For Thanksgiving, General Snus ran a series on their Facebook page promoting snus as a holiday-friendly family bonding tool. Each post featured a different holiday activity. One post included a debate about whether stopping for snus on the way to Thanksgiving dinner would be worthwhile if it required a detour in another direction. They invited… Continue reading Thanksgiving messaging from the tobacco industry
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Mobile coupons: A new way to get cheap tobacco products
Ten different tobacco companies including Marlboro, Skoal, Camel, Newport and Winston now offer mobile coupons that can be redeemed in most places their products are sold. Mobile coupons are marketed as a paperless alternative to direct mail coupons and are more efficient and convenient for the retailers and consumers. Mobile coupons also offer customers more… Continue reading Mobile coupons: A new way to get cheap tobacco products
Copenhagen giveaway: Engraved wooden coasters
Copenhagen Smokeless Tobacco will celebrate their 200th anniversary in 2022 and is heavily promoting this anniversary—four years early. As part of their promotion, they sent out free wooden coasters to their email subscribers. The coasters are engraved with images of plants, presumably the tobacco plant in different stages of its life cycle.
Seed to Cigarette? How Tobacco Companies Use “Cause Marketing” to Increase Sales
Tobacco companies, including Grizzly, Marlboro and American Spirit, frequently promote their efforts to support charitable initiatives. Recently, this has become common in marketing across all industries. Corporate charity is increasingly celebrated as a happy solution to multi-dimensional problems. Consumers purchase ordinary goods, but also can feel proud of themselves, knowing an amount of the price… Continue reading Seed to Cigarette? How Tobacco Companies Use “Cause Marketing” to Increase Sales
Shoreview restricts the sale of flavored tobacco
Shoreview joins Saint Paul and Minneapolis in restricting the sale of flavored tobacco products.
New “High Nicotine” Cigarette Hits Minnesota Market
A new and unusual brand of cigarettes is being marketed in Minnesota. RED SUN cigarettes are promoted as “The BOLDEST, most UNAPOLOGETIC, and HIGHEST NICOTINE cigarettes in America!” in local publications like City Pages. RED SUN cigarettes are manufactured by a company called 22nd Century which has a mission to: “reduce the harm caused by… Continue reading New “High Nicotine” Cigarette Hits Minnesota Market
Feds finalize new tobacco rules
The Food and Drug Administration recently announced sweeping regulations for hookah, little cigars, dissolveables, and electronic cigarettes, in addition to the federal agency’s existing power over cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, and smokeless tobacco.
Swisher Sweets promotes heavily on social media
Swisher Sweets cigar brand focuses heavily on promotion through social media marketing. Swisher uses Instagram (@swishersweets), Twitter (@swishersweets), YouTube, and Facebook to promote their products. They do this by using popular or trending hashtags (e.g. #onfleek) that link their posts to general feeds that aren’t age restricted.
Half of Minnesotans enjoy clean air
Almost half of all Minnesotans live in a city or county with a comprehensive clean indoor air ordinance, according to ClearWay Minnesota.
Saint Paul votes to restrict sale of flavored tobacco, raise price of cigars
he City Council voted unanimously to restrict the sale of flavored tobacco products to adult-only tobacco stores and increase the minimum price for single cigars to $2.60 each. All cigars sold in packages of four or less must be priced at $2.60 each, while cigars packaged at four or more must be at least $10.40.
