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title: "Innovate Digital vs Melia Marketing: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Innovate Digital or Melia Marketing more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Christchurch 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."
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# Innovate Digital vs Melia Marketing: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Innovate Digital or Melia Marketing more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Christchurch 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**: Innovate Digital and Melia Marketing
- **Competitive set**: Christchurch digital marketing agencies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Innovate Digital Share of Search**: 11.5%
- **Melia Marketing Share of Search**: 8.2%

## Is Innovate Digital or Melia Marketing more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Innovate Digital had more branded searches than Melia Marketing among Christchurch digital marketing agencies in New Zealand. Innovate Digital had about 70 branded searches, while Melia Marketing had 50. Innovate Digital made up 11.5% of all Christchurch digital marketing agency searches we track, and Melia Marketing accounted for 8.2%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Innovate Digital took it in June 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Innovate Digital’s share of searches among Christchurch digital marketing agencies in New Zealand moved from 13.7% to 11.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 70.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Melia Marketing’s share of searches among Christchurch digital marketing agencies in New Zealand moved from 21.6% to 8.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110 to 50.

## Top Christchurch digital marketing agencies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Innovate Digital and Melia Marketing were each mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Melia Marketing was listed before Innovate Digital in every answer.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Digital Influence | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Melia Marketing | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Innovate Digital | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Traction Marketing | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Empire9 | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| First Page | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Getmilk | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about Christchurch digital marketing agencies

- Asked ChatGPT "Which digital marketing agency should I hire in Christchurch, New Zealand?": 1. Digital Influence, 2. Melia Marketing, 3. Innovate Digital
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best digital marketing agencies in Christchurch, New Zealand?": 1. Digital Influence, 2. Melia Marketing, 3. Innovate Digital
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best digital marketing agency in Christchurch, New Zealand for more online leads?": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "seo agency christchurch": 1. Digital Influence

Not named in any answer: Traction Marketing, Empire9, First Page and Getmilk.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Christchurch digital marketing agencies in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Traction Marketing overtook Innovate Digital to rank 2nd among Christchurch digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, with 27.9% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Melia Marketing gained share of searches among Christchurch digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, from 6.7% to 8.2%.
- In September 2026, Innovate Digital lost share of searches among Christchurch digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, from 15% to 11.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Innovate Digital estimated searches | Innovate Digital Share of Search | Innovate Digital rank | Melia Marketing estimated searches | Melia Marketing Share of Search | Melia Marketing rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 70 | 13.7% | 4 | 110 | 21.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 70 | 14.9% | 2 | 70 | 14.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 40 | 14.3% | 4 | 50 | 17.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 30 | 7.1% | 5 | 90 | 21.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 90 | 18.4% | 2 | 90 | 18.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 90 | 13% | 3 | 90 | 13% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 50 | 9.6% | 5 | 70 | 13.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 70 | 11.5% | 4 | 70 | 11.5% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 140 | 20% | 3 | 90 | 12.9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 70 | 13% | 2 | 70 | 13% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 90 | 15% | 2 | 40 | 6.7% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 70 | 11.5% | 3 | 50 | 8.2% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Innovate Digital’s and Melia Marketing’s 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.

- **Innovate Digital**: Measured on the search term “innovate digital”.
- **Melia Marketing**: Measured on the search term “melia marketing”.

- [Innovate Digital profile](/demand/nz/brands/innovate-digital)
- [Melia Marketing profile](/demand/nz/brands/melia-marketing)
- [All Christchurch digital marketing agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/christchurch/digital-marketing-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Innovate Digital or Melia Marketing more popular in search?

In September 2026, Innovate Digital had more branded searches than Melia Marketing among Christchurch digital marketing agencies in New Zealand. Innovate Digital had about 70 branded searches, while Melia Marketing had 50. Innovate Digital made up 11.5% of all Christchurch digital marketing agency searches we track, and Melia Marketing accounted for 8.2%.

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