--- title: "How popular is Limelight Digital? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand" description: "Limelight Digital is a digital marketing agency in New Plymouth. 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/nz/brands/limelight-digital" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # How popular is Limelight Digital? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand Limelight Digital is a digital marketing agency in New Plymouth. 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 - **Brand**: Limelight Digital - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Oct 2026 - **Share of Search among New Plymouth digital marketing agencies**: 5.6% ## Where does Limelight Digital compete? | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | New Plymouth digital marketing agencies | 8 | 5.6% | 10 | - [New Plymouth digital marketing agencies](/demand/nz/locations/new-plymouth/digital-marketing-agencies) ## Top New Plymouth digital marketing agencies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Limelight Digital was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Limelight Digital is the second most recommended of the eight. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Done By Nine | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Limelight Digital | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Idyllic | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Custom Digital Marketing | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Strategy Collective | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | The Creatives | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Favour The Brave | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Likuid Media | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about New Plymouth digital marketing agencies - Asked ChatGPT "Which digital marketing agency should I hire in New Plymouth, New Zealand?": 1. Done By Nine, 2. Limelight Digital, 3. Idyllic, 4. Custom Digital Marketing - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best digital marketing agencies in New Plymouth, New Zealand?": 1. Done By Nine, 2. Limelight Digital, 3. Idyllic, 4. Custom Digital Marketing - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best digital marketing agency in New Plymouth, New Zealand for more leads?": 1. Done By Nine, 2. Limelight Digital - Searched Google, AI Overview "digital marketing agency new plymouth": 1. Done By Nine, 2. Idyllic, 3. Strategy Collective Not named in any answer: The Creatives, Favour The Brave and Likuid Media. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Limelight Digital changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Limelight Digital in New Zealand fell from 140 to 30. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Limelight Digital’s share of searches among New Plymouth digital marketing agencies in New Zealand decreased from 15.4% to 5.6%. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Limelight Digital’s share of searches among New Plymouth digital marketing agencies in New Zealand peaked at 15.4% in November 2025 and was lowest at 3.2% in March 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Limelight Digital fell from 4th to 8th among New Plymouth digital marketing agencies in New Zealand. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand New Plymouth digital marketing agencies in October 2026? - In October 2026, Done By Nine overtook Strategy Collective to rank 2nd among New Plymouth digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, with 22.2% of the searches. - In October 2026, Custom Digital Marketing overtook Favour The Brave and 3 others to rank 4th among New Plymouth digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, with 5.6% of the searches. - In October 2026, Favour The Brave gained share of searches among New Plymouth digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, from 4.5% to 5.6%. - In October 2026, Idyllic gained share of searches among New Plymouth digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, from 4.5% to 5.6%. - In October 2026, Likuid Media gained share of searches among New Plymouth digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, from 4.5% to 5.6%. - In October 2026, Limelight Digital gained share of searches among New Plymouth digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, from 4.5% to 5.6%. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | New Plymouth digital marketing agencies | 40 | 15.4% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | New Plymouth digital marketing agencies | 10 | 6.3% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | New Plymouth digital marketing agencies | 10 | 4.2% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | New Plymouth digital marketing agencies | 10 | 4% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | New Plymouth digital marketing agencies | 10 | 3.2% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | New Plymouth digital marketing agencies | 10 | 3.6% | 7 | | May 2026 | New Plymouth digital marketing agencies | 20 | 7.4% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | New Plymouth digital marketing agencies | 10 | 3.6% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | New Plymouth digital marketing agencies | 10 | 4% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | New Plymouth digital marketing agencies | 20 | 7.7% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | New Plymouth digital marketing agencies | 10 | 4.5% | 7 | | Oct 2026 | New Plymouth digital marketing agencies | 10 | 5.6% | 8 | ## How are Limelight Digital’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Limelight Digital’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “limelight digital” ## Which New Plymouth digital marketing agencies compete with Limelight Digital? - [The Creatives](/demand/nz/brands/the-creatives) - [Done By Nine](/demand/nz/brands/done-by-nine) - [Strategy Collective](/demand/nz/brands/strategy-collective): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/limelight-digital-vs-strategy-collective - [Custom Digital Marketing](/demand/nz/brands/custom-digital-marketing): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/custom-digital-marketing-vs-limelight-digital - [Favour The Brave](/demand/nz/brands/favour-the-brave): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/favour-the-brave-vs-limelight-digital - [Idyllic](/demand/nz/brands/idyllic): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/idyllic-vs-limelight-digital - [Likuid Media](/demand/nz/brands/likuid-media): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/likuid-media-vs-limelight-digital ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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