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Brand Color Tolerances!A Reality Check!

"Eddy Hagen – insights4print.ceo!

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Brand Color Tolerances"

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Everybody knows…"

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But then…"

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But then I noticed something strange…"•! O%(+!#5!#*&!i"H!#*&!<585%!59!Y&885--@/!"+&<($8!Y!C$/!'(U&%&)#g!!•! d*0j!d*$#!*$++&)&'j!

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But then I noticed something strange…"•!P)'!5;&%!#*&!0&$%/A!Y&885--@/!"+&<($8!Y!/*(k&'!9%56!%&'!#5!6$-&)#$L!•! O*(/!/*5.8'!*$;&!.+/&#!<5)/.6&%A!'(/%.+#&'!#*&(%!/$8&/g!!•! 7.#!(#!'(')@#L!

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But then I noticed something strange…"

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A groundbreaking study"

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A groundbreaking study"•!R(U&%&)<&!;/!'(/#.%F()-!;/!()T.&)<&!5)!F.0()-!

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Color memory"

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Can we remember brand colors?"•! ]9!<5)/.6&%/!C5.8'!%&9./&!#5!F.0!$!+%5'.<#!C*&)!#*&!<585%!(/!)5#!

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Can we remember brand colors?"

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Can we remember brand colors?"•! f;&)!()!$)!=.)'&8$0&'@!/&q)-A!<585%!6&65%0!/*(k&'g!•! d*$#!'5&/!#*(/!6&$)!95%!+%&//!<*&<K/A!/.+&%6$%K&#!&S+&%(&)<&j!

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The most iconic brand color"

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O There is no Pantone color for Coca-Cola red, but when you see it, you know it.

So how did red become so synonymous with Coca·Cola?

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The most iconic brand color"•!a)8()&!<585%!6&65%0!#&/#H!<$)!05.!%&6&6F&%!>5<$D>58$!%&'j!

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The tools"

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The Milka case"•!Pk&%!/&%(&/!59!$%,<8&/!5)!>5<$D>58$!]r4A!58'!<5)#$<#!9%56!T&S5!+%&+%&//!

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The Milka case"•! O*&!W(8K$!F%$)'!-.('&L!

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Brand guides are flawed!"•! fJ-J!r&'!>%5//H!/$6&!/#$%,)-!+5()#A!%&/#!(/!'(U&%&)#!

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We need better brand guides"•!P!+%5+5/$8!95%!F&l&%!F%$)'!-.('&/!

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How about consumers?"

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But all those studies???"

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• • • Document Management Consulting Services ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Research has proven that

using color in business

documents can have

measurable results.

The following examples

have been selected

from a variety of sources

to demonstrate the power

your black-and-white

Ways to Share

the Color Knowledge Color Captures Attention, Enhances Productivity, Improves Communications and Helps Boost Sales.

Capture Attention • Color emphasizes critical information and conveys a sense of professionalism.

Your company's first impression is the most important one. Using color demonstrates that you mean business. The decision whether to read or reject pamphlets and direct mail pieces is made by readers in just 2.5 seconds. Using color can keep your materials on the desk and out of the wastebasket.

• Color increases readers' allention spans and recall by 82%. Safety notices, warnings and vital technical information are more likely to be remembered if they stand out in color. That can help decrease costly and time-consuming errors throughout your company.

• Color gains readership by 80%. Adding color to product guides can help critical information get read, helping ensure that customers understand how to operate the products they buy from you. That alone can reduce

Boost Sales • Color helps sell up to 80% more. Collateral

materials, sales brochures and other con­sumer communications can help generate more sales with the application of color .

• Color can improve brand recognition by up to 80%. Local retailers, realtors, consultants and others can cut through the clutter with the help of color. Improved brand recognition can lead to increased sales.

Sources

Studies

Loyola College. Maryland, U.S.A .•

by Ellen Hoadley. Ph.D.,

Laurette Simmons. Ph.D .•

and Faith Gilroy. Ph.D.

Case & Company,

Management Consultants

Bureau of Advertising, Color

in Newspaper Advertising

Maritz Motivation, Inc.,

Southern Illinois

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Conclusions"

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Thanks for listening till the end!"

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