Aug 21, 2013

Plain Speaking Slogans

I commute, and as such I drive past a lot of tradies' utes, small company vans and larger company trucks. I see a lot of company names and slogans.


There are company names and slogans that befuddle me. I can't understand what they do. Some of these have sort of half-descriptive names, reminiscent of  Kruger Industrial Smoothing.

Such as: Supply Chain Solutions. Goodness knows what that company does.

There are others that sound interesting but are still a bit cryptic, like China Shipping.



But there are others that make it really plain, and I love these.


I'm usually driving, so I can't take photos of trucks normally, much as I'd love to illustrate these ones all here.  But maybe you have seen these ones around?


Uretek has trucks with a massive full-colour cartoon of a worker raising a concrete floor, and the large bold statement  We raise sunken concrete.

I am so pleased with these trucks, the giant picture and the plain speaking slogan, that I have made a solemn promise to myself that if ever I need concrete raised, I will definitely use this company. I don't care what it costs!



Zerella Fresh is a company I hadn't heard of before today, but this morning on the freeway I saw one of their trucks. On a clean, plain black and green background are the company name "Zerella Fresh" and its slogan: Potato, Carrot and Onion Specialists.

I find that refreshing - honest, simple and believable. I am absolutely sure you can depend on this company for all your potato, carrot and onion needs.



But the winner so far is this company: Australian MultiWall Bag Co.

Not so much for its name (less than descriptive if you're not au fait with paper bag lingo) but its fine, plain slogan:  Paper Sack Manufacturer.

Now there's a brand comfortable with its product and its advertising. May it live long and prosper.






8 comments:

  1. Now I know where to go if I need to manufacture some paper sacks!

    A unique and interesting post about stuff I never noticed before, now I will be reading every truck I see.

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  2. Guess it is the statement KISS (keep it simple stupid) in action. Very much to the point.

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  3. Supply Chain Solutions is fairly simple. Most places have various sources for their supplies, for example restaurants who source food from green markets, butchers etc, they'd need a company who keeps in touch with all those sources and relates back to the restaurant. Offices have similar supply chains, for paper, ink, other stationery items, particularly specialist items.

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    1. Makes sense. I think I just hate it when so many companies use "solutions" in their brand names or slogans. So overdone!

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  4. I think supply chain solutions is the slogan for Linfox.

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    1. It is, yes! And there is also a company with that name too, though you're right, it was the Linfox trucks I was thinking of.

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