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Battle card

Battle cards built from what buyers actually said

Pick a competitor and a time frame. Zime reads the calls where they came up, adds your messaging and positioning, and builds the card your reps use.

You set the positioning. Zime does not write your story.

Zime turns what your sellers hear on calls into guidance every rep can use, built on your CRO’s strategy and your team’s tribal knowledge. Battle cards are how that works for competitors.

The problem

Your battle card says one thing. Buyers said another.

Written from Slack anecdotes and a few interviews. Then it goes stale.

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A1Battlecard: vs Northstar · Last updated in March
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1Battlecard: vs Northstar · Last updated in March
2Claim in the battle cardWhat buyers said on callsCallMatches?
3We are easier to set up.“Setup took us three months.”Aug 14No
4Their forecasting is weak.“Northstar forecasting is what we measure everyone against.”Sep 2No
5We always win on price.“Price wasn’t the issue. Integration was.”Oct 9No
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A battle card nobody trusts is not used.

The difference

Not what competitors say. What buyers said.

Zime starts where deals are won and lost.

Built by hand today
Slack anecdotesA few interviewsYour own notes
What a few people remember
Zime
Buyer callsYour positioning
What buyers said about them, checked against your story
Inside the card

Every question a rep asks, answered from calls.

Your reps’ tribal knowledge about a competitor, in one card the whole team can use.

1Overview
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Where we win, where we are exposed

From calls, last 3 months
What buyers say, and our counter
Buyers ask for a concrete next step, not another summary.4 calls
Lower-cost positioning came up in buyer and rep comparisons.4 calls
What buyers push back on
An existing Northstar contract delays a switch.3 calls
Integration must be shown in the buyer’s own workflow.3 calls
2Rep battlecard
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Concise rep battlecard

What they say, back to back with what to say
Their pitchNorthstar already covers recording and forecasting.
Our counterBuyers asked for a concrete next step, not another report.

“Let’s separate capturing the conversation from running your selling motion.”

3 calls · See 3 quotes
3Objections
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Ranked objections and comparisons

By call count. Severity is Zime’s judgment, not measured.
1Show exactly how you differ from Northstar.3 callsHigh

Best-performing response: connect the answer to a concrete customer scenario, then demo the buyer’s own workflow.

2An existing Northstar contract postpones a switch.1 callHigh

Best-performing response: validate the workflow now and map the contract decision window.

4Proof points
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Proof points that moved deals

Quotes from calls, with the deal stage

“We’re looking at you because Northstar doesn’t really work for us the way we operate.”

1 callSolutioning, open

“It tells us what happened. It doesn’t tell us the next step.”

1 callQualified, unknown
5Positioning watch
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Is the new narrative landing?

Positioning claims, tracked against what is said on calls
HighWe guide deal execution, not just conversation visibility.7 calls
MediumOur playbooks follow your selling motion.3 calls
LowWe learn what works across reps.2 calls
The loop

Your narrative goes in. Calls tell you if it landed.

Zime does not invent positioning. You set it, and the calls show you what happens next.

Each new card starts from what buyers said since the last one
1
Your positioning

Upload your messaging and positioning files to Zime.

2
Zime builds the card

From the buyer calls and your files.

3
Reps use it

Open it in Zime, download a PDF, or ask Zime a question about the competitor.

4
Positioning watch

Reads new calls against each claim.

5
You adjust

Edit the draft and upload it again.

What PMMs ask

Before you book

How is this different from a battle card we write ourselves?

A hand-built card is written from anecdotes and goes stale. Zime builds it from the calls where the competitor came up and adds your messaging, so each claim has calls behind it.

Why not ask Claude or ChatGPT to draft it?

A general AI drafts from what you paste in. Zime reads the calls themselves, counts them, and links each claim to the calls behind it.

Does it replace our messaging?

No. You upload your messaging and positioning files to Zime, and Zime does not invent positioning. Your edits stay in charge.

Which competitor and time frame can I pick?

Any competitor, and any time frame: a year, six months, three months, or your own dates.

Who uses the card?

PMMs build it. Reps, managers and your CRO open it in Zime, download it as a PDF, or ask Zime a question about the competitor. In a deal, the rep’s prep note names the competitor.

What if Zime finds nothing on a claim?

It lists what was not found in your calls, so gaps stay visible instead of being filled in.

Get started

Stop writing battle cards from anecdotes

Pick the competitor your reps meet most, and see the card Zime builds.