business branding
Colour is an integral part of every business and every product and is often the most important part of a design, so understanding how to apply colour effectively is critical to business success and our own performance and well-being.
Read MoreWhen you choose a colour or colours for your brand, do you know what they are saying? Businesses that choose yellow as their primary brand colour, are they all expressing a personality of happiness, optimism and friendliness? And when yellow is incorporated with another colour or colours, you can completely change the meaning of your brand identity…
Read MoreIf you watched the UK apprentice on Wednesday night you would have seen Tom Gearing and Ricky Martin go through to the final for winning this week’s task. The brief was to create an affordable luxury product range. They were then asked to present their range, along with their business model, to Lord Sugar and to…
Read MoreCompanies who have a staff uniform are looking to gain maximum brand recognition and brand awareness, and it helps the staff be easily identifiable. Those companies who wear pink uniforms are looking to instil the feeling of being helpful in a caring, nurturing way. This not only instils these positive characteristics in their staff but…
Read MoreA great way to increase brand recognition is by using your brand colour within your client face areas within your store, boutique or office interiors.
Read MoreWhen I started researching for this article, I didn’t realise I would find so many businesses that use pink as their main branding colour. On one hand this may reflect an increase in women going into business or more female related services. On the other hand I did find it surprising given the back lash…
Read MoreYesterday I had the privilege once again being interviewed by Viv Oyolu, the creator and radio presenter of Dream Corner. The first time was back in September last year. Viv picked up the interview where we left off discussing the importance of colour and identity to a business brand. And this time I was joined…
Read MoreLast night I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Kenny Jones from Talk Radio Europe, based in sunny Spain. Kenny had scheduled me in to speak for 20 minutes but before we realised, it was 40 minutes later…
Read MoreBuilding brand awareness is just as important for small businesses as it is for the major brands. A great way to increase brand recognition is through your customer facing business interiors whether that is a store, boutique or office. Create an interior that projects your brand’s personality and message. To not do this you will…
Read MoreNot something you see every day, a major brand taking the decision to remove their own branding colours from their own products. The Guardian reported Tesco ‘has ditched its blue-and-white striped Value label in favour of a new softer brand’ as a way of trying to ‘relieve consumers of the embarrassment of buying the cheapest…
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