PrismbyNorthstar Digital
Apr 2025 – Apr 2026ready
↳ Starts a new audit setup flow
COMPOSITE SCORE
71/100
RANK (OF 5)
1
BEST-PERFORMING PILLAR
Media 100/100
HIGHEST-PRIORITY GAP
PR & Analyst 76 pts gap
MOMENTUM
vs last cycle
TRACKED SPOKESPEOPLE
4Brand: 1 · Competitors: 3

Benchmark comparison

Acer Competitors
avg 47
Acer
71
Lenovo
52
Dell
44
HP
42
Asus
24
Score (0–100)
Category average (47)

Score composition

PillarWeightAcer ScoreContribution
Media40%
10040 (56%)
Awards25%
9022 (32%)
PR & Analyst15%
244 (5%)
Leadership10%
505 (7%)
TOTAL90%71/ 100
Audit health
Healthy

All data sources operational

Data freshness
Updated May 12, 2026

Refresh cadence: 14 days

Methodology snapshot
  • 10 data sources
  • Weighted scoring
  • 10+ indicators
  • Tier-1 benchmark set
Leadership coverage
Ipsita Dasgupta
HP
20
Manish Gupta
Dell
20
Harish Kohli
Acer
10
Shailendra Katyal
Lenovo
9

Key takeaways

  • Acer currently holds a commanding overall PR leadership position in the Laptops category, primarily driven by its exceptional media visibility and strong awards performance.
  • However, significant strategic gaps exist in PR analyst relations and executive thought leadership, where Acer lags considerably behind top competitors like HP, Dell, and Asus.
  • While awards recognition is respectable, there is room to further narrow the gap with industry leaders Lenovo and HP to enhance product prestige.

Key mentions across industry

SourceBrandDateSent.
NDTVLenovo2025-12-30🙂
BW BusinessworldAcer2026-03-23🙂
LiveNOW from FOXDell2026-03-18🙁
Laptop MagAsus2025-11-28🙂
The Economic TimesHP2025-11-04🙂
Scores are relative to the competitive set and time period selected. See Methodology for details.