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Digg it UP - Color Psychology - What Color Does To You! What It Can Do For You!
Opening a Boutique? First Things First... Serious / Dull / UninterestingIf you know (or think you know) exactly what you want your boutique to be about, with some idea of how to get there, then congrats. You are one very big step closer to manifesting your dream.One “law of success” that is universally accepted, by people that have experienced success in any and all areas of life, is this: the more clear and specific you are about what you want and how you will get it, the quicker you will reach your goal.On the other hand, your BROWN Relaxing / Confident / Casual / Natural / Reassuring / Earthy BLACK Sophistication / Elegance / Sex / Formality / Strength / Illegality / Depression / Morbid WHITE Cleanliness / Purity / Innocence / Quality / Simplicity / Classic / Sterility / Disposable In Conclusion: Big business has been harnessing the power of color psychology for decades. Things have come a long way since Henry Ford's remark that customers could have his Model T automobile in any color they wished "as long as it was black"! Colors are now strongly identified with products and companies with a resultant band of loyal customers and Deadly Reason for Business Failure- Refusing to Spend Money on Employee Training What an amazing process! Light, reflected off different surfaces, passes through the eye's cornea and pupil, then forms an image on the retina at the back of the eye which the brain then translates and registers as a colored object. This in turn stimulates the optical nerve system.In business, you must learn how to work it the right way. Otherwise, you can't expect to make money. Without proper training, you have no right expecting to make any money.When you spend money on a product you have a better chance of learning something valuable than if you depend on free information for your education. Never be afraid to spend money to make money. True business people are NOT afraid to spend money or lose money.Some people simply refuse to sp Colors have varying wavelengths. Reds, oranges, yellows have long wavelengths. Green is neutral. Blues through to violets have short wavelengths. The long wavelengths stimulate and energize us, the short wavelengths calm and slow down. As an illustration of color psychology in practice, walk into a predominantly red room and you will experience an increase in pulse and heart rate. Walk into a blue room and you begin to feel calm and at peace as your heart and pulse rate slow down. Conclusion: Color does things to you - either negatively or positively depending on the circumstances you are in. In view of this, how important that we at least gain a rudimentary understanding of color psychology and what colors do to us so we can employ them to work for us. When it comes to image building and business, color psychology can make a huge difference. If you run a web site dealing with serious business matters, you don't want a color scheme which evokes images of leisure and youth. On the other hand, if you are marketing entertainment or leisure products, you don't want a site which produces a heavy corporate image. The color scheme should COMPLEMENT not CONTRADICT your image. So what is the first step in making color psychology work for you? First, decide on the image you want to project for yourself or your business. Do you want it to be:
Once your image is decided seek out the colors that will enhance or project that 'feel'. Here is a brief overview of the main color characteristics. You will notice they can include a wide range of emotions depending on the strength of the color and the particular hue it comes in. RED Strong Emotions / Warmth / Love / Anger / Danger / Boldness / Excitement ORANGE Spicy / Cheerful / Sunny / Low Cost / Affordability / Cheap YELLOW Attention grabbing / Comfortable / Upbeat / Lively / New / Unusual / Cowardly GREEN Durability / Reliability / Environmental / Luxurious / Renewal / Optimism / Well-being BLUE Calming / Constancy / Loyalty / Reliability / Honor / Melancholy / Boring PURPLE Power / Royalty / Elegance / Artificial / Overwhelming GRAY Conservative / Traditional / Intelligent / Expensive / Serious / Dull / Uninteresting BROWN Relaxing / Confident / Casual / Natural / Reassuring / Earthy BLACK Sophistication / Elegance / Sex / Formality / Strength / Illegality / Depression / Morbid WHITE Cleanliness / Purity / Innocence / Quality / Simplicity / Classic / Sterility / Disposable In Conclusion: Big business has been harnessing the power of color psychology for decades. Things have come a long way since Henry Ford's remark that customers could have his Model T automobile in any color they wished "as long as it was black"! Colors are now strongly identified with products and companies with a resultant band of loyal customers and s The Branding of a Beach Babe Sex Symbol and at peace as your heart and pulse rate slow down.Branding is a very important thing for very large corporations, but there is another kind of branding that is not often talked about. The branding of people. Politicians, movie stars and professional athletes are wise to spend time thinking about branding and hiring professional public relations specialists and image consultants. With the millions of dollars of endorsements available to professional athletes and movie stars it makes sense to have strong brand identity. Conclusion: Color does things to you - either negatively or positively depending on the circumstances you are in. In view of this, how important that we at least gain a rudimentary understanding of color psychology and what colors do to us so we can employ them to work for us. When it comes to image building and business, color psychology can make a huge difference. If you run a web site dealing with serious business matters, you don't want a color scheme which evokes images of leisure and youth. On the other hand, if you are marketing entertainment or leisure products, you don't want a site which produces a heavy corporate image. The color scheme should COMPLEMENT not CONTRADICT your image. So what is the first step in making color psychology work for you? First, decide on the image you want to project for yourself or your business. Do you want it to be:
