What's in a colour?

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Right, before you think this subject is a bit wacky, blame Scott Sinclair for this idea.

This all started when I told Scott over lunch about Mrs M becoming a holistic therapist. Her latest talent is 'colour therapy'. Scott thinks this makes for an interesting blog (emails to Scott if he's wrong). Let me give you some examples: I visited a marketing agency on Regent Street last week. Their reception area was bright red (my kind of place - just like Anfield). Red walls, even red leather sofas. Why is that you might ask? Let me explain: Red is associated with the dynamic behaviours of 'innovators and entrepreneurs who prefer to move from one project to another, getting an oper...

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