--- title: "Authentic Digital vs SEO Websites: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Authentic Digital or SEO Websites? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies set in New Zealand. 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/compare/authentic-digital-vs-seo-websites" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Authentic Digital vs SEO Websites: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Authentic Digital or SEO Websites? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies set in New Zealand. 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**: Authentic Digital and SEO Websites - **Competitive set**: Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Authentic Digital Share of Search**: 3.1% - **SEO Websites Share of Search**: 3.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Authentic Digital or SEO Websites? - In August 2026, SEO Websites had more branded searches than Authentic Digital among performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand. SEO Websites was estimated to have 110 branded searches compared to Authentic Digital’s 90, and held a 3.7% Share of Search versus Authentic Digital’s 3.1%. - The lead changed hands 3 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: SEO Websites took it in February 2026, Authentic Digital took it in May 2026, SEO Websites took it in August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Authentic Digital’s estimated Share of Search among performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand moved from 3.6% to 3.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110 to 90. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SEO Websites’ estimated Share of Search among performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand moved from 2.3% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 70 to 110. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand performance and digital marketing agencies in August 2026? - In August 2026, Traction Marketing overtook Authentic Digital to rank 8th among performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, at 4.7%. - In August 2026, Web Wonks overtook Authentic Digital to rank 11th among performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, at 3.7%. - In August 2026, Authentic Digital lost estimated Share of Search among performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, from 3.9% to 3.1%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for SEO Websites in New Zealand rose 57.1% over 11 measured months, from 70 to 110 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Authentic Digital estimated searches | Authentic Digital Share of Search | Authentic Digital rank | SEO Websites estimated searches | SEO Websites Share of Search | SEO Websites rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 110 | 3.6% | 10 | 70 | 2.3% | 13 | | Nov 2025 | 110 | 3.6% | 10 | 70 | 2.3% | 12 | | Dec 2025 | 70 | 3% | 11 | 50 | 2.2% | 13 | | Jan 2026 | 70 | 2.6% | 11 | 70 | 2.6% | 12 | | Feb 2026 | 110 | 2.8% | 12 | 140 | 3.5% | 10 | | Mar 2026 | 110 | 2.3% | 13 | 320 | 6.7% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 70 | 2.1% | 13 | 110 | 3.3% | 8 | | May 2026 | 110 | 2.8% | 10 | 90 | 2.3% | 13 | | Jun 2026 | 90 | 2.3% | 12 | 90 | 2.3% | 13 | | Jul 2026 | 110 | 3.9% | 9 | 110 | 3.9% | 10 | | Aug 2026 | 90 | 3.1% | 13 | 110 | 3.7% | 10 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Authentic Digital’s and SEO Websites’ 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. - **Authentic Digital**: Measured on the search term “authentic digital”. - **SEO Websites**: Measured on the search term “Seo Websites”. - [Authentic Digital profile](/demand/nz/brands/authentic-digital) - [SEO Websites profile](/demand/nz/brands/seo-websites) - [All performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/performance-digital-marketing-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Authentic Digital or SEO Websites? In August 2026, SEO Websites had more branded searches than Authentic Digital among performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand. SEO Websites was estimated to have 110 branded searches compared to Authentic Digital’s 90, and held a 3.7% Share of Search versus Authentic Digital’s 3.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Authentic Digital vs SEO Websites: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/authentic-digital-vs-seo-websites This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/authentic-digital-vs-seo-websites. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.