Starbucks - Advertising

az2wp0sye65487

Do Starbucks advertise?

I've never seen or heard one.....

The Likes of Coca Cola, McDonalds etc. are among the biggest and most well known brands in the world, and they advertise constantly.

Why not Starbucks?

Quazzie

Marvin Brief Clam wrote: »

Do Starbucks advertise?

I've never seen or heard one.....

The Likes of Coca Cola, McDonalds etc. are among the biggest and most well known brands in the world, and they advertise constantly.

Why not Starbucks?

They don't need to. They have a near monoploy on the niche market they are part of

Mingey

Everytime you see a celebrity, they have a cup in their hand. They don't really need to, I suppose. unless they pay Britney et al to be pictured in public with the cup.

Gran Hermano

Maybe they are happy with the level of brand awareness they create by
over saturating a market through opening numerous shops with overlapping
catchment areas and driving out real coffee shops.


When it comes to coffee and Starbucks, ignorance is bliss.

Mingey

http://www.celebritystarbucks.com/

I hate their coffee, it's muck. Like the icey mochas though.

Carroller16

Used to work there. They don't believ in advertising it is against there working ethics for want of a better word.

dr.bollocko

Haha. Starbucks. Ethics.
LOL

Ponster

Marvin Brief Clam wrote: »

Why not Starbucks?

Probably due to owning the Irish market?

They advertise all over the shop in the USA and France.

IvySlayer

If you doubt advertising works, view this thread

LeahBaby

I hate Starbucks. I cannot for the life of me order I just stand there, panick and walk away.

I do however have a hilarious starbucks joke.

*AHEM*

A guy walks into a Starbucks and orders a cup of coffee. The person at the counter asks him "Would you like room for cream?" He replies "What do you think I am, a pessimist?"

Quazzie

LeahBaby wrote: »

I hate Starbucks. I cannot for the life of me order I just stand there, panick and walk away.

I'm the same in Subway. So many things on display and they just assume you know what they all are. WTF happened to a nice bit of coleslaw and some cheese and tomato. Jalapenos my fucking ass!!

LeahBaby

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

I'm the same in Subway. So many things on display and they just assume you know what they all are. WTF happened to a nice bit of coleslaw and some cheese and tomato. Jalapenos my fucking ass!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVSLZJ6Pwag&feature=related

Too Hot Too Spicey?

lisbon_lions

Why would you need to? People are addicted to it, just like tobacco. No need to advertise, you are guaranteed business.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

lisbon_lions wrote: »

Why would you need to? People are addicted to it, just like tobacco. No need to advertise, you are guaranteed business.

....until the recession kicks in and the little luxaries have to be cut back on.

Have never spent a cent in there. I don't drink coffee and Irefuse to pay 3€ for a teabag.

BaconZombie

Insomnia Coffee FTW.

MagicMarker

I find it funny how some people form an opinion of a company after watching an episode of Southpark.

s_carnage

They probably spend some money on advertising it in films. Most films you see someone in a coffee shop or holding a coffee it nearly always has the starbucks brand on it. Suppose it is a kind of discreet advertising.

az2wp0sye65487

s_carnage wrote: »

They probably spend some money on advertising it in films. Most films you see someone in a coffee shop or holding a coffee it nearly always has the starbucks brand on it. Suppose it is a kind of discreet advertising.

Product Placement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_placement

javaboy

John McCain: http://images.politico.com/global/mccain%20and%20starbux.jpg
Meet The Fockers: http://www.brandhype.org/MovieMapper/News/img/MeetTheFockers4.53.jpg
Some Big Meeting: http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/images/999.jpg
____ Olsen: http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p316/celebwarship/Celeb2/Celeb3/Celeb4/olsens4.jpg
Britney Spears: http://www.judiciaryreport.com/images/britney-starbucks.jpg
Rachel Zoe: http://prettyontheoutside.typepad.com/gilmore/images/2008/09/24/1_3.jpg
Pulp Fiction: http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/jrmatrt/Pulp_Riction_Starbucks.jpg
Ben Affliction: http://www.imnotobsessed.com/files/legacy/2008/02/84324_jennifer_garnern_ben_afflec_and_violet_leaving_starbucks_in_lacelebutopia_100208_20_122_465lo.jpg


You can bet your ass the majority of those did not pay for their Starbucks.

00112984

I don't drink take-away coffees much anymore (since realising, over a year ago, that I was taking in 800 calories a day in creamy coffee hybrids :eek: ) but I do like Starbucks' products- both drinks and food.

I'd much prefer go to Starbucks where the staff are friendly than queue in a smelly, grotty O'Brien's where Jacinta behind the counter won't give me my chai latte unless I give in and ask for it in her accent ("and a tae latty thar please").

lisbon_lions

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

....until the recession kicks in and the little luxaries have to be cut back on.

Have never spent a cent in there. I don't drink coffee and Irefuse to pay 3€ for a teabag.

It seems your observations are bang on:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0129/breaking13.htm

S.I.R

starbucks - Crack cocane for posers...


either wannabe milfs or guys on notebooks , sitting their smug...

thats right...


all you smug muppets in starbucks beside the merc garage in ballbridge ( ball-bridge.. roflmao. )

ill kill ye all, and steal your happyness...

poor posers...

Call Me Jimmy

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

I'm the same in Subway. So many things on display and they just assume you know what they all are. WTF happened to a nice bit of coleslaw and some cheese and tomato. Jalapenos my fucking ass!!

That's a bit racial...

Sleipnir

The best Anti-Starbucks ad I've seen was on a sign outside another coffee place around the corner from me. It was put up shortly after Starbuck's opened up close by. It simply read;

"DON'T GET STAR*UCKED. GET YOUR COFFEE HERE!"

It didn't stay up for very long unfortunately.