"any of its three manufacturing plants, in Richmond; Louisville, Kentucky., and Cabarrus, North Carolina. Basic comes in several different varieties: Basic (cigarette) Basic is an American brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Philip Morris USA in the U.S. and by Philip Morris International outside of the U.S. Basic was launched in the late 1970s as a discount brand. , Basic is the fourth most popular cigarette brand in the United States (following Marlboro, Newport, and Camel) and the second most popular among white smokers age 26 and older. In the 1990s and 2000s, Philip Morris USA has made"
"until 1923. In 1924, the brand was launched. They are first marketed as ""America's luxury cigarette"" and were mainly sold in hotels and resorts. Around the 1930s, it was starting to be advertised as a women's cigarette, based on the slogan """"Mild As May"""". The name was taken from a street in London where Philip Morris's British factory was located. However, as early as 1885, a brand called ""Marlborough"" was already being marketed as a """"ladies' favorite"""" by Philip Morris & Co. In the 1930s, advertising for the cigarette was primarily based on how ladylike the filter cigarette was, in"
"challenged the candy industry by urging women to “reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet.” These aggressive campaigns paid off making Lucky Strike the most smoked brand within a decade. Other companies followed the successful ad campaigns of the American Tobacco Company with their own versions. The Phillip Morris Company introduced Marlboro cigarettes in 1925. Marlboros were advertised as being as ""mild as May"" and featured elegant ivory tips that appealed to women. Other brands offered similar ads appealing to a woman's sense of beauty and style and made cigarettes an alluring part of many women's lives. The ads"
"L&M L&M is an American brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Altria (previously known as Philip Morris Companies, Inc.). The name comes from the tobacco company founded in 1873 called Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, predecessor of today's Liggett Group in which L&M was originally produced. ""L&M"" was launched in 1885 by Liggett & Myers as a plug chewing tobacco. In 1952 or 1953, the first L&M cigarettes were created and they were one of the earliest, perhaps the earliest brand to have a filter that was not a one-sided filter. When ""L&M"" was launched, their motto was"
"Mayfair (cigarette) Mayfair is an English brand of cigarettess, currently owned and manufactured by Gallaher Group, a subsidiary of Japan Tobacco. Mayfair was re-launched in 1992 with the slogan ""A good smoke at a fair price"". The brand is Gallaher Group's leading value cigarette brand. Mayfair is one of the least expensive cigarette brands in the U.K., despite its name presumably being chosen to evoke the glamour of Mayfair, the famous London district. By 2007 Mayfair had become the second most popular cigarette brand in the U.K., with total sales of £663 million. Mayfair is mainly sold in the United"
"one of the most brilliant advertisement campaigns of all time. It transformed a feminine campaign, with the slogan ""Mild as May"", into one that was masculine, in a matter of months. The first models were a Navy Lieutenant and Andy Armstrong, the ad agency’s art supervisor. Other early models were sales promotion director of Philip Morris, Robert Larking, and others from the Leo Burnett ad agency, Lee Stanley and Owen Smith. A number of models who have portrayed the Marlboro Man have died of smoking-related diseases. Cowboys proved to be popular, which led to the ""Marlboro Cowboy"" and ""Marlboro Country"""
"(another Japanese brand owned by JT) to Mild Seven in 1994, the vertical blue left side of the white background was changed to a belt design. At the time of this, the advertising slogan """"The blue world of mild seven"""" was used in the television commercials, and after that blue became the colour of choice for the brand. The cigarettes are the third most widely smoked cigarette in the world with 76.5 billion around the world, behind Marlboro and Camel. The Mevius under the Mild Seven name has been a top seller since its creation in 1977 and is the"
"campaigns. Philip Morris & Co. (now Altria) had originally introduced the Marlboro brand as a woman's cigarette in 1924. Starting in the early 1950s, the cigarette industry began to focus on promoting filtered cigarettes, as a response to the emerging scientific data about harmful effects of smoking. Under the impression that filtered cigarettes were safer, Marlboro, as well as other brands, started to be sold with filters. However, filtered cigarettes, Marlboro in particular, were considered to be women’s cigarettes. During market research in the 1950s, men indicated that while they would consider switching to a filtered cigarette, they were concerned"
