English Breakfast Advertisements For Middle-Age Women

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Exhausted, stressed, and irritated are all moods that middle-aged women usually want to escape. With most of her time revolving around paying the bills, cleaning the house, and getting the children ready for school, a little journey away from that stressful life are things she yearns for. According to the ad for Twinings Tea of London, the journey women are seeking is just sips away. With the purpose of encouraging English Breakfast, (a well known flavor of the different varieties of teas the company contributes) advertisers delightfully direct adults, specifically women who desire a peaceful and soothing time to buy the tea. With artful usage of copy, illustration, and design, the ad persuades drained out women that they can put the stressful …show more content…
The copy in the ad ideally grabs the stressed out middle-aged women because of the words “Let our discovery be yours” in big, bold, white print. This adventurous saying usually connects with traveling to a new place and just getting away from the real life. It would interest the women who just for one minute of their lifes wants to escape. In smaller, white text underneath “Let our discovery be yours” is the rest of the copy that informs the viewers of regions where the finest ingredients are located to produce the teas. The wording “Teas that fit your every mood” is found on the bottom of the page. It basically means no matter if she is happy, depressed or just physically and emotionally drained, it will allow her to just take a break from her busy life. The descriptive nature of this text appeals to every busy woman who longs for a peaceful escape. Advertising specialist, Jib Fowles, mentions, “Many advertisers like appealing to the need for escape because the sensation of pleasure often accompanies escape” (84). The copy suggests that with “every sip is a step” the woman will be closer to her pleasurable, exotic destination. Twinings tea searchs for the finest