Analysis Of Pumpkin Spice Laet

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Pumpkin Spice Latte

Advertisements stand as a method of persuasion in order to sell a product. Starbucks, a high-quality coffee café was originally founded in 1971 in Seattle, Washington as a coffee bean and ground retailer fine restaurants. The name, inspired by a character in the book Moby Dick, captures the romance of the high seas and the seafaring tradition and history of early coffee traders. By 1986, Starbucks had become a popular coffeehouse chain inspired by the romance of espresso bars in Milan, Italy. Starbucks claims their goal is to create a connection with the consumer. Starbuck’s advertisements engage and spark your emotions visually which in-turn evokes desires. In this advertisement from Starbucks, we see the coffee chain is promoting their seasonal Pumpkin Spice Latte.
The Pumpkin Spice Latte is the most popular seasonal beverage of all time. The Starbucks drink has even turned into a staple of fall flavor. It’s almost unbelievable to think that Starbucks has turned warm milk and spices from a coffee drink to an icon. You can conclude it is geared toward people who find comfort and elation in the fall season because of the warmth of colors and choice of cozy words in the description. It targets older consumers who may find nostalgia of Halloween from the old days. The ad is also targeting younger consumers who idolize trends and like to use social media by including the hashtag #PSL. Young people can add the hashtag when posting status …show more content…

Social media even refers to the Fall season as “Pumpkin Spice Latte season”. PSL also has the regular Starbucks consumers visiting the stores more often in the Fall season. The ad grabs the consumer’s attention right away by the plain simple logo and straight-forward messages. Warm up and become part of the trend that is Pumpkin Spice Latte during this chilly fall

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