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The Art of the Tagline and Positioning

Okay, we’re coming into tagline season so we wanted to get this article out right away. So how important is a tagline? Well, it represents your brand identity and positioning. If it’s off target it hurts you and?if you don’t have one it hurts you. A tagline can be powerful and actionable.

Let’s play a little game. Which taglines do you know and associate with? If you know them and the company they belong to then they’ve done their job. Does your tagline measure up?

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What brands are associated with these taglines?

1. You deserve a break today.
2. Be all that you can be.
3. Just do it.
4. It’s the real thing.
5. Where’s the beef?
6. It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken.
7. We try harder.

Answers:

1. McDonald’s
2. U.S. Army
3. Nike
4. Coca-Cola
5. Wendy’s
6. Perdue
7. Avis

Check out some of our taglines/logos that we’ve created for our clients:

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Developing a tagline is a step in the right direction to building a strong brand identity.

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