--- title: "Pitchblack Partners vs Special Group: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Pitchblack Partners or Special Group? 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/pitchblack-partners-vs-special-group" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Pitchblack Partners vs Special Group: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Pitchblack Partners or Special Group? 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**: Pitchblack Partners and Special Group - **Competitive set**: Creative and Integrated Agencies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Pitchblack Partners Share of Search**: 2.5% - **Special Group Share of Search**: 6.2% ## Which is more popular in search, Pitchblack Partners or Special Group? - In August 2026, Special Group had more branded searches than Pitchblack Partners among creative and integrated agencies in New Zealand. Special Group was estimated to have 640 branded searches compared to Pitchblack Partners’ 260, and held a 6.2% Share of Search versus Pitchblack Partners’ 2.5%. - Special Group was ahead of Pitchblack Partners in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pitchblack Partners’ estimated Share of Search among creative and integrated agencies in New Zealand moved from 1.6% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 170 to 260. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Special Group’s estimated Share of Search among creative and integrated agencies in New Zealand moved from 7% to 6.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 770 to 640. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand creative and integrated agencies in August 2026? - In August 2026, TBWA\New Zealand overtook Special Group to rank 4th among creative and integrated agencies in New Zealand, at 7.7%. - In August 2026, Pitchblack Partners rose from 14th to 13th among creative and integrated agencies in New Zealand. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Special Group in New Zealand fell 16.9% over 11 measured months, from 770 to 640 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Pitchblack Partners estimated searches | Pitchblack Partners Share of Search | Pitchblack Partners rank | Special Group estimated searches | Special Group Share of Search | Special Group rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 170 | 1.6% | 15 | 770 | 7% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 210 | 2.1% | 12 | 620 | 6.2% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 210 | 2.7% | 11 | 420 | 5.4% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 170 | 1.8% | 14 | 460 | 4.9% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 210 | 2.1% | 14 | 440 | 4.4% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 320 | 2.5% | 13 | 640 | 5.1% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 260 | 2.6% | 13 | 510 | 5.1% | 7 | | May 2026 | 260 | 2.7% | 13 | 640 | 6.6% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 210 | 2.1% | 15 | 760 | 7.6% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 210 | 2.3% | 14 | 560 | 6% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 260 | 2.5% | 13 | 640 | 6.2% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pitchblack Partners’ and Special Group’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. - **Pitchblack Partners**: Measured on the search term “Pitchblack Partners”. - **Special Group**: Measured on the search terms “special group”, “special group advertising”, “special group agency”, “special group auckland”, “special group design”, “special group nz”, “special group wellington”, “specialgroup” and “the special group”, summed into one figure. - [Pitchblack Partners profile](/demand/nz/brands/pitchblack-partners) - [Special Group profile](/demand/nz/brands/special-group) - [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, Pitchblack Partners or Special Group? In August 2026, Special Group had more branded searches than Pitchblack Partners among creative and integrated agencies in New Zealand. Special Group was estimated to have 640 branded searches compared to Pitchblack Partners’ 260, and held a 6.2% Share of Search versus Pitchblack Partners’ 2.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Pitchblack Partners vs Special Group: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/pitchblack-partners-vs-special-group This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/pitchblack-partners-vs-special-group. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.