competitive-research-stinger

Run an aggregator-first research sweep using roundup articles to surface 10-15 competitors per fetch, then build an XLSX workbook with the subject company as a highlighted benchmark row, category columns, pricing, and a comparison note written relative to the subject for every competitor.

Author a self-contained HTML file with inline CSS and base64-embedded logos, then render it with headless Chromium via page.pdf with print_background enabled. Verify by rasterizing every page to PNG and visually inspecting each one before delivery.

Fact states the competitor's pitch and target, Impact covers where they genuinely win and where your company wins back, and Act is a literal talk track a rep can say on a call. Build 5-6 cards for the closest competitors rather than many shallow ones.

SVGs using fill="currentColor" in multiple places need every occurrence replaced when recoloring for a data-URI img embed, because currentColor cannot resolve inside an embedded SVG document. A count-limited string replace fixes only the first occurrence and leaves the rest black.

Do not use it for single-company SEO or brand-voice work with no competitive comparison, financial modeling or valuation, or building the actual product features identified as gaps. It produces qualitative comparison deliverables, not forecast models or application code.

Run the palette through a validator with all color pairs checked, not just adjacent ones, before building any multi-hue chart. If it fails and cannot be re-stepped within approved brand hues, facet into single-hue charts instead of shipping an unreadable chart.