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title: "Undertow Media vs Wright Communications: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Undertow Media or Wright Communications? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Auckland pR 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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# Undertow Media vs Wright Communications: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Undertow Media or Wright Communications? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Auckland pR 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**: Undertow Media and Wright Communications
- **Competitive set**: Auckland pR agencies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Undertow Media Share of Search**: 61.4%
- **Wright Communications Share of Search**: 15.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Undertow Media or Wright Communications?

- In August 2026, Undertow Media had more branded searches than Wright Communications among auckland pR agencies in New Zealand. Undertow Media was estimated to have 350 branded searches compared to Wright Communications’ 90, and held a 61.4% Share of Search versus Wright Communications’ 15.8%.
- Undertow Media was ahead of Wright Communications in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Undertow Media’s estimated Share of Search among auckland pR agencies in New Zealand moved from 45.2% to 61.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 280 to 350.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Wright Communications’ estimated Share of Search among auckland pR agencies in New Zealand moved from 16.1% to 15.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 100 to 90.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand auckland pR agencies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Wright Communications overtook Boyd PR to rank 2nd among auckland pR agencies in New Zealand, at 15.8%.
- In August 2026, Undertow Media gained estimated Share of Search among auckland pR agencies in New Zealand, from 56.7% to 61.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Undertow Media estimated searches | Undertow Media Share of Search | Undertow Media rank | Wright Communications estimated searches | Wright Communications Share of Search | Wright Communications rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 280 | 45.2% | 1 | 100 | 16.1% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 250 | 50% | 1 | 100 | 20% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 180 | 45% | 1 | 90 | 22.5% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 230 | 50% | 1 | 80 | 17.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 340 | 58.6% | 1 | 90 | 15.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 380 | 60.3% | 1 | 90 | 14.3% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 310 | 53.4% | 1 | 80 | 13.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 350 | 54.7% | 1 | 60 | 9.4% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 340 | 56.7% | 1 | 100 | 16.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 340 | 56.7% | 1 | 60 | 10% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 350 | 61.4% | 1 | 90 | 15.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Undertow Media’s and Wright Communications’ 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.

- **Undertow Media**: Measured on the search terms “undertow media” and “undertow media nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Wright Communications**: Measured on the search terms “wright communications”, “wright communications auckland” and “wright communications nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Undertow Media profile](/demand/nz/brands/undertow-media)
- [Wright Communications profile](/demand/nz/brands/wright-communications)
- [All auckland pR agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-auckland-pr-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Undertow Media or Wright Communications?

In August 2026, Undertow Media had more branded searches than Wright Communications among auckland pR agencies in New Zealand. Undertow Media was estimated to have 350 branded searches compared to Wright Communications’ 90, and held a 61.4% Share of Search versus Wright Communications’ 15.8%.

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