Thursday, 21 March 2013

FMP - Brief 6 - Colour in retail


Source: http://changingminds.org/disciplines/communication/color_effect.htm


Use in retail and business

Here are some ways in which colors are used in retail and business:
  • Red: Creates urgency - often used in sales and impulse sales
  • Green: Easy, calm - used to relax people
  • Blue: Creates trust - used by financial institutions such as banks
  • Navy blue: Cheaper - selling to price-sensitive
  • Royal blue: Urgency - selling to impulse buyers
  • Pink: Romantic - selling to women and girls
  • Yellow: Grabbing attention - used in displays and windows
  • Orange: Energizing - used to push for action, as in impulse buying
  • Purple: Calm - used in anti-aging products
  • Black: Power - selling luxury, aggressive products, or to impulse buyers

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