Brand Strategy Agencies in New Zealand
DDB New Zealand
DDB Aotearoa is the Emotional Advantage Agency, unlocking human emotion to move people, culture, and business.
Tourism New Zealand, New World, Google
Colenso BBDO
Colenso BBDO is an Auckland creative advertising agency that has been destroying indifference since 1969.
Pedigree, DB Breweries, Spark +2
Augusto
An Auckland-based creative agency providing video production, brand strategy, and content creation services. Has produced campaigns for Adidas, Tourism New Zealand, Havana, and Spark.
Tourism New Zealand
Motion Sickness Studio
An award-winning independent New Zealand creative agency producing advertising, design, film, and digital work, with recognition at Cannes Lions, Effies, D&AD, and Axis Awards.
Kathmandu
Bastion Aotearoa
A full-service strategic and creative consultancy offering advertising, design, social media, communications, media, and digital services. Works with clients including KFC, Spark, ASB, Air New Zealand, and Whittaker's.
MONTOYA
An independent creative company with a presence in Australia and New Zealand, specialising in brand building, advertising, and integrated campaigns for travel, wellness, and entertainment brands.
Air New Zealand
TBWA New Zealand
Auckland advertising agency part of the global TBWA network, delivering creative campaigns and brand strategy for major New Zealand brands including 2degrees, ANZ, and Tourism New Zealand.
ANZ Bank New Zealand, 2degrees
Thompson Spencer
Full-service creative and media agency with offices in Auckland, Wellington, Sydney, and Melbourne, providing strategy, creative, and media buying across the full marketing funnel.
BcgCrave
A purpose-driven creative agency providing brand strategy and creative services to help brands gain visibility.
Quantum Jump
A strategic marketing agency with offices in Auckland and Sydney, specialising in loyalty programme design, CRM, customer experience strategy, and data-driven advertising.
Mitre 10, Sky TV
Bathgate Design
A Christchurch-based branding and graphic design studio specialising in visual identity, brand strategy, and creative direction for clients across architecture, hospitality, and property development.
Te Papa
Daymark
Strategic brand and digital design studio with offices in Hamilton and Tauranga, creating purpose-driven brand identities and digital experiences for organisations across regional Aotearoa.
Dialog Studio – Design Agency
Full-service brand agency providing strategy, brand design, web design, copywriting, and campaign delivery from its studio in New Zealand.
Edition - Design & Technology Studio
Auckland-based technology studio that partners with founders and teams to design and build digital products, apps, software, and brand identities for high-growth technology companies.
Forme Creative Studio
Christchurch graphic design agency providing brand strategy, web design, content creation, and marketing services. Works with businesses across dental, arts, construction, and education sectors.
HOOF Creative
Wellington creative agency providing creative strategy, brand platforms, campaign ideation, video direction, design, and AI-assisted content production with a senior-led team.
Inject Design
Creative agency based in Wellington specialising in branding, strategy, graphic design, spatial design, and motion design for New Zealand and international clients.
Jemma Cheer Design Company (JCDC)
Independent graphic design studio based in Palmerston North specialising in branding, logo design, visual identity, publication design, and packaging.
Kōwhai Creative
Creative studio based in Christchurch offering branding, website design and development, marketing, photography, and ongoing creative support. Works with clients including Canterbury Rugby and Kidney Health New Zealand.
Not Another™
Not Another is a full-service creative agency with operations in New Zealand and Sydney, offering brand strategy, identity, campaigns, and web development as a certified B Corporation.
Ocean Design
Ocean Design is a brand strategy and communication design studio based in Wellington, working with clients across health, social services, energy, and food sectors on brand identity, messaging, and visual design.
Saturday Creative
An Auckland design and brand agency creating corporate identities, annual reports, investor communications, and employee engagement materials.
Toyota, Air New Zealand
The Web Guys NZ
Auckland-based website design and digital marketing agency offering responsive web design, SEO, and performance marketing campaigns.
TwoScoops Creative Agency
New Zealand creative agency building brands through strategy and multi-channel creative work, with campaigns across not-for-profit, healthcare, retail, and social responsibility sectors.
Mitre 10
About the brand strategy agencies ranking
Agencies listed
326
Verified profiles
9
Claimed profiles
2
Average score
49/200
Regions covered
16
Longest established
2008
Which brand strategy agencies rank highest?
DDB New Zealand, Colenso BBDO and Augusto currently rank highest in this listing.DDB New Zealand leads with a directory score of 145/200. Rankings recompute automatically as directory data changes — placement is never paid or sponsored.
How the ranking works
Every brand strategy agency is scored out of 200 from five public signals: verification status, client portfolio, specialty breadth, project track record, and public presence including years in business. There are no paid placements, and scores exclude self-reported claims that cannot be checked against public sources. See the full methodology.