OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Commerce recently re-launched its website, OKcommerce.gov, with a new design, increased customer focus and modern features, agency spokesperson Leslie Blair announced.
The agency “works with various audiences, from Oklahomans to global business executives,” Blair wrote in a news release.
“Commerce executes many different functions,” said Brent Kisling, executive director of the Commerce Department. “Whether working with communities to manage infrastructure improvement grants, connecting citizens to important services such as homelessness prevention or prescription drug assistance, or marketing the state as a premier business location, our team connects daily with many different people looking for vastly different things,” Kisling said.
“Having one website where people can find what they’re looking for was certainly a challenge, but our team worked strategically to ensure that we are serving each of our audiences well.”
The state agency worked with Conway, an economic development public relations and strategy firm. The company has years of experience in the corporate site selection industry along with site consultant and corporate real estate insights, Blair wrote.
The website is marketed to site selectors and corporate real estate professionals looking for information about sites and locations in Oklahoma for new or expanding business operations.
“The site also serves to show how Oklahoma is a premier destination for new business investment to attract new well paying jobs to communities throughout the state,” the agency’s news release said.
To design and develop the site, the Commerce Department worked with Oklahoma City based Staplegun. The website has numerous new features, including new ways to contact the Commerce team, staff bios, an improved contact form for visitor questions, and increased mobile/tablet-friendliness, Blair related.
“As Oklahoma’s ‘front door’ to businesses around the world, we felt it was important for our website to look and feel vibrant and innovative just like our state,” said Sean Kouplen, Secretary of Commerce and Workforce Development.