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Automate Your Positioning Grid and Stop Manual Updates

Use AI to keep your competitor analysis fresh. Reduce manual work and make confident channel bets.

Who This Helps

This is for growth marketers tired of stale data. The Market Intelligence & Positioning course shows you how to build a living system, not a one-time report. You'll move from guesswork to evidence-based decisions for your channels.

Mini Case

Zaid, a growth lead, spent 3 hours every Monday manually updating a competitor tracking spreadsheet. After automating his Positioning Grid, he cut that time to 20 minutes. His team now spots claim shifts in 2 days, not 2 weeks, helping them adjust ad copy before the competition's narrative sticks.

Do This Now (5 Steps)

  1. List your top 5 direct competitors. Be specific.
  2. Pick 3 key comparison criteria from your market, like "ease of onboarding" or "reporting depth."
  3. Open your current tracking doc (Sheet, Notion, etc.).
  4. Set a weekly 15-minute check to review one competitor's public claims on their site and blog.
  5. Use a simple AI helper to summarize any new claims against your 3 criteria and drop the note into your doc. This keeps context fresh without the manual slog.

Avoid These Traps

  • Don't track more than 5 competitors. It creates noise, not insight.
  • Avoid vague criteria like "better." Use what your ICP actually talks about.
  • Don't just file the data. Schedule a 30-minute weekly huddle to decide on one small channel test based on what you found.
  • Skipping the win-loss interview evidence. If sales hears a prospect mention a rival's new feature, that's a signal to audit.
  • Building a beautiful, static slide. Your grid is a living tool, not a museum piece.

Your Win by Friday

Your win is a single, updated Positioning Grid with clear trade-offs. You'll have moved one channel metric—like ad spend or content focus—based on a fresh competitor insight, not a hunch. You'll have freed up 2+ hours of manual update time. Now that's a good Friday feeling.