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Launching Karen Haller Behavioural Design Consultancy website

When I started working on my new consultancy website back in 2020, I didn’t realise the journey it would take me on, both personally and in my business. I knew my business had evolved a lot since my last website went live a few years ago, but it wasn’t until the first Covid lockdown that…

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colour talk – colour in branding & advertising

I’m delighted to be asked to speak at the Colour Collective UK’s October event Colour in Branding & Advertising – Palette to poster. The Colour Collective UK is made up of a fabulous group of colour lovers and devotees based in the north of England. They are great at seeking out and bringing together an…

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the brand colour dilemma

You only have to go into a department store, a supermarket or online to see the thousands of businesses catering to our every need, want and desire. When it comes to picking colours for your own business brand, have you ever found yourself wondering what colours to pick?

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colour can make or break your customer’s experience

Take a minute and think of three words to describe the impact of your brand colours. When I asked this question to my clients the words I most often hear are: exclusive, cutting edge, innovative, empathy, trust, quality, playful, fun…which makes it very clear that colour is more than just a visual experience; colour is…

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recognise these brands by their colours alone?

This month’s brand blog I thought I’d try a little game to demonstrate how we can recognise brands by colour alone. Even if we haven’t bought anything from these major brands, through marketing and advertising we still have them stored in our subconscious memory. We only have to walk down the street or drive on the…

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Unlock your brand attraction using colour psychology

Are you a start-up or an established brand? Do you want to attract your ideal customers? You can create brand attraction. You can create the emotional connection between your brand and customers. Colour is that all-important emotional connector.

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newsletter feb 2014 how to gain an advantage for your small business through colour

How to Gain an Advantage for Your Small Business through Colour

  You may think big businesses have all the competitive advantages in marketing? What if I told you there was one thing that you as a small business could gain advantage over them? And that’s colour.

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most popular blog posts 2013.

most popular colour blog posts for 2013 are…

It’s the end of another exciting year and I’m always intrigued to see which blogs were the most popular with my readers.  Taking a peek at my Google Analytics reveals the top 10 most popular colour posts. It’s really interesting to see what my blog readers found of interest. Most popular by far were the…

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business branding… evolution or revolution

Have you ever found yourself looking at your business branding and thinking it’s time for an overhaul, a reassessment or a refresh? Your business could just be in evolution or revolution mode.

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business branding aligning your brand colours.

business branding… are your business brand colours in alignment with your brand message?

If there’s one thing business owners have in abundance it’s their passion – their belief in what they’re doing. They really want their brand to give the right impression knowing that first impressions count. When we pick up a business card or a brochure, or look at an advert or a store window, colour is…

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