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title: "Bastion vs Motion Sickness: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Bastion or Motion Sickness? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Creative and Integrated 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."
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# Bastion vs Motion Sickness: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Bastion or Motion Sickness? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Creative and Integrated 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**: Bastion and Motion Sickness
- **Competitive set**: Creative and Integrated Agencies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Bastion Share of Search**: 10.1%
- **Motion Sickness Share of Search**: 3.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Bastion or Motion Sickness?

- In August 2026, Bastion had more branded searches than Motion Sickness among creative and integrated agencies in New Zealand. Bastion was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to Motion Sickness’ 380, and held a 10.1% Share of Search versus Motion Sickness’ 3.7%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Motion Sickness took it in April 2026, Bastion took it in May 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bastion’s estimated Share of Search among creative and integrated agencies in New Zealand moved from 9.2% to 10.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Motion Sickness’ estimated Share of Search among creative and integrated agencies in New Zealand moved from 3% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 330 to 380.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand creative and integrated agencies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Bastion overtook McCann New Zealand to rank 2nd among creative and integrated agencies in New Zealand, at 10.1%.
- In August 2026, Motion Sickness lost estimated Share of Search among creative and integrated agencies in New Zealand, from 4.3% to 3.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Bastion estimated searches | Bastion Share of Search | Bastion rank | Motion Sickness estimated searches | Motion Sickness Share of Search | Motion Sickness rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1K | 9.2% | 4 | 330 | 3% | 11 |
| Nov 2025 | 890 | 8.8% | 3 | 270 | 2.7% | 11 |
| Dec 2025 | 590 | 7.6% | 3 | 180 | 2.3% | 12 |
| Jan 2026 | 600 | 6.4% | 3 | 160 | 1.7% | 16 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.4K | 13.8% | 2 | 340 | 3.4% | 10 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.1K | 8.9% | 2 | 760 | 6% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 700 | 7.1% | 4 | 730 | 7.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.1K | 11.5% | 2 | 400 | 4.1% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 990 | 9.9% | 3 | 350 | 3.5% | 10 |
| Jul 2026 | 810 | 8.7% | 3 | 400 | 4.3% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.1K | 10.1% | 2 | 380 | 3.7% | 10 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bastion’s and Motion Sickness’ 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.

- **Bastion**: Measured on the search terms “bastion aotearoa”, “Bastion Design” and “bastion shine”, summed into one figure.
- **Motion Sickness**: Measured on the search terms “motion sickness advertising”, “motion sickness agency”, “motion sickness agency nz”, “motion sickness auckland”, “motion sickness company”, “motion sickness nz” and “motion sickness studio”, summed into one figure.

- [Bastion profile](/demand/nz/brands/bastion)
- [Motion Sickness profile](/demand/nz/brands/motion-sickness)
- [All creative and integrated agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/creative-integrated-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 16 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, Bastion or Motion Sickness?

In August 2026, Bastion had more branded searches than Motion Sickness among creative and integrated agencies in New Zealand. Bastion was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to Motion Sickness’ 380, and held a 10.1% Share of Search versus Motion Sickness’ 3.7%.

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