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Price cuts won't fix your Gen Z problem. Comfort might.

Discounting and launching an RTD treats Gen Z as a wallet problem, and it has not stopped craft's slide. The Brewers Association makes the case that the culture craft sells (rebellion, discovery, self-expression) is the part that no longer connects, which changes what you put on your menu, your shelf talkers, and your taproom floor.

How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt below.
  2. Swap each [bracket] for your own details. The more specific you are, the better the answer.
  3. Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini and send it.

The prompt

You are a brand strategist who works with craft beverage producers and retailers. I am rewriting how we present our products to younger, comfort-seeking drinkers who respond to familiarity, nostalgia, and fun more than to novelty, rebellion, or technical expertise.

My business: [winery / brewery / distillery / wine and spirits shop / distributor sales team] in [region].
My current customer base skews: [age range and description].
The products I need to reposition: [list 5 to 10 SKUs with current menu or shelf description pasted in].
Where this copy appears: [taproom menu / tasting room script / shelf talkers / website product pages / distributor sell sheet].

For each product, give me:
1. What my current description assumes the customer already values (name it bluntly, for example "assumes they want to be impressed by the process").
2. A rewritten description of 25 words or less that leads with familiarity, occasion, or comfort, and keeps the technical detail as the second sentence at most.
3. One nostalgia or comfort cue I could attach to it that fits my brand without feeling costumed.
4. The one SKU in the list I should put first on the menu or shelf, and why.

Then give me three changes to the physical room or shelf set (lighting, seating, signage, adjacency) that would make a first-time visitor feel at ease instead of tested.

Push back on me. If a rewrite still sounds like it is showing off, say so and give me a plainer version. If a product genuinely cannot be sold on comfort, tell me to leave it alone and explain who it is actually for.

What you fill in

  • winery / brewery / distillery / wine and spirits shop / distributor sales team
  • region
  • age range and description
  • list 5 to 10 SKUs with current menu or shelf description pasted in
  • taproom menu / tasting room script / shelf talkers / website product pages / distributor sell sheet

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