Color Congruence as an Influential Cue in Brand Attitude Formation : and Interpretation of Selected Product Categories-Indepth Study of Buying Behaviour of Women in Ahmedabad (Gujarat), India

Marketers know colors have strong power to create brand image, affect the buyer's decision making process and change the mood of consumers. Colors contribute to differentiate products from competitors so as to create positive or negative feelings about products.Consumer preferences of Color if studied systematically can make a huge difference.Every business organization that comes into contact with the customer develops an attitude & perception in the mind of the customer regarding its products & services. Though there are many factors that influence how and what consumers buy, there is a great deal decided by visual cues, the strongest and most persuasive being color. When marketing new products it is crucial to consider that consumers place visual appearance and color above other factors. In order to find out the Influential role of Colors, researchers have tried to (1) Access the perception of women about symbolic meaning of colors & their associations with different adjectives.(2)Find out the most favorite & the least favorite color among women and(3)Access whether color acts a cue for women to form an attitude towards various product categories or not.