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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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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
The Sticky Truth About Leadership

The Sticky Truth About Leadership

Leadership qualities must be learned - but it’s possible that not everyone is capable of learning them. Some of these traits are quite difficult to develop for some people - so what’s the deal? Why are some people better at learning them than others? Some of the...

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Are Good Leaders Born or Made?

Are Good Leaders Born or Made?

We’ve come a long way from the outdated views of the past that dictated that the best leaders came from the children of other leaders. We have learned to accept that there are no “born leaders,” and that the skills required to become a leader can be learned. But how...

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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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Matcha Design Awarded Four Prestigious Davey Awards

Matcha Design Awarded Four Prestigious Davey Awards

Matcha Design, a full-service creative company known for their creative design solutions to complex branding challenges, brought home four prestigious awards from the 2021 International Davey Awards. The 17th annual Davey Awards accepted submissions from over 2,000...

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Watch Now: The bART Spring Concert Video

Watch Now: The bART Spring Concert Video

Students at The bART Center for Music performed beautifully in May at the Spring Concert. We were pleased to attend and be a part of the concert video production. Kudos to all the students, faculty and staff for your hard work and dedication. 

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Sullivent Law Firm Rebrands With A New Sleek Look

Sullivent Law Firm Rebrands With A New Sleek Look

Sullivent Law Firm in Tulsa is doing an overhaul on their identity this year, and Matcha Design is excited to help them reposition their brand with a new look and feel that is unlike any local law firm around. "We created a sleek, new brand that brought together the...

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Matcha Design Office Is Moving

Matcha Design Office Is Moving

Our Tulsa office has been our home since 2004, but we are excited to be moving our office in mid-April! The new location will provide staff with a complete floor dedicated to creative planning and project execution. Matcha Design will still be available throughout...

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Matcha Design Produces Acceptance.org’s Video For SXSW

Matcha Design Produces Acceptance.org’s Video For SXSW

Matcha Design is excited to announce their first video animation for Acceptance.org, promoting its grassroots movement for acceptance and equality. The video will premiere at this weekend's South By Southwest (SXSW) festival, during the R2R Live streaming event hosted...

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Matcha Design On Board With New Create2Serve.org

Matcha Design On Board With New Create2Serve.org

At Matcha, we believe in reaching out to others through our community involvement. We support Kiva, an organization that combats poverty, and we offer a Nonprofit Reward to new clients. We don't do these things to make ourselves feel good, but rather, we feel helping...

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Access Email Marketing Services From Matcha Design

Access Email Marketing Services From Matcha Design

Matcha Design officially launched new email marketing services on its website this week, with a portfolio of work available for viewing. "An email message landing directly in your client's inbox can be a powerful tool in your communications plan," said Jenna Schario,...

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