Did you know that 75 percent of buying decisions are based on emotions alone? As a business owner, you’re probably asking, “Why does that matter to me?” Let me tell you. Because emotions are tied to branding, which is tied to how you represent your product and your service.
One of the biggest emotions we all want to evoke as entrepreneurs is trust because this builds long term clients. Let’s discuss how psychology plays a role when it comes to building your business and your brand.
Branding should go deeper than the visual connection. It should evoke emotions like sophistication and trust and security. There are certain brands out there that you see and you’re like, “Oh my gosh, it’s playfulness,” or excitement or amazement.
The way to do that is you make small design choices like the fonts you’re going to use or the colors you’re going to use. You’re probably asking me, “Why does that matter to me, because I’m not the designer?” But at the end of the day, if you are a business owner, you are making the decisions for how your brand is going to look. You are making the final decision.
Here’s a statistic that I found. It said 85 percent of shoppers place color as a primary reason why they buy a particular product. That’s 85 percent. Let’s talk about color just a little bit.
There are different types of emotions that go with different types of colors. For instance, blue is very traditional, very safe, very loyal. Green is very healthy and natural. Yellow is very happy. Orange is exciting and on and on and on.
If you’re a wealth management consultant and you want to evoke security, you’re probably going to pick the color blue and maybe green for money. You’re probably not going to go with pink and orange. Just the same if you’re a children’s daycare, you’re probably going to go with something really fun like purple and yellow instead of the colors black.
I have a story to tell. I was at a conference couple of years ago. We’re all sitting around introducing each other and what type of business we have.
There’s this lady who came up to me and said, “Hey, my name is this. I am an investor. I take money, and I invest it in houses, and I flip them. Here’s my business card.” She gave me her business card, and it was red with black script font. In my head, the first thing I thought was, “Oh, wow, she’s doing something exotic. That’s her business.” It was sparkly. Then I looked at her, and she was dressed very interestingly.
At no point did my mind think, “I should give this woman money and invest it because I trust her to do so.” Her business card screamed everything but that with the red colors, the sparkly, and the script font. I know she probably picked that because that’s what she liked. I see a lot of times people make design mistakes like that too when they really love the color blue, and so they make everything blue. But that may not fit your business.
Our takeaway for today is that the smallest design details like color choices make a huge difference on how your business is perceived.
If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with your friends and colleagues. If there are any other topics on running a business or building a brand you’d like to hear about, please leave a comment. Remember, the time and energy you put into your brand determines the success of your business.
Thanks, Kasia Johnson.
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