Review competitor search findings each month
Keep a regular snapshot of what search results show about selected competitors.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
Why this helps
Competitor reviews often happen only when a decision is urgent, leaving no recent snapshot to consult.
- Make competitor research a predictable routine.
- Save a dated record for later review.
- Surface new themes in returned search results.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Autom and Google Drive once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name the monthly review.
- 3Tell Notis which competitors and queries to search, how to summarize the returned results, and to create a dated review document in Drive.
- 4Pick a monthly schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test the research instruction with one real competitor.
Questions about this workflow
Can it prove what changed since last month?
Only if prior results are available to the automation for comparison. Otherwise it can summarize this run and note that a baseline is missing.
Can I track multiple competitors?
Yes. Name the competitors and queries in the automation instruction.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
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Autom triggers
Google Drive actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add file sharing preference
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Webhook trigger
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Copy file
Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.
Create Comment
Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.
Create Shared Drive
Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.
Create File or Folder
Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).
Create a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
Create a folder
Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
Create Reply
Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.
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