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Great Design: Dance Between Creativity & Practicality
Great Design: Dance Between Creativity & Practicality

Imagine you’re at a dance performance. Multiple elements come together - music, lighting, dance - to create something magical and memorable. The dancers are synchronized, working together seamlessly. Nothing distracts from the main focus of the piece. In the same way,...

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Matcha Design Takes Home Gold Summit International Award
Matcha Design Takes Home Gold Summit International Award

2023 Wins Continue for Experienced Design Agency, Matcha Design The list of the 2023 Summit Creative Awards (SIA) has been released, and Matcha Design is one of just 104 international agencies to win the coveted Gold Award. Gold Award winners span the industries of...

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Why Designing a Good Website is Harder Than It Looks
Why Designing a Good Website is Harder Than It Looks

You need a website!” How many times have you heard that one? How often have you said, “Okay, I’ll make it myself.” Then you tried it, and you quit because it’s never as simple as it seems. Here’s a bit about some of the most popular DIY options and why they may fall...

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Reach New Audience vs. Keep Your Customer
Reach New Audience vs. Keep Your Customer

Ah, the age-old debate: do you reach a new audience or work to keep your customer? Well, if you’ve been on the internet lately, you’ve likely heard about the recent Bud Light controversy. In this article, we’d like to untangle this mess and examine what went wrong. No...

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Brand Mascots: The Lovable Sidekick for Your Business
Brand Mascots: The Lovable Sidekick for Your Business

Everyone needs a fun sidekick. This fun, loyal co-conspirator constantly assists the main character in princess stories, superhero comics - even your business, if you’ll let it! As you know, brand development is important to help your company succeed. From researching...

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What Makes Good Branding?
What Makes Good Branding?

Branding refers to the techniques a company follows to create a unique identity for the business itself. Branding can involve the company’s public image, the company website, the products/services the business offers, or the customer experience the staff provides. A...

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Should you use SEO, SEM, or both?
Should you use SEO, SEM, or both?

There are several techniques that people swear by in digital marketing, but two are constantly battling each other for the top spot in marketers’ minds - SEM and SEO. So which one should you focus on: SEO (search engine optimization) or SEM (search engine marketing)?...

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10 Most Creative Entrepreneurs in Japan
10 Most Creative Entrepreneurs in Japan

You knew our list of the 10 most creative entrepreneurs in Japan was coming - we are Matcha Design, after all! You may be surprised to learn the names behind some of the most notable companies you’ve heard of. Read on to learn about the best entrepreneurs born in...

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Keep Learning: A Constant Goal for Creatives
Keep Learning: A Constant Goal for Creatives

With deadlines looming overhead and the next project always on the horizon, it can be a struggle for creatives to justify the time it takes to sharpen skills, develop new ones, or stay on top of the industry. However, whether your knowledge base is design or another...

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The Truth on Measuring Business Services Success
The Truth on Measuring Business Services Success

It’s relatively easy for a business that sells products to measure success. All it really takes is a simple, “How many people are buying our product?” but with business services, it’s more challenging. There are several touchpoints along the way, all of which are...

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What’s Your Interstellar Leadership Style?
What’s Your Interstellar Leadership Style?

More interstellar content, you say? We thought you’d never ask! In this article, we’ll talk about how to tell which leader from the interstellar war saga you are most like. Let’s dive in! The Dark Lord If you’re a dark lord, your team trembles whenever you enter a...

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Crafting Catchy Content: Make it Memorable
Crafting Catchy Content: Make it Memorable

Developing catchy content is a challenge for marketers and business owners. How can you take something ordinary (words, visuals, etc.) and put them together to create fantastic brand messaging? Today, we’ll compare two shows from an entertainment giant, and explain...

