The Psychology of Color in Marketing

Perhaps no choice is as vital to marketing success as the colors you use. Whether selecting the color for a specific product or for a email marketing campaign, there is no doubt that color has significant effect on all as subconsciously, we associate different colors with different things.

For example, did you know that restaurants use red to stimulate appetite and that blue creates a sense of trust and security in a brand?

The following infographic, created by the folks at WebpageFX, takes a look at the psychology of color and presents some common associations of different colors. It also shows the overall importance of color to consumers and characteristics of many individual colors. The numbers are pretty fascinating.

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About David Wallace

David Wallace
David Wallace, co-founder and CEO of SearchRank, is a recognized expert in the industry of search and social media marketing. Since 1997, David has been involved in developing successful search engine and social media marketing campaigns for large and small businesses. In additions to his duties at SearchRank, David is editor in chief at
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