Head-to-head rounds
Two options in opposite corners, a brand half and a dark half with a 'VS' seal, compared one criterion per round with each side's answer and the verdict — an 'X vs Y' decision weighed point by point, round after round.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Head-to-head rounds for posts that teach or get people to act, when the message is a side-by-side comparison or a contrast (this, not that). It is built first to teach.
It reads each post’s goal and shape first, then its own words, the platform and the facts you have, and offers this template only where it fits.
Who it’s for
Any business. Nothing in it assumes what you sell, so the Director can offer it to a software company, a café or a coaching centre alike — whenever the post fits.
Platforms and sizes
| Size | Where |
|---|---|
| 4:51080 × 1350 px | Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads |
Carousel of 3–10 slides. Each size is laid out for its canvas, not cropped; the sample above is the 4:5 version.
What it needs
Only your post. It is made from your copy and your brand kit — there is nothing else to prepare.
Rules the AI follows
Word for word from the template library. The Director follows the copy rules when it writes into the template, and the visual review checks every creative against the visual rules.
Copy rules
- Name the two options exactly as the copy does; each row is one criterion they are compared on.
- What each side offers comes from the copy; the verdict is fair and says who it suits, never a rival's flaw the copy does not state.
- The closing line helps the reader choose (a call, a calculator, a consult).
Visual rules
- The page is split down the middle: the first option on the brand colour, the second on a dark half, a round 'VS' seal on the seam.
- Each round page puts the criterion on a white band at the top, each side's answer in its half, and the verdict on a white card at the bottom.
- The cover sets the two options large in their halves; the closing card carries the call to action.
More Teaching carousels templates
Stat-by-stat data deck
A data desk's deck, one real figure per page: the number set huge in the brand colour above a short rule, with what it means and its context beneath
Ranked countdown
A poster-loud countdown to number one: each page sets its rank as a giant condensed numeral above the pick and why, with a ladder of ranks at the foot
Decision-tree walkthrough
A decision tree walked one node per page on dotted flowchart paper: a yes-or-no question in a node card with its two branches beneath, the path so far as diamonds above
Laminated cheat-sheet deck
Ring-bound laminated cheat-sheet cards on a dark desk: each page a glossy card with a coloured section tab and its quick facts as key-and-value lines
Explain-it-simply whiteboard
A teacher's whiteboard, one idea per page in marker with a circled number and a scribbled underline, the plain explanation beneath and an everyday analogy on a sticky…
Save-this reference deck
A bookmarked reference deck, one entry per page: a ribbon hangs from the top edge and an index rail of entries runs down the left, marking the reader's place
Story-arc mountain
A 'story arc' drawn as a mountain line across a dark page: each page lights the path up to its beat (hook, problem, turn, payoff) and plants a flag there above that part
Before-to-after transformation
A transformation told in stages: a before-to-after meter tops every page and its marker moves right as the page warms from a muted grey to the brand colour
Make a Head-to-head rounds with your brand.
MarketiQ writes the post, picks the template that carries it best — this one, when it fits — and fills it with your logo, colours, facts and copy.