Branding and the blues

There are a lot of brands on our blue planet that use blue as a signature color. There are probably good reasons for that. For one thing, blue evokes trust and reliability, attributes that many brands want to be associated with. That’s probably the reason why GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler all use blue as a primary brand color.

Blue is a popular color for corporate brands. (Image via The Logo Factory (www.slideshare.net/TheLogoFactory/color-logoupload)
Blue is a popular color for corporate brands. (Image via The Logo Factory (www.slideshare.net/TheLogoFactory/color-logoupload)

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A reprieve for Sweet Briar College

On the heels of the announcement last March that Sweet Briar College would close due to “insurmountable financial challenges,” I wrote a brief post about alumnae efforts to keep the college open. They launched the #SaveSweetBriar campaign and set up a crowdfunding site in an attempt to raise $20 million toward a goal of $250 million to keep the college open. Continue reading “A reprieve for Sweet Briar College”