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How to write a tagline for a logistics startup

Booked by 10. Delivered by 6.
Kooch, our sample logistics brand
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Three formulas, three lines

Every tagline below was written for Kooch, which makes same-day B2B delivery in metros. Try all three formulas for your own startup, then keep the strongest.

Formula 1 · The outcome
Booked by 10. Delivered by 6.

What the customer gets, in a few words.

6 words

Formula 2 · The contrast
Same-day, without the same excuses.

What you do that the usual option does not.

5 words

Formula 3 · The promise
Your promise, kept on time.

A short commitment you keep every time.

5 words

The competitor swap test

Put a competitor's name in front of your line. If it still makes sense, it is not yours yet.

Fails the test
“Logistics made simple”

Any logistics company could say this.

Brand A: Logistics made simpleYour rival: Logistics made simpleAny startup: Logistics made simple

Also weak: “Delivering excellence”

Passes the test
“Booked by 10. Delivered by 6.”

Specific to what Kooch does, so a competitor could not borrow it without changing their product.

See it with the logo

A tagline lives under or beside the logo, never inside it. Here is Kooch's line on light, dark and on the side of the van.

KoochBooked by 10. Delivered by 6.
ON THE SIDE OF THE VANBooked by 10. Delivered by 6.Kooch
KoochBooked by 10. Delivered by 6.
KoochBooked by 10. Delivered by 6.

Check it before you print it

3 to 7words, short enough for one line under the logo
0buzzwords like innovative, seamless or next-gen
5customers should say back what you do after reading it
1line for years. Do not change it every campaign.
Tip

Logistics brands lean on the same red and yellow. On a road full of vans, you need contrast, not more of the same. Your tagline is where you say the opposite out loud.

Questions

What makes a good tagline for a logistics startup?

It says something only you can say, in three to seven words. For example: "Booked by 10. Delivered by 6."

What is the competitor swap test?

Put a competitor's name in front of your tagline. If it still works, your tagline is too generic.

Should a tagline go in my logo?

Keep it as a separate line under or beside the logo, so the logo still works on its own at small sizes.

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