It's true: 2014 is nearly over! Now, it's time to look at the top four marketing trends that we expect to see in 2015. It should be noted that digital marketing dramatically outpaced all other marketing approaches, including phone, television, radio, print, billboards...
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How to Write Effective Content: Titles and Introductions
When writing content, whether it's for your website, marketing materials, a press release, a lead capture page or another project, there are a few rules that you'll want to follow as you write the title/headline and introduction. The title and intro are (arguably) the...
How to Write Effective, Reader-friendly Content
Do you need to write content for your website? Content writing can be a challenge, especially for those individuals who aren't experienced writers. But the following approach can be helpful to anyone who's uncertain of where to begin and how to go about authoring an...
The Art of Creating the Right Content
There's a saying that 'content is king' when it comes to creating a successful website or web-based marketing materials. But that 'content is king' phrase refers to high quality content only. Poorly-written content can do much more harm than good! So when you're...
How to Build an Infographic
Infographics have gained tremendous popularity in recent years, as they're an extremely effective and aesthetically-pleasing method for conveying information such as statistics, facts and figures. Infographics feature a graphical depiction of the information to be...
The 5 Keys to Understanding a Client’s Needs
Whether you're designing a website or crafting a printed marketing piece, it's absolutely essential that the client and the designer share a common understanding, as miscommunications can result in disaster. For instance, a client may indicate that they would like a...
How to Use Your Resources to Grow Your Brand to Its Full Potential
At Matcha Design, we specialize in providing a full range of different services to clients. But on occasion, we encounter a client who doesn't use their resources in a manner that allows them to grow their business in a way that leverages all available resources. We...
A Guide to Grassroots Marketing
What is grassroots marketing? It's a common question amongst those who are new to marketing and seeking to launch their first campaign. Grassroots marketing is a unique variety of marketing that utilizes an engaging, interactive, community-based approach. These...
How We Build Your Website – Not the Tempo Skyscraper Way
When it comes to building a successful website, most businesses somewhat have an idea of what they want the site to achieve, and will bring a wish list or an actual site map to our initial consultation meeting. After the meeting, our team goes through a creative...
Achieving World Class Customer Care Part 2
Effectively communicating and interacting with your clients is essential in any type of customer care situation. When interacting with your clients always remember to shake hands, make eye contact, and use age-appropriate greetings. Maintaining eye contact is...
Achieving World Class Customer Care Part 1
In today's fast paced world customers need access to information in a timely and efficient manner more than they ever have before. Speed is a priority, but giving your customers world class customer service should never take a back seat. Providing customer service can...
5 Ideas To Help Your Business Grow
Don't have time to brainstorm ways to grow your business? Check out our five simple, but effective ideas to help move your business forward! 1. Make sure clients find you Your clients need to find you fast and easy. There are many ways to approach this topic, but No....