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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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)?...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
How to Find the Best Content Marketing Ideas for Your Business
As a business owner, finding content marketing ideas can start to feel like being a hamster on a wheel - there are only so many topic ideas you can come up with before you run out of steam. Thankfully, there are as many ways to become inspired as there are hamsters -...