--- title: "Rise Interactive vs SmartSites: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Rise Interactive or SmartSites more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Digital marketing agencies set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/rise-interactive-vs-smartsites" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Rise Interactive vs SmartSites: Which is searched more? Is Rise Interactive or SmartSites more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Digital marketing agencies set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Rise Interactive and SmartSites - **Competitive set**: Digital marketing agencies - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Rise Interactive Share of Search**: 0.69% - **SmartSites Share of Search**: 9.6% ## Is Rise Interactive or SmartSites more popular in search? - In September 2026, SmartSites had more branded searches than Rise Interactive among digital marketing agencies worldwide. SmartSites had about 5,400 branded searches, while Rise Interactive had 390. SmartSites made up 9.6% of all digital marketing agency searches we track, and Rise Interactive accounted for 0.69%. - SmartSites was ahead of Rise Interactive in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Rise Interactive’s share of searches among digital marketing agencies worldwide moved from 0.88% to 0.69%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 590 to 390. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SmartSites’ share of searches among digital marketing agencies worldwide moved from 8% to 9.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.4K. ## Top digital marketing agencies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, SmartSites was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Rise Interactive did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | SmartSites | 1st | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Ignite Visibility | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | KlientBoost | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Brainlabs | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Croud | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Tinuiti | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Wpromote | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Jellyfish | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Rise Interactive | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about digital marketing agencies - Asked ChatGPT "Which digital marketing agency should I hire?": named none of the brands we track - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best digital marketing agencies?": 1. SmartSites, 2. Ignite Visibility, 3. KlientBoost - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best digital marketing agency for online growth?": 1. SmartSites, 2. Ignite Visibility, 3. KlientBoost - Searched Google, AI Overview "digital marketing agency": 1. Ignite Visibility - Searched Google, AI Overview "digital marketing services": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Brainlabs, Croud, Tinuiti, Wpromote, Jellyfish and Rise Interactive. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for digital marketing agencies worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, SmartSites overtook Wpromote to rank 4th among digital marketing agencies worldwide, with 9.6% of the searches. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Rise Interactive worldwide fell 33.9% over 12 measured months, from 590 to 390 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Rise Interactive estimated searches | Rise Interactive Share of Search | Rise Interactive rank | SmartSites estimated searches | SmartSites Share of Search | SmartSites rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 590 | 0.88% | 9 | 5.4K | 8% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 590 | 1.1% | 9 | 5.4K | 9.8% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 590 | 1.1% | 9 | 4.4K | 8.3% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 590 | 0.99% | 9 | 5.4K | 9.1% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 720 | 1.2% | 9 | 5.4K | 9.3% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 880 | 1.3% | 9 | 5.4K | 7.9% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 590 | 0.87% | 9 | 5.4K | 7.9% | 4 | | May 2026 | 480 | 0.82% | 9 | 4.4K | 7.5% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 480 | 0.83% | 9 | 4.4K | 7.6% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 390 | 0.68% | 9 | 4.4K | 7.7% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 480 | 0.85% | 9 | 3.6K | 6.4% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 390 | 0.69% | 9 | 5.4K | 9.6% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Rise Interactive’s and SmartSites’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Rise Interactive**: Measured on the search term “rise interactive”. - **SmartSites**: Measured on the search term “smartsites”. - [Rise Interactive profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rise-interactive) - [SmartSites profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smartsites) - [All digital marketing agencies worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/digital-marketing-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Rise Interactive or SmartSites more popular in search? In September 2026, SmartSites had more branded searches than Rise Interactive among digital marketing agencies worldwide. SmartSites had about 5,400 branded searches, while Rise Interactive had 390. SmartSites made up 9.6% of all digital marketing agency searches we track, and Rise Interactive accounted for 0.69%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Rise Interactive vs SmartSites: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/rise-interactive-vs-smartsites This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/rise-interactive-vs-smartsites. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.