Media Contour, a leading e-commerce conversion optimization agency, today announced its recognition as a 2023 Global Award winner for e-commerce conversion optimization CRO services on Clutch, the leading global marketplace of B2B service providers. Honorees are selected based on their industry expertise and ability to deliver scores calculated based on client feedback from thousands of reviews published on Clutch. Clutch has honored its top B2B companies for the sixth consecutive year with the Global Award designation.

Media Contour is honored to be recognized as a 2023 Fall Clutch Global Award winner as a conversion optimization agency on a global scale. This award is a testament to the excellent client work Media Contour consistently delivers, as recognized through the voice of their customers' reviews. Clutch Global Awards showcases the very best in the B2B services industry worldwide.

“We love hearing our clients’ appreciation for our new agency model. We take great pride in our ability to integrate seamlessly with our client’s teams and give them back the extra bandwidth they need to make their business operate successfully. I’m extremely honored and proud of our team and this recognition of their hard work." - Matt Dandurand, CEO

Media Contour, a leading e-commerce conversion rate optimization (CRO) agency, is recognized as a 2023 Clutch Champion. Clutch is a leading provider and top global marketplace for finding B2B companies and services. This elite award puts Media Contour in the top 10% of global winners, celebrating their expertise and success in delivering stellar results in their field. The Champion Award also points to Media Contour’s commitment to effective eCommerce Conversion Rate Optimization strategies and their unique guarantee of “up to $1 million in increased revenue, or you don’t pay,” solidifying their position as a conversion optimization industry leader.

"This achievement is more than just an award; it's a testament to the heart and soul we pour into every project. Our commitment to driving impactful results has been phenomenally successful, with our clients experiencing returns on investment that soar up to 20 times their initial spend. We take immense pride in empowering our clients, not just in growth but also in elevating their appeal to potential buyers or investors. This prestigious accolade validates our position as a trusted, experienced leader in the CRO space. We're celebrated for converting data into decisive success and transforming websites into dynamic profit centers, all thanks to our pioneering strategies and unwavering dedication to our client's journey toward remarkable growth." - Matt Dandurand, CEO

Media Contour is proud to announce that we’ll be regular contributors to UX Magazine. Our series of interviews with industry leaders and innovators will be featured within the magazine. We’re incredibly grateful with such an honor, and very happy to be part of the UX Magazine family. If you’re not familiar with UX Mag, it’s an online magazine dedicated design excellence, usability, technological evolution, interface design and other areas.Our interview series has already included some big names. We have spoken with Jessica DuVerneay, Steve Portigal, Susan Weinschenk, Christopher Noessel, Alberta Soranzo and Maggie Hendrie and Don Norman thus far, and there are more slated.

Top Web Developers in Los Angeles 2022

Expertise.com scored 460 Web Developers in Los Angeles and Picked the Top 20: Media Contour is proud to have made that list. Congratulations team!

Our very own Art Director & CTO, Luke Swenson, was able to catch up with Steve Portigal at the Los Angeles User Experience Meetup & IxDA organized by Crystal Ehrlich. Steve was able to give us (and you, our readers) a great deal of information about user research, and if you’re not sure just how important that research really is, his interview is more than worth a few minutes of your time. User research is probably one of the least understood aspects of business, particularly when it comes to user design, or even product value and utility. Steve points out that just because you can make something, that doesn’t immediately mean that it’s worth making. Does it answer the needs or problem of the ultimate end user?

Los Angeles, Calif.- Los Angeles-based web design firm, Media Contour, has won the gold Communicator award for its design work on www.swytculture.com. Media Contour’s work for SWYT Apparel (pronounced “sweet”), a Los Angeles-based girl's footwear company, was ranked within the top 90% of submissions in the fashion and apparel category of over 6000 applicants. This is Media Contour’s 3rd Communicator Award and 10th award for overall web design in only 3 years. The Communicator Awards are judged and overseen by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA). The IAVA describes itself as “an invitation-only member-based organization of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media.” Current members include acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms such as Time, Inc., rabble+rouser, Lockheed Martin, Pitney Bowes, Airtype Studio, and many others.

Audio patch bay manufacturers, Bittree, wanted to revamp their website to better match their recently updated brand and create an easier to navigate layout. Los Angeles web design firm, Media Contour, was tasked with creating a website that not only resonates with those interested in audio recording and engineering markets, but creates the easiest shopping experience possible. “At first, it was easy to get lost in the detailed specifications and notes for each product; so our first goal was to simplify it to create a better hierarchy,“ says Media Contour’s lead designer, Luke Swenson. “Patch bays by their very nature are very visual and easy-to-use tools and Bittree’s patch bays are labeled simply and easy to figure out.”

SWYT Culture, a ballerina flat company known for their creative designs and customizable patterns launched its website, www.swytculture.com, to both its consumer and wholesale market. SWYT, helmed by former Rock and Republic and Taryn Rose brand-builder, Maggie Finneran, SWYT teamed up with Los Angeles-based web design firm Media Contour to implement a multi-stage online strategy that is targeted towards females of all ages and wholesale buyers alike. Media Contour created an interactive lookbook page that features each of SWYT’s many designs in a quick, simple-to-use manner. Luke Swenson, the Media Contour’s Art Director and the designer of swytculture.com says “The lookbook serves as a fun way to present their different shoe patterns at trade shows and get customers excited about their product.” Small swatches of the shoe's patterns are featured on the left allowing users to click through these swatches and see a larger version of each shoe's style and pattern.

Along with creating an interactive site, SWYT also developed a blog and social media platforms to encourage further dialogue from their consumers and share their image as a fun, fashion-forward shoe brand for the creative-minded female.

LOS ANGELES, Calif.- Los Angeles-based design and marketing firm Media Contour was presented with the American Graphic Design Award from GD USA magazine for their contributions to the marketing efforts of Deadlines.com, Artisthead, and Advanced Swiss Precision. These awards were bestowed upon the Media Contour team for their logo designs for Artisthead and Advanced Swiss Precision; their overall design of the deadlines.com webpage was honored by the magazine as well.

GD USA describes its annual awards as their “four-decade-old flagship competition, and is open to everyone in the graphic arts community – graphic design firms, advertising agencies, in-house corporate and institutional designers, publishers and other media.” Each year, GD USA picks the top submissions and parades their work in their magazines and online publications that reach graphic designers and small businesses across the country.

Media Contour Launches ShinerGroup.com To Help Struggling Contractors‍

Los Angeles, Calif.- Contractors looking for new solutions for managing their finances and improve profitability in this sluggish economy can find help, seminars and trusted literature at The ShinerGroup’s new website, shinergroup.com. Los Angeles web design firm, Media Contour assisted The ShinerGroup with their desire to develop a site that allowed them to provide news to their clients quickly and efficiently.

Media Contour is proud to be the winner in this year's Davey Awards Gold in the web design and promotion category! Congratulations team!We treated our website redesign like we would for our clients. We carefully reviewed the previous design then highlighted its strengths and eliminated its weaknesses. Most importantly, it was a team effort. Matt, our CEO and managing director organized the content and focused MC's selling points. Alex, Luke, and Victor designed and developed the final product. Gabriel came in at the ended and added his Javascript magic. The site is powered by SilverStripe's CMS.

Say hello to Think Insights with Google, a new site launched by Google where they will publish data-supported insights about digital marketing trends. It's goal is to allow users and marketers to learn more about how people use the web, and even includes research on lesser known topics like the Mobile web.

After watching the Google video "The Mobile Movement: Understanding Mobile Consumers" (see below) it is clear that Google also intends to promote their own services like mobile ads.

W3 Award Material deadline l May 14, 2010 WebAward Material deadline l May 25, 2010

‍Summit Awards International - Marketing Effectiveness Award Material deadline l June 23, 2010 One Show Interactive Material deadline l June 30, 2010, September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010

Having a strong online presence­ greatly impacts business success, so many companie­s feel the pressure­ to quickly set up a website. As a re­sult, template-based solutions that make­ launching a site easy and affordable have­ become very popular. The­se templates allow adding de­tails, stock photos, and going live fast and relatively easy. While template­s keep costs low and save time­, they often lack uniquene­ss. A website repre­sents a business through its values, ide­ntity, and brand. Choosing a generic template­ can weaken what makes a company diffe­rent, blending its site into the­ large pool of similar online profiles. To truly stand out in this compe­titive digital market, tailoring a site spe­cifically for its business and audience, rathe­r than a one-size-fits-all template­, ensures companies maintain an e­dge.

Choosing the Right Web Designer: A Strategic Business Decision

Choosing a suitable­ web design service­ stretches beyond appe­arances. The ideal we­b creator guarantees your site­ mirrors your business, communicating its standards and objectives. He­re are the skills a gifte­d web fashioner ought to give:

• Growing Your Business Online­: This assistance includes creating your image­ and symbol, improving your brand over time, and training for your website­ managers. It’s about constructing a strong base for your brand’s interne­t presence.
• Strategic Business Consulting: A good designer will assist in creating a unique color palette, icons, and other design elements that are specific to your business, contributing to a professional and cohesive appearance.
• Providing­ innovative solutions for branding and identity that go beyond simple­ business cards or letterhe­ads. These services include customizing digital marke­ting materials such as emails and newsle­tters to consistently showcase your brand's ide­ntity at every customer inte­raction. This helps establish recognition and diffe­rentiate your business from compe­titors.
• Creating a use­r-friendly website layout: It involve­s developing an intuitive and e­asy to use website structure­. This allows for efficient website­ maintenance and content change­s.
• Bringing togethe­r visual design and digital platforms: This is about aligning your company's public image with its online branding, making sure­ your messaging stays cohesive across promotional ave­nues.
• Understanding how an iconic logo de­sign can be the face of your company and significantly impact custome­r recognition and brand recall.
• Kee­ping Business Materials Consistent: Making sure­ your website matches your printe­d pieces, giving your brand a cohesive­ look whether someone­ sees it online or in pe­rson.

Creating cohe­sive digital content: Coordinating all online mate­rials with your overall marketing and sales plans to communicate­ a clear brand identity consistently.