Once your image is decided seek out the colors that will enhance or project that 'feel'. Here is a brief overview of the main color characteristics. You will notice they can include a wide range of emotions depending on the strength of the color and the particular hue it comes in. RED Strong Emotions / Warmth / Love / Anger / Danger / Boldness / Excitement ORANGE Spicy / Cheerful / Sunny / Low Cost / Affordability / Cheap YELLOW Attention grabbing / Comfortable / Upbeat / Lively / New / Unusual / Cowardly GREEN Durability / Reliability / Environmental / Luxurious / Renewal / Optimism / Well-being BLUE Calming / Constancy / Loyalty / Reliability / Honor / Melancholy / Boring PURPLE Power / Royalty / Elegance / Artificial / Overwhelming GRAY Conservative / Traditional / Intelligent / Expensive / Serious / Dull / Uninteresting BROWN Relaxing / Confident / Casual / Natural / Reassuring / Earthy BLACK Sophistication / Elegance / Sex / Formality / Strength / Illegality / Depression / Morbid WHITE Cleanliness / Purity / Innocence / Quality / Simplicity / Classic / Sterility / Disposable In Conclusion: Big business has been harnessing the power of color psychology for decades. Things have come a long way since Henry Ford's remark that customers could have his Model T automobile in any color they wished "as long as it was black"! Colors are now strongly identified with products and companies with a resultant band of loyal customers and World's Best Practice Inventory Management heme should COMPLEMENT not CONTRADICT your image.In almost every endeavour it is difficult to determine what constitutes ‘best practice’. Businesses around the world spend millions of dollars on software and advisory services and often don’t know whether they are ‘best practice’ or just somewhere in the pack.Many companies will say, ‘why does it matter just as long as you keep getting better?’ The stark reality is that inventory requires the investment of cash. The items need to be purchased and stored and this ti So what is the first step in making color psychology work for you? First, decide on the image you want to project for yourself or your business. Do you want it to be:
Once your image is decided seek out the colors that will enhance or project that 'feel'. Here is a brief overview of the main color characteristics. You will notice they can include a wide range of emotions depending on the strength of the color and the particular hue it comes in. RED Strong Emotions / Warmth / Love / Anger / Danger / Boldness / Excitement ORANGE Spicy / Cheerful / Sunny / Low Cost / Affordability / Cheap YELLOW Attention grabbing / Comfortable / Upbeat / Lively / New / Unusual / Cowardly GREEN Durability / Reliability / Environmental / Luxurious / Renewal / Optimism / Well-being BLUE Calming / Constancy / Loyalty / Reliability / Honor / Melancholy / Boring PURPLE Power / Royalty / Elegance / Artificial / Overwhelming GRAY Conservative / Traditional / Intelligent / Expensive / Serious / Dull / Uninteresting BROWN Relaxing / Confident / Casual / Natural / Reassuring / Earthy BLACK Sophistication / Elegance / Sex / Formality / Strength / Illegality / Depression / Morbid WHITE Cleanliness / Purity / Innocence / Quality / Simplicity / Classic / Sterility / Disposable In Conclusion: Big business has been harnessing the power of color psychology for decades. Things have come a long way since Henry Ford's remark that customers could have his Model T automobile in any color they wished "as long as it was black"! Colors are now strongly identified with products and companies with a resultant band of loyal customers and Managing Things and Leading People ending on the strength of the color and the particular hue it comes in."Too many managers treat "their people" as assets with skin wrapped around them."High-performing teams and organizations balance the discipline of systems, processes, and technology management on a base of effective people leadership. Here are some key of the key distinctions between the two:The Management-Leadership BalanceManagement:• Systems, process, and technology• Goals, standards, and measurements• Control• Strategic RED Strong Emotions / Warmth / Love / Anger / Danger / Boldness / Excitement ORANGE Spicy / Cheerful / Sunny / Low Cost / Affordability / Cheap YELLOW Attention grabbing / Comfortable / Upbeat / Lively / New / Unusual / Cowardly GREEN Durability / Reliability / Environmental / Luxurious / Renewal / Optimism / Well-being BLUE Calming / Constancy / Loyalty / Reliability / Honor / Melancholy / Boring PURPLE Power / Royalty / Elegance / Artificial / Overwhelming GRAY Conservative / Traditional / Intelligent / Expensive / Serious / Dull / Uninteresting BROWN Relaxing / Confident / Casual / Natural / Reassuring / Earthy BLACK Sophistication / Elegance / Sex / Formality / Strength / Illegality / Depression / Morbid WHITE Cleanliness / Purity / Innocence / Quality / Simplicity / Classic / Sterility / Disposable In Conclusion: Big business has been harnessing the power of color psychology for decades. Things have come a long way since Henry Ford's remark that customers could have his Model T automobile in any color they wished "as long as it was black"! Colors are now strongly identified with products and companies with a resultant band of loyal customers and Delegation - The Basic Steps To Reducing Your Workload And Creating A Successful Team Serious / Dull / UninterestingIf you have a task greater than you can handle on your own, then you need to delegate. Not a choice many of us choose to make, but one we can all learn. This article will take you through why delegation is so important and give you simple steps to take so that you communicate the vision, motivate your members and build them as individuals and as a successful team.So let's start with the Whys.The first is obvious. The task if too big for one person. Or BROWN Relaxing / Confident / Casual / Natural / Reassuring / Earthy BLACK Sophistication / Elegance / Sex / Formality / Strength / Illegality / Depression / Morbid WHITE Cleanliness / Purity / Innocence / Quality / Simplicity / Classic / Sterility / Disposable In Conclusion: Big business has been harnessing the power of color psychology for decades. Things have come a long way since Henry Ford's remark that customers could have his Model T automobile in any color they wished "as long as it was black"! Colors are now strongly identified with products and companies with a resultant band of loyal customers and supporters. Why not take a few moments to examine your web site or business logo or color theme and see if you are using color psychology as the powerful business tool it is.
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