"Menthol cigarette A menthol cigarette is a cigarette flavored with the compound menthol. Menthol cigarettes are not healthier than other cigarettes. Menthol cigarettes were first developed by Lloyd ""Spud"" Hughes of Mingo Junction, Ohio in 1924, though the idea did not become popular until the Axton-Fisher Tobacco Company acquired the patent in 1927, marketing them nationwide as ""Spud Menthol Cooled Cigarettes"". Spud brand menthol cigarettes went on to become the fifth most popular brand in the U.S. by 1932, and it remained the only menthol cigarette on the market until the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company created the Kool brand"
"was edged out in 1966 by Winston cigarettes, when Pall Mall found that it could no longer compete with the advertising campaign ""Winston tastes good like a cigarette should."" In the 1940s, Pall Mall had its own grammatically incorrect slogan which touted it as the cigarette which ""travels the smoke further"", referencing the longer 85mm length. Their famous slogan during the '50s and early '60s was ""OUTSTANDING...""and"" they are MILD!"" In 1994, Pall Mall and Lucky Strike were purchased by Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation as the former American Tobacco company shed its tobacco brands. In 2001, Pall Mall was"
"brand of tipped cigarettes. As of Autumn 2011, British American Tobacco no longer manufactures Sweet Afton cigarettes. The text """"Thank you for your loyalty, unfortunately Sweet Afton will not be available in the future. However Major, our other Irish brand with similar tobacco will still be widely available for purchase."""" was written on a sticker that was put on the last line of packs, before it went out of production. The brand proved particularly popular with post World War II Rive Gauche Paris. It was reputed to be Jean-Paul Sartre's preferred cigarette, and also featured prominently in Louis Malle's film"
"sway public opinion into backing the United States's entry into World War I, and later World War II. Another promotion was ""Old Joe,"" a circus camel driven through towns used to attract attention and distribute free cigarettes. The brand's slogan, used for decades, was ""I'd walk a mile for a Camel!"" The iconic style of Camel is the original unfiltered cigarette sold in a soft pack, known as Camel Straights or Regulars. Its popularity peaked through the brand's use by famous personalities such as news broadcaster Edward R. Murrow, whose usage of them was so heavy and so public that"
"television show from October 2, 1959, until June 3, 1960. singapore l&m fastfoward L&M L&M is an American brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Altria (previously known as Philip Morris Companies, Inc.). The name comes from the tobacco company founded in 1873 called Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, predecessor of today's Liggett Group in which L&M was originally produced. ""L&M"" was launched in 1885 by Liggett & Myers as a plug chewing tobacco. In 1952 or 1953, the first L&M cigarettes were created and they were one of the earliest, perhaps the earliest brand to have a filter"
"Parliament (cigarette) Parliament is an American brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Philip Morris USA in the United States and Philip Morris International outside of the United States. The brand was launched in 1931 and is distinctive for its recessed paper filters. It was originally used as an advertising gimmick when cigarettes did not have filters. The first commercial cigarette filters came into use in 1935. Parliaments are one of few brands of cigarettes on the mainstream market to feature a recessed paper filter. Cigarette filters became common in most cigarettes in the 1950s. In the 1940s and"
"Philip Morris (cigarette) Philip Morris is an American brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Philip Morris USA in the United States and Philip Morris International elsewhere. Philip Morris’ eponymous brand was first made in England, United Kingdom, and introduced to the United States as early as 1883. Philip Morris incorporated in New York in 1902; until 1929, when the company purchased its first cigarette factory in Richmond, Virginia, their brands were made under license by Stephano Brothers of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philip Morris English Blend was introduced as a non-filter, regular-size (70 mm) brand in 1933 by Philip Morris"
