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☕️ marketing headlines of the week

Portrait, Oratory, Suntory BOSS Coffee

May 09, 2025

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— Ryan (@rjgilbert)

Portrait's marketing headline "Your forever space for everything you are." is intriguing and works well for these reasons:

  • "Forever space" suggests permanence and longevity in a digital world full of temporary content

  • "Everything you are" implies comprehensive self-expression beyond just photos or status updates

  • Beginning the headline with "Your" creates immediate personal connection and ownership

  • Suggests a more complete and full approach to personal identity rather than fragmented social profiles that often go dormant

In Portrait's words:

Portrait is a visual micro-website you own and shape to express who you are. Instead of following people, you host them—storing their content and helping keep it online. It’s a simple shift that makes your social presence more personal, portable, and resilient.

The h1 is really a combination of the h1 and the subheading; where the h1 was focused on two things; ownership and expressions (without sounding too complex) -- also, the h1 was designed to focus more on emotion instead of product features, as we're not a rigid SaaS startup, but rather a consumer/social product build around emotions.

To be honest, we don't really measure the results of a marketing headline as of now. (long-term conversion > short-term conversion idea-ish) we had a version of the h1 that converted better (one forever username, one forever website), but was less focused on the bigger picture.

Ryan Shahine, Founder of Portrait

Portrait is a visual micro-website you own and shape to express who you are. Instead of following people, you host them—storing their content and helping keep it online. It’s a simple shift that makes your social presence more personal, portable, and resilient.

The h1 is really a combination of the h1 and the subheading; where the h1 was focused on two things; ownership and expressions (without sounding too complex) -- also, the h1 was designed to focus more on emotion instead of product features, as we're not a rigid SaaS startup, but rather a consumer/social product build around emotions.

To be honest, we don't really measure the results of a marketing headline as of now. (long-term conversion > short-term conversion idea-ish) we had a version of the h1 that converted better (one forever username, one forever website), but was less focused on the bigger picture.

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Oratory's marketing headline "We help early-stage B2B startups look and feel like established players." works well for these reasons:

  • Directly addresses the common insecurity of early-stage startups trying to win large customers or logos

  • "Look and feel" covers both visual identity and customer experience aspects

  • The clarity about their target audience ("early-stage B2B startups") helps attract qualified leads

  • The straightforward language avoids design or trendy jargon while clearly communicating value

  • "We help" positions Oratory as a supportive and collaborative partner rather than just another monthly design subscription or service

  • Focuses on a final and aspirational outcome

In Oratory's words:

I have helped hundreds of startups with design work over the years, and I am always curious about what they’re trying to accomplish by hiring a design agency, or why they value design work. More often than not, they say something along the lines of, “we want to look like a legitimate company.”

I started to use this terminology of “look and feel like an established player” in sales calls with prospects and saw it resonate in real time.

So now it’s the H1 for Oratory. It’s a simple set of words that helps communicate to founders the “feeling” their company will have after we work together, but isn’t so far removed from reality that they can’t envision the work we’ll do together (which is web design/branding.)

Riley Hennigh, Founder of Oratory

Suntory BOSS Coffee's marketing headline "REAL AMBITION CALLS FOR REAL COFFEE" is bold and works well for these reasons:

  • All-caps formatting creates a bold visual impact that matches the confident message

  • Repetition of "REAL" creates a powerful rhythm and emphasizes authenticity

  • Connects the product (coffee) to a desirable personal quality (ambition)

  • Appeals to driven customers seeking fuel for their lofty goals

  • The "calls for" phrasing elevates coffee from mere beverage to necessary companion for success

  • The simple but declarative structure gives the message authority and conviction

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Here are a handful of other amazing headlines that grabbed my attention in the past.

“No More Babysitting, Just Better Models” — Steev

“ a new way to explore the world” — Corner

“Remember everything. Organize nothing.” — mymind

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