Audit
Find out where growth is leaking.
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- Positioning and messaging review
- Website conversion review
- Paid ads, outbound, and CRM readiness
- Current tools and stack review
Industries / Maritime, freight and logistics
Demand generation for maritime, freight and logistics firms.
Maritime, freight and logistics businesses are built on relationships and reputation. But the next ship manager, shipper or procurement lead often starts with a search, port by port, lane by lane and service by service. We make sure they find you there.
What founders of maritime, freight and logistics firms tell us
- “Everyone in the port knows us. Nobody online does.”
- “Our website says we cover the region. Buyers search port by port.”
- “Enquiries come by email, phone and WhatsApp, and some just get lost.”
Sound familiar? Book a free growth audit and we’ll show you where it starts.
How your buyers decide
Buyers in shipping and logistics need certainty fast. Before they call, they check three things.
Do you cover this port or route?
Searches are specific: a port, a service, a region. A general “we serve the region” page loses to a competitor with a page for each port.
Have you done this before?
Years of operation, vessels or shipments handled and the clients you serve build trust faster than any claim about service quality.
Will you answer at 2 a.m.?
Responsiveness is the product. Buyers judge it from the first enquiry, so slow replies lose work before you quote.
Where growth leaks
Where maritime, freight and logistics firms usually lose buyers.
- A reputation that lives in people’s phones, with almost nothing about it online.
- One page for many ports, so you rank for none of them.
- Enquiries arriving by email, phone and WhatsApp with no single record.
- No regular contact with ship managers between jobs.
Recognise two or more of these? The audit shows which to fix first.
Get your free growth auditWhat we build
One demand generation system, built for maritime, freight and logistics firms.
Position
A clear story across your services, such as port agency, technical and logistics, so buyers and AI tools know exactly what you handle and where.
Get found
Search and AI visibility for every port and service you cover, so you appear when operators look for an agent there.
Get meetings
Outbound to ship managers, operators and charterers, written like one industry professional writing to another.
Convert
One CRM that captures every enquiry, whatever channel it arrives through, with follow-up that never slips.
Paid advertising
Targeted campaigns for the ports and services with the best margins, not broad brand ads.
That is demand generation for maritime, freight and logistics firms done as one system: every part connects to the others and is measured on qualified meetings and revenue. We build it, then we run it.
Client work
Bluebird Group
Twenty-five years of trust with ship operators across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, but invisible to buyers searching for a port agent. We built positioning across its services, search and AI visibility for every port it serves, and outbound to ship managers tracked in one CRM.
Read the case studyClear packages. Clear prices.
Start with a free audit. Build the foundation. Keep it running.
Foundation Sprint
Most firms start hereFix what’s broken. Build what’s missing.
From$6,000
One-time · 4 to 6 weeks
- Brand positioning, ICP, and messaging
- SEO and AI visibility foundation
- Paid ads setup: Google, LinkedIn, Meta
- Outbound infrastructure and sequences
- CRM, automation, and the right tools
- Reporting dashboard tied to revenue
Yours to keep, with or without us.
Start with the auditRun
We operate it so it keeps producing.
From$3,000/mo
After the Foundation Sprint · 4-month minimum
- Paid campaigns managed and optimized
- Outbound campaigns managed end to end
- Ongoing content and AI visibility work
- CRM, funnel, and tool optimization
- Monthly pipeline report and strategy call
Longer terms available at a lower rate. Ad spend and tools are paid directly to the platforms. Standalone projects from $2,500.
What to expect
Week 1
Audit and strategy
We agree on priorities, scope, and what success looks like.
Weeks 2 to 6
Foundation Sprint
Positioning, visibility, ads, outbound, CRM, and tools go live.
Month 2
First meetings
Paid ads and outbound start booking calls.
Month 3 onward
Compounding
SEO and AI visibility grow. We optimize monthly.
Find out where your firm loses buyers, and what to fix first.
Book a 30-minute call with the person who would build and run your system. No pitch deck, no obligation. You leave with:
- How Google and AI tools like ChatGPT describe your firm today, and who they recommend instead.
- Where your website and messaging lose buyers before they get in touch.
- How ready your ads, outbound and CRM are to bring in and follow up on leads.
- A short, prioritised list of what to fix first, yours to keep whether or not we work together.
We take on a limited number of firms each quarter.
Questions we hear from maritime, freight and logistics firms.
Does digital marketing really work in shipping?
Relationships still close the deal, but more first contacts now start with a search or an AI question. Being findable for each port and service means you get the first call instead of hearing about it later.
We serve many ports. Do we need a page for each?
For the ports that matter commercially, yes. A specific, useful page per port is what ranks and what AI tools quote. We prioritise by revenue, not by volume.
Can you reach ship managers directly?
Yes. We build targeted lists of ship managers, operators and technical superintendents and run outbound from separate domains, so your main email reputation stays protected.
How much does RightBefore cost?
The growth audit is free. Most firms then start with a Foundation Sprint from $6,000, a one-time build over 4 to 6 weeks, followed by Run from $3,000 a month with a 4-month minimum. Ad spend and tools are paid directly to the platforms, and standalone projects start from $2,500.
What happens in the free growth audit?
A 30-minute call where we look at how maritime, freight and logistics firms like yours show up in Google and AI answers, where your website and messaging lose buyers, and how ready your ads, outbound and CRM are. You leave with a prioritised list of what to fix first, whether or not we work together.
What does demand generation for maritime, freight and logistics firms include?
Clear positioning, visibility in Google and AI answers, targeted outbound, paid advertising where it pays, and a CRM that follows up on every enquiry, all built and run by one senior demand strategist and measured on qualified meetings and revenue.
Still have a question? Ask it on your audit call.
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