"Mevius Mevius (Japanese: メビウス) previously called Mild Seven (Japanese: マイルドセブン ""Mairudo Sebun"") is a Japanese brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Japan Tobacco. Mevius was launched in 1977 under the name Mild Seven and was intended to be a mild version of the Seven Stars brand in Japan in 1977, it was launched overseas in 1981. It is the first brand that adopted the charcoal filter in American blend in Japan. Initially it was designed to treat Mild Seven similar to Seven Stars, but in accordance with the fact that JT changed the F1 participation brand from Cabin"
"& Hedges, Merit, Parliament, Alpine, Basic, Cambridge, Bucks, Dave's, Chesterfield (U.S. sale and production discontinued in late 2017), Collector's Choice, Commander, Lark, L&M, Players. Philip Morris USA Philip Morris USA is the United States tobacco division of Altria Group. The company's namesake Philip Morris was born in Whitechapel, United Kingdom in 1835, the son of a recent immigrant from Germany who had taken the name Bernard Morris. In 1847, the family opened a shop in London. The first cigarettes that Philip Morris made were in 1854 and were known as ""Philip Morris English Ovals,"" a non-filter brand of oval-shaped cigarettes"
"(1 mg). Menthol cigarettes come in Menthol (8 mg) and Menthol Fresh (2 mg). After descriptions such as """"Milds"""" and """"Lights"""" were banned in 2005, the names were changed to """"Rich"""", """"Smooth"""", """"Fine"""" and so on. In 2012, a pack of Longbeach cigarettes cost $10.70 in New Zealand. That price was increased to $17.00 in 2016. Longbeach (cigarette) Longbeach is an Australian brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Philip Morris International. Longbeach was launched in the 1980s. Eventually, the brand became the second most popular brand in Australia, after Winfield. It is sold in packets of 20s, 25s,30s"
"Kraft and General Foods became Kraft General Foods. In the 1970s, in response to smokers’ health concerns, Philip Morris introduced the “Light” cigarette - which was later found to be no safer than any others. In 1976, Marlboro became the leading brand in the U.S.; Morris operated as the largest seller of tobacco in the U.S. and the second-largest in the world. In 2001, Kraft Foods launched an initial public offering (IPO) for 11.1% of the company that took in $8.7 billion, making it the second-largest IPO in American history at the time. In 2002, Miller Brewing and South African"
"with a miracle tip and Philip Morris advertised its di-ethylene glycol (Di-Gl) filter cigarette as the cigarette that took the fear out of smoking. In the next two years, Marlboro was re-released as a filter cigarette which targeted men (it had previously been a cigarette targeting women, with a beauty tip to protect the lips), and Winston was introduced with an advertising budget of $15 million. On July 21, 2011, the Bulgarian customs authorities and Phillip Morris Bulgaria representatives organized the destruction of over 7 million counterfeit cigarettes bearing the mark L&M. The destroyed cigarettes were part of over 14.5"
"Bond Street, Astra, Prima, Polet, Medeo, Kazakhstanskye, and Souz Apollon (Kazakhstan), Marlboro, Parliament, Chesterfield, L&M, Bond Street, and Red & White (Latvia), Marlboro, Bond Street, Merit, Chesterfield, Virginia Slims, and Parliament (Lebanon), Marlboro, L&M, Chesterfield, Parliament, Bond Street, Red & White, and Partner (Lithuania), Dji Sam Soe 234, L&M, Longbeach, Marlboro, ST Dupont Paris, and U Mild (Philip Morris International's main brands) (Malaysia), Marlboro, Delicados, Benson & Hedges (with British American Tobacco, Gallaher Group, and Japan Tobacco), Faros, Elegantes, and Chesterfield (Mexico), Fortuna, Gauloises (with Imperial Tobacco, Marlboro, and Marquises, (Morocco), Chesterfield, L&M, and Marlboro, (Netherlands), Philip Morris Red. The"
"at least 40 years. They also """"retired"""" Johnny Roventini, their famous """"Call for Philip Morris!"""" bellhop [who'd been a part of their radio, print, and TV ad campaigns since 1933]. By the end of 1955, Philip Morris introduced a white pack with stripes and a new logo, and stressed the word """"gentleness"""" in their advertising. It worked: according to Packard, first-quarter sales in 1956 were up 26% over the previous year. And Philip Morris continued to use this approach, emphasizing """"young smokers"""", """"mildness"""" and a preference for cigarettes """"without filters"""" towards the end of the 1950s (Liggett & Myers also"
"called ""smoother"". The traditional menthol style is called Pall Mall Green. Pall Mall is currently sold as a Canadian discount brand in Red (full-flavor) and Blue (light). Rothman's produces American-style Pall Mall cigarettes which are priced as a premium brand. The famous Pall Mall logo has large art nouveau lettering spelling out ""Pall Mall"" on the top front of the pack. On the face is a white coat of arms on the front and back of the package. Showing two regal lions pawing the sides and a knight's helmet on top, the inside of the shield reads """"Per aspera ad"
