--- title: "Max Marketing vs Tailgunner: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Max Marketing or Tailgunner more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wellington 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/max-marketing-vs-tailgunner" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Max Marketing vs Tailgunner: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Max Marketing or Tailgunner more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wellington 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**: Max Marketing and Tailgunner - **Competitive set**: Wellington digital marketing agencies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Max Marketing Share of Search**: 0% - **Tailgunner Share of Search**: 6.3% ## Is Max Marketing or Tailgunner more popular in search? - In September 2026, Tailgunner had more branded searches than Max Marketing among Wellington digital marketing agencies in New Zealand. Tailgunner had about 10 branded searches, while Max Marketing had 0. Tailgunner made up 6.3% of all Wellington digital marketing agency searches we track, and Max Marketing accounted for 0%. - Tailgunner was ahead of Max Marketing in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Max Marketing’s share of searches among Wellington digital marketing agencies in New Zealand moved from 3.8% to 0%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10 to 0. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tailgunner’s share of searches among Wellington digital marketing agencies in New Zealand moved from 3.8% to 6.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10. ## Top Wellington digital marketing agencies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Tailgunner was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Max Marketing 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Tailgunner | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Digitella Marketing | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Aztera Marketing | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | PS/digital | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Aro Digital | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Grow My Business | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Max Marketing | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about Wellington digital marketing agencies - Asked ChatGPT "Which digital marketing agency should I hire in Wellington, New Zealand?": 1. Tailgunner, 2. Digitella Marketing, 3. Aztera Marketing, 4. Aro Digital, 5. PS/digital - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best digital marketing agencies in Wellington, New Zealand?": 1. Tailgunner, 2. Digitella Marketing, 3. PS/digital, 4. Aro Digital, 5. Grow My Business - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best digital marketing agency in Wellington, New Zealand for a small business?": 1. Aztera Marketing, 2. Tailgunner, 3. Grow My Business, 4. Digitella Marketing - Searched Google, AI Overview "wellington digital marketing agency": 1. Aro Digital, 2. Digitella Marketing - Searched Google, AI Overview "wellington seo agency": 1. Aztera Marketing, 2. Digitella Marketing Not named in any answer: Max Marketing. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Wellington digital marketing agencies in September 2026? - In September 2026, Tailgunner overtook Max Marketing to rank 6th among Wellington digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, with 6.3% of the searches. - In September 2026, Max Marketing lost share of searches among Wellington digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, from 4.5% to 0%. ## Month by month | Month | Max Marketing estimated searches | Max Marketing Share of Search | Max Marketing rank | Tailgunner estimated searches | Tailgunner Share of Search | Tailgunner rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 10 | 3.8% | 6 | 10 | 3.8% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 10 | 4.2% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 10 | 5% | 6 | 10 | 5% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 10 | 3.3% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 30 | 6.8% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 10 | 2.5% | 7 | 50 | 12.5% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 50 | 13.2% | 4 | | May 2026 | 10 | 3.1% | 7 | 20 | 6.3% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 10 | 4% | 6 | 10 | 4% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 10 | 5.3% | 6 | 10 | 5.3% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 10 | 4.5% | 6 | 10 | 4.5% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 10 | 6.3% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Max Marketing’s and Tailgunner’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. - **Max Marketing**: Measured on the search terms “max marketing” and “maxmarketing”, summed into one figure. - **Tailgunner**: Measured on the search term “tailgunner”. - [Max Marketing profile](/demand/nz/brands/max-marketing) - [Tailgunner profile](/demand/nz/brands/tailgunner) - [All Wellington digital marketing agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/wellington/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 Max Marketing or Tailgunner more popular in search? In September 2026, Tailgunner had more branded searches than Max Marketing among Wellington digital marketing agencies in New Zealand. Tailgunner had about 10 branded searches, while Max Marketing had 0. Tailgunner made up 6.3% of all Wellington digital marketing agency searches we track, and Max Marketing accounted for 0%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Max Marketing vs Tailgunner: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/max-marketing-vs-tailgunner This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/max-marketing-vs-tailgunner. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.