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Battlecards

Sales team19 lessons33 min read6,634 words
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One card for each competitor or alternative you are likely to meet, including the two you will meet most often, "we'll just use ChatGPT" and doing nothing. Internal only: never send, screenshot or paraphrase a card to a prospect or partner. Maktura has no customers or deal history yet, so nothing here records past wins or losses. Before a call where the prospect has named a tool, read that card's first four fields (pitch, edge, question, never say). Maktura's prices come from Commercial answers only; if a card disagrees with Commercial answers or Proof and guardrails, those win: tell John Cooper (who owns sales) or Alex. Refresh is quarterly; next full refresh January 2027, sooner if a competitor relaunches or reprices.

The lessons

  1. 01Source labels and price rules1 min
  2. 02Rules for every competitive conversation1 min
  3. 03What Maktura may claim (short version)1 min
  4. 04The standard switch kit1 min
  5. 05"They're established and you've just launched"1 min
  6. 06The map at a glance1 min
  7. 07Card 1: Paiger (UK recruitment)4 min
  8. 08Card 2: Hootsuite (Social OS, Wisdom)2 min
  9. 09Card 3: Sprout Social (Trellis)2 min
  10. 10Card 4: LinkedIn ghostwriter tools (Postbeam, ContentIn, Supergrow, Taplio, AuthoredUp, Kleo)3 min
  11. 11Card 5: Employee advocacy suites (EveryoneSocial, Haiilo, Sociabble, DSMN8, Oktopost)3 min
  12. 12Card 6: Listening tools (Brandwatch, Meltwater, Brand24, Lumen by Talkwalker)2 min
  13. 13Card 7: "ChatGPT or Claude, and nothing else"3 min
  14. 14Card 8: A human ghostwriter or agency2 min
  15. 15Card 9: Doing nothing2 min
  16. 16Card 10: Nectar Social (watch item)1 min
  17. 17Others you may hear about1 min
  18. 18Strategy canvas1 min
  19. 19Keeping the cards current1 min

Source document: maktura-battlecards_v3 · Launch build, October 2026