"Dunhill (cigarette) Dunhill is a British brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by British American Tobacco. The brand is named after the English tobacconist and inventor Alfred Dunhill. In 1907, the tobacconist and inventor Alfred Dunhill opened a small tobacconist's shop on Duke Street in the St James's area. He offered tobacco blends tailored for the individual customer. Dunhill was introduced in 1908 and were, less than glamorously, called the Absorbal. It was designed to counter any perceived health risk and had -a world first- a cotton wool filter tip. Its slogan was the """"Hygienic Cigarette"""". Dunhill cigarettes had"
"in 1871 as cut-plug chewing tobacco and later a cigarette. In 1905, the company was acquired by the American Tobacco Company (ATC). In 1917, the brand started using the slogan, ""It's Toasted"", to inform consumers about the manufacturing method in which the tobacco is toasted rather than sun-dried, a process touted as making the cigarettes taste delicious. In the late 1920s, the brand was sold as a route to thinness for women, one typical ad said, ""Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet."" Sales of Lucky Strikes increased by more than 300% during the first year of the advertising"
"Winston tastes good like a cigarette should ""Winston tastes good like a cigarette should"" is an advertising slogan that appeared in newspaper, magazine, radio, and television advertisements for Winston cigarettes, manufactured by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Reynolds used the slogan from Winston's introduction in 1954 until 1972. It is one of the best-known American tobacco advertising campaigns. In 1999, ""Advertising Age"" included the ""Winston tastes good like a cigarette should"" jingle in its list of the 10 best radio and television jingles in the United States during the 20th century. Advertising agency William Esty Co. deliberately, and ungrammatically, used"
"following its national launch in 1976. Merit had a 3.1% market share in January 1992, a decline from 3.5% during the comparable period the year before, according to figures compiled by John C. Maxwell, Jr., an analyst at Wheat, First Securities Inc. Merit shipments for the period declined to 11.5 billion cigarettes, or more than half a billion packs, compared with 13.3 billion cigarettes, or close to three-quarters of a billion packs, during the 1990 months. Since its introduction in 1976, Philip Morris has created many poster- and billboard adverts to promote Merit as a ""low-tar"" alternative. A television ad"
"an attempt to appeal to the mass market. To this end, the filter had a printed red band around it to hide lipstick stains, calling it """"Beauty Tips to Keep the Paper from Your Lips"""". Shortly before World War II, the brand's sales stagnated at less than 1% of tobacco sales in the US and was briefly withdrawn from the market. After the war, Camel, Lucky Strike, and Chesterfield were the only common cigarettes. After scientists published a major study linking smoking to lung cancer in the 1950s, Philip Morris repositioned Marlboro as a men's cigarette in order to fit"
"Kessler Whiskey Kessler Whiskey is an American brand of blended whiskey started by Julius Kessler in 1888. It is known for the slogan, ""Smooth as Silk"". The brand is currently owned and produced by Beam Suntory. Beam claims it is the #2 selling American blended whiskey. Kessler started selling whiskey in Leadville, Colorado in the late 1870s. In the early days, Julius Kessler went from saloon to saloon selling the whiskey. Kessler's company quickly became profitable, in part due to the higher prices the whiskey commanded in remote areas. Kessler retired from the business in 1921 at the age of"
"the late 1950s. By 1919, six other flavors (Wint-O-Green, Cl-O-Ve, Lic-O-Rice, Cinn-O-Mon, Vi-O-Let and Choc-O-Late) had been developed, and these remained the standard flavors until the late 1920s. In 1920, a new flavor called Malt-O-Milk was introduced. This flavor was received so poorly that it was discontinued after only a few years. In 1925, the tinfoil was replaced with aluminum foil. Noble promoted the candy at the cash registers of saloons, cigar stores, drug stores, barber shops, and restaurants. He had the candy placed, with a five-cent price, near the cash register. In 1921, the company began to produce solid"
"after he was in charge of advertising for Prince Albert Tobacco, Camel Cigarettes, the converting of Canon Mills to national advertising. He also helped launