From salessidekick
Detailed competitive displacement playbooks with talk tracks, proof points, trap questions, and landmine responses
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/salessidekick:battlecardsThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
> **Tier 3 — This entire file is regenerated during /setup Phase 3 (Competitive Landscape) with per-competitor displacement playbooks.**
Tier 3 — This entire file is regenerated during /setup Phase 3 (Competitive Landscape) with per-competitor displacement playbooks.
Contains detailed competitive battlecards for each of the AE's top competitors. Each battlecard includes: competitor overview, strengths, weaknesses, displacement strategy, talk tracks, proof points, trap questions, and landmine responses. This is the ammunition for competitive selling situations.
Each competitor gets a full battlecard with 8 sections. During /setup Phase 3, SalesSidekick researches each competitor via web search and builds these playbooks.
Populated during /setup via web research — what they're genuinely good at.
When they're strongest: [Specific scenarios where they have a genuine advantage]
Populated during /setup via web research — genuine gaps, not FUD.
When they struggle: [Specific scenarios where they consistently fall short]
How to win when they're the incumbent or primary competitor.
Specific things to say in competitive conversations.
When prospect mentions their strength:
"[Acknowledging response that reframes to our advantage]"
When prospect is comparing features:
"[Response that shifts from features to outcomes — Commandment 9]"
When prospect says they're "good enough":
"[Response that quantifies the gap between 'good enough' and optimal]"
Questions that expose their weaknesses without being aggressive.
When they've set traps — how to respond.
| They Say | You Respond |
|---|---|
| "[Common competitor claim #1]" | "[Evidence-based counter]" |
| "[Common competitor claim #2]" | "[Evidence-based counter]" |
| "[Common competitor claim #3]" | "[Evidence-based counter]" |
Same 8-section structure. Populated during /setup Phase 3.
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Same 8-section structure. Populated during /setup Phase 3.
[Populated during /setup]
[Populated during /setup]
[Populated during /setup]
[Populated during /setup]
[Populated during /setup]
[Populated during /setup]
[Populated during /setup]
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When assessing competitive win probability:
| Signal | Impact on Win Probability |
|---|---|
| Champion actively advocating for us | +0.2 |
| Champion aligned with competitor | -0.2 |
| Economic buyer met and positive | +0.15 |
| Incumbent advantage (they're already in) | -0.15 |
| We've redefined the evaluation criteria | +0.15 |
| They're ahead in the evaluation timeline | -0.1 |
| Customer has switched from them before | +0.1 |
| Decision criteria favor our strengths | +0.1 |
Starting base: 0.5 (coin flip). Adjust up/down based on signals.
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npx claudepluginhub chieflatif/salessidekick-claude-cowork --plugin salessidekick