or-theme-slug]/
positioning-update.md (competitive analysis summary)
vs-[competitor-a].md
vs-[competitor-b].md
alternatives-[competitor].md
alternatives-[category].md
seo-metadata.md
Use the primary competitor name or theme as the slug. Confirm with the user before creating files.
Rules
- Each stage uses the full component skill
- Always gate between stages
- Never trash-talk competitors — be factual, specific, and confident
- All claims must trace to brain files or verifiable sources
- If the user wants to skip a competitor or page type, skip it
- All output goes into the project folder, not scattered across
marketing/