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Great Design: Dance Between Creativity & Practicality

Great Design: Dance Between Creativity & Practicality

Imagine you’re at a dance performance. Multiple elements come together - music, lighting, dance - to create something magical and memorable. The dancers are synchronized, working together seamlessly. Nothing distracts from the main focus of the piece. In the same way,...

read more
Why Designing a Good Website is Harder Than It Looks

Why Designing a Good Website is Harder Than It Looks

You need a website!” How many times have you heard that one? How often have you said, “Okay, I’ll make it myself.” Then you tried it, and you quit because it’s never as simple as it seems. Here’s a bit about some of the most popular DIY options and why they may fall...

read more
Reach New Audience vs. Keep Your Customer

Reach New Audience vs. Keep Your Customer

Ah, the age-old debate: do you reach a new audience or work to keep your customer? Well, if you’ve been on the internet lately, you’ve likely heard about the recent Bud Light controversy. In this article, we’d like to untangle this mess and examine what went wrong. No...

read more
Brand Mascots: The Lovable Sidekick for Your Business

Brand Mascots: The Lovable Sidekick for Your Business

Everyone needs a fun sidekick. This fun, loyal co-conspirator constantly assists the main character in princess stories, superhero comics - even your business, if you’ll let it! As you know, brand development is important to help your company succeed. From researching...

read more
What Makes Good Branding?

What Makes Good Branding?

Branding refers to the techniques a company follows to create a unique identity for the business itself. Branding can involve the company’s public image, the company website, the products/services the business offers, or the customer experience the staff provides. A...

read more
Should you use SEO, SEM, or both?

Should you use SEO, SEM, or both?

There are several techniques that people swear by in digital marketing, but two are constantly battling each other for the top spot in marketers’ minds - SEM and SEO. So which one should you focus on: SEO (search engine optimization) or SEM (search engine marketing)?...

read more
10 Most Creative Entrepreneurs in Japan

10 Most Creative Entrepreneurs in Japan

You knew our list of the 10 most creative entrepreneurs in Japan was coming - we are Matcha Design, after all! You may be surprised to learn the names behind some of the most notable companies you’ve heard of. Read on to learn about the best entrepreneurs born in...

read more
Keep Learning: A Constant Goal for Creatives

Keep Learning: A Constant Goal for Creatives

With deadlines looming overhead and the next project always on the horizon, it can be a struggle for creatives to justify the time it takes to sharpen skills, develop new ones, or stay on top of the industry. However, whether your knowledge base is design or another...

read more
The Truth on Measuring Business Services Success

The Truth on Measuring Business Services Success

It’s relatively easy for a business that sells products to measure success. All it really takes is a simple, “How many people are buying our product?” but with business services, it’s more challenging. There are several touchpoints along the way, all of which are...

read more
What’s Your Interstellar Leadership Style?

What’s Your Interstellar Leadership Style?

More interstellar content, you say? We thought you’d never ask! In this article, we’ll talk about how to tell which leader from the interstellar war saga you are most like. Let’s dive in! The Dark Lord If you’re a dark lord, your team trembles whenever you enter a...

read more
Crafting Catchy Content: Make it Memorable

Crafting Catchy Content: Make it Memorable

Developing catchy content is a challenge for marketers and business owners. How can you take something ordinary (words, visuals, etc.) and put them together to create fantastic brand messaging? Today, we’ll compare two shows from an entertainment giant, and explain...

read more

Stay Home, Stay Safe.

Stay Home, Stay Safe.

Dear clients, We are in this together and we are here for you. COVID-19 outbreak is an unforeseen pandemic event that strikes domestically and globally. Many industries are being affected and many are struggling. Matcha Design has been working and communicating with...

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Why Intent Matters When Choosing a Website Design Firm

Why Intent Matters When Choosing a Website Design Firm

“Is Your Website an All-Star…” featured article from Vantiv.com (now fisglobal.com) shares a deep-dive on common guidelines and execution for Value Added Resellers when updating or re-thinking the utility of their website. Akin to shedding extra weight in the fitness...

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Branding Identity Design: Defending Dignity

Branding Identity Design: Defending Dignity

Defending Dignity is a Tulsa-based Non-Profit on a mission to support women who are victims of human trafficking. By reaching out to those affected by exploitation they aim to facilitate healing and restoration. “When the opportunity arises to help an organization...

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It’s Our 13th Anniversary

It’s Our 13th Anniversary

Thank You For Helping Matcha Design Celebrate 13 Years in Business It would be impossible for us to be celebrating our 13th anniversary without our incredible clients today. As a dedicated digital marketing entity, we need businesses, organizations, and entrepreneurs...

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Hoover Recruiting Gets a Knockout Site from Matcha Design

Hoover Recruiting Gets a Knockout Site from Matcha Design

Technical recruiting firm Hoover Recruiting has taken a big step forward in their business with a powerful new website created by Matcha Design. This technically advanced site boasts parallax scrolling features and a fully responsive design. “We took a rough idea for...

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Matcha Design Pulls Out All Stops on Attorney Site Reboot

Matcha Design Pulls Out All Stops on Attorney Site Reboot

Matcha Design has converted Tulsa attorney Dwight L. Smith’s previously existing website into a vibrant and attractive marketing tool, packing an entire site’s worth of content and functionality into a single page. “Their old site was template-driven, and it...

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Chris Lo Invited to Judge 21st Annual Communicator Awards

Chris Lo Invited to Judge 21st Annual Communicator Awards

Chris Lo, President and Creative Director of Matcha Design, has been invited to serve on the judging panel of the 21st Annual Communicator Awards. "It's a privilege to participate in this year's judging panel for the Communicator Awards," said Chris. "I appreciate the...

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Matcha Design Puts ECO Dentworks in the Limelight

Matcha Design Puts ECO Dentworks in the Limelight

ECO Dentworks, Calgary, Alberta’s most popular paintless dent repair shop, has launched their new website to rave reviews. Of course, their site was proudly designed and built by Matcha Design. “We’ve been the go-to company for ECO Dentworks for a number of years...

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Matcha Design Dominates RSI Envelopes Website Design

Matcha Design Dominates RSI Envelopes Website Design

Facing poor design, incomplete work, and broken promises, RSI Envelopes needed someone to step up and deliver a powerful, feature-laden website designed to impress. Who else could they turn to but Matcha Design. "We knew the client had just had a bad experience with...

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Matcha Design Takes Home Gold Summit International Award

Matcha Design Takes Home Gold Summit International Award

2023 Wins Continue for Experienced Design Agency, Matcha Design The list of the 2023 Summit Creative Awards (SIA) has been released, and Matcha Design is one of just 104 international agencies to win the coveted Gold Award. Gold Award winners span the industries of...

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Matcha Design Takes Gold at 20th Annual SIAA

Matcha Design Takes Gold at 20th Annual SIAA

Advertisers in the service industry covet Service Industry Advertising (SIA) Awards. In 2023, Matcha Design took home ten SIAA awards. Though the SIAA received around 1,200 entries this year, only 258 were selected with the prestigious honor of winning. Matcha Design...

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Matcha Design Crowned the Best of Oklahoma Award by UpCity

Matcha Design Crowned the Best of Oklahoma Award by UpCity

UpCity uses proprietary algorithms to measure company credibility and trustworthiness. They recently honored Matcha Design, a full-service creative agency, with the Best of Oklahoma Award. Over 50,000 provider profiles are listed on UpCity, highlighting nearly 40 data...

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Matcha Design Tops The 2021 Ad World Masters Agency List

Matcha Design Tops The 2021 Ad World Masters Agency List

AI algorithm chooses Matcha Design as the best advertising agency in the United States. For the third year in a row, Matcha Design – a Tulsa, Oklahoma Graphic Design and Advertising Agency – was selected for a Gold 2021 Agency of the Year Award. For the third year in...

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