A behind the scenes look at how our motion graphics designers/animators work with inclusivity in mind this month and every month. Joe Skoniecki and Sarah Delahunty share their creative processes and personal sentiments behind Matter’s newest Pride animations. Rockets. Shooting for the stars. Reaching beyond. The endless possibility of space. That’s what I wrote down in my work notebook when I started sketching out ideas for… Read more »
Remote work continues to gain popularity and remains a necessity for the modern workplace. But how do you continue fostering top-notch work from afar? Stellar creative teams — like the award-winning bunch at Matter — thrive on an environment that’s part serendipity and part calculation. Similarly, designing a workflow that supports creatives who don’t share an office can be a tango. To help home-based creatives find… Read more »
Resources to Empower Your Brand to Create Impactful Marketing Content from Home Amidst the new work-from-home world, Matter’s robust creative and video teams developed a series of guides to help clients create rich, impactful content using smartphones, webcams, podcasts, animation and more – all from the comfort of home. Check out each post in the series below. 1. Tips for Shooting Smartphone Video While professional production… Read more »
If you’re like me then you wear glasses, have a closet full of plaid shirts, and are only on season one of Game of Thrones. More importantly, if you’re like me you’ve spent countless hours scrolling through stock photography websites looking for that perfect photo for your client’s ad, website, logo, promo item, etc. Stock sites can have really useful, robust search features, but at times the… Read more »
Industry trends, client successes and rock star employees here at Matter kept our blog content strong this year. To make sure you didn’t miss anything, we rounded up our top 10 most visited Matter blog posts of the year. #1. Matter’s Newest Boomerang Employee: Melissa Murtagh After leaving Matter in 2016, Melissa returned in June smiling and excited to be back as the newest member of… Read more »
When designing a website, there are five steps or phases to account for. There’s the project kickoff, site architecture, web page design, website development, and launch. Each phase has its distinct purpose, and the attention given to each phase can make or break the success of your website project. This post is not about the value of a good website that converts leads. This post assumes… Read more »
Consumers are exposed to dozens of online videos every day, making the competition to stand out fierce. But what’s the “it” factor that sets apart amazing video content from mediocre video content? Color correction. Everything from storytelling, cinematography, production design, and editing are all key elements to producing a great video. However, color correction is an often-overlooked step. Color correction isn’t a new idea; it started way… Read more »
Wondering what we’ve been up to lately? Besides filming in seven different countries like Germany, Australia and Mexico, winning 13 awards for our creative work, and launching a client’s new brand alongside our PR and Digital Marketing peers, I would say we’ve been busy… If you’re looking to join a team that works hard and plays hard check out our open positions. Our Q4 Sizzle… Read more »
Matter’s Creative client work was recognized this year at the MarCom Awards. MarCom honors “excellence in marketing and communication while recognizing the creativity, hard work and generosity of industry professionals.” They have evolved into one of the largest and most-respected creative competitions in the world since their inception in 2004. Each year there are about 6,000 print and digital entries submitted from dozens of countries. This year,… Read more »
The Matter Creative Team is growing! To kick off June, two new designers joined the team in our Massachusetts’ locations. We are excited to have them started on projects like the ones you can check out below. But first, check out our Q2 Sizzle Reel for highlights of our video work this quarter. Thank you, clients and collaborators! Video Production IMPROVING THE LIVES OF… Read more »
This month, the Matter Video Team created three distinctly different company overview videos for clients Threat Stack, Karv and BSW Wealth Partners. The Matter Design Team worked on landing pages, custom icon sets and an e-book. Check them out below. Video Production CLOUD SECURITY OPERATIONS SIMPLIFIED Threat Stack Karv delivers healthy, perfectly trimmed and portioned cuts of meat to your door. This playful culinary video… Read more »
This March, the Matter creative team finished up some large scale projects for clients Bigtincan and CityPASS. Bigtincan came to Matter for a series of customer success stories. And CityPASS came to our design team looking to launch city-specific ads in 11 different markets. Check out the full case studies at the links below. Customer Success Stories for Bigtincan Across the United States families in… Read more »
The Customer Success Manager, or CSM, is a potent position that’s come to prominence over the past few years in B2B marketing. This emergent role is in direct response to the inherent challenges of the SaaS subscription business model — chiefly customer retention and optimization (e.g., upselling and cross selling). When the growth of your business relies on expanding and optimizing your subscriber base it’s critical… Read more »
