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Colour and Consumer Behaviour
80% of what we assimilate through the senses, is visual
Colour is Emotional!
Colour increases brand recognition by up to 80 percent.
85 % of customers place colour as a reason to buy
Ads in colour are read up to 42% more often than the same ads
in black and white.
But sometimes black and white with a little bit of colour can be effective.
Source: White, Jan V., Color for Impact, Strathmoor Press, April, 1997
Ideas about colour meanings and associations is often dependent on
the culture we come from or live in. What may be a very positive
colour in one culture may be the opposite in another, so marketers
must be careful.
While we all may have a favourite colour, that doesn't mean we would buy
certain products that were that colour. Colour appropriateness can be more
important. For example, we expect coffee to be in an colour appropriate
package.
Zero to Hero
Colour Appropriateness
When Coke introduced Coke Zero, they packaged it in
a white can. Most diet drinks are in light coloured
cans. But Coke was going after a male market.
Typically males don't buy diet soda. The white coke
zero was not selling. They changed the colour to
black and Coke Zero sales increased 20%.
Apple brought colour to a category where colour
had not been seen before with the colourful iMacs.
The iMacs reinvigorated the brand
The Colour of Fast Food
Reds, Yellows, Oranges. Why?
They stimulate, make you eat fast, eat more,
get in and get out!
Children Love Primary Colours
Children Love Primary Colours
Any surprise about the colour of cereal packages?
Let’s look at Different Colours
And how they may influence us
Red
Red
Red increases heart rate and energy. It creates
urgency as in sales; to Asians red is good luck
and often associated with celebration
RedRed increases
heart rate and
energizes.
Red
Passionate
Hot
Sexy
Buy me!
Red
Hot
Sexy
Kiss me!
Red Gets the heart pumping It’s Love
Red and Violence
Red as an appetite stimulant - Fast Food
http://www.thelogofactory.com/choosing-great-logo-colors-help-brand-selection/
Yellow
Yellow is optimistic,
youthful. It grabs
the attention of
window shoppers
The easiest color
to visibly see.
Yellow get’s noticed
Yellow Window Display
http://www.thelogofactory.com/choosing-great-logo-colors-help-brand-selection/
Blue
Blue may relax people. It is often the favourite colour
regardless of cultural background. It is trustworthy,
dependable and seen in business and banks; sometimes in
environmental ads
Blue is cool and calm
Blue in Business
and Banking
Blue in environmental ads
Blue Food
Quick, think of as many blue foods as you can. Blue suppresses our appetite. Some diet
plans even suggest using blue plates to help you eat less.
Do these look tasty?
Source: http://www.thelogofactory.com/choosing-great-logo-colors-help-brand-selection/
GREEN
Green can be about
the environment,
wealth or health
It is easy to process
and calming in stores
If you think of TD,
you think of green
and probably this big
green chair.
Green
for
Health
Green: Environment and Health
Source: http://www.thelogofactory.com/choosing-great-logo-colors-help-brand-selection/
Orange
Orange can be aggressive.
It creates a call to action to subscribe, buy
It can stimulate the appetite
Colour Perception and Consumer Behaviour
Orange: Pay attention We match colours!
Orange for Junk Food
Stimulates your appetite
Stimulates your appetite
Source: http://www.thelogofactory.com/choosing-great-logo-colors-help-brand-selection/
Pink
Pink
Pink can be romantic, feminine. It has an
appeal to women and girls and issues
related to their causes.
Careful to avoid stereotyping
Colour Perception and Consumer Behaviour
Pink passionate and sensual
Colour Perception and Consumer Behaviour
Colour Perception and Consumer Behaviour
Colour Perception and Consumer Behaviour
Purple
Purple can be
passionate,
childlike, royal or
mysterious
It can also soothe
or calm
Can be used in
beauty and anti-
aging
Purple Passion
Purple
Passionate
about
Dark Chocolate
Purple for Candy
Purple Soothing
Anti-aging
Kids and Purple
Source: http://www.thelogofactory.com/choosing-great-logo-colors-help-brand-selection/
Black
Black can be cool and
trendy and also
dramatic, powerful
and mysterious. It may
be used to market
luxury.
Black Sexy Dramatic Classy
Black Sexy Dramatic Expensive
Black Sexy Elite Expensive
Black Trendy, Hipster
Black Trendy, Hipster and a Parody
Source: http://www.thelogofactory.com/choosing-great-logo-colors-help-brand-selection/
Bic for Her pens came out in 2012
Product Description:
…”has an elegant design - just for Her! It features a
thin barrel designed to fit a women's hand. It has a
diamond engraved barrel for an elegant and unique
feminine style. ” In pretty pastels: lavender and mint
A backlash ensued with many amazon reviewers
chiming in like this one:
“Finally! For years I’ve had to rely on pencils, or at worst, a
twig and some drops of my feminine blood to write down
recipes (the only thing a lady should be writing ever),” one
reviewer wrote. “I had despaired of ever being able to
write down said recipes in a permanent manner, though
my men-folk assured me that I ‘shouldn’t worry yer pretty
little head.’ But, AT LAST! Bic, the great liberator, has
released a womanly pen that my gentle baby hands can
use without fear of unlady-like callouses and bruises.
Thank you, Bic!”
Ellen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCyw3prIWhc
Soft Pastel Colours For Her?
Source: https://thelogocompany.net/blog/infographics/psychology-color-logo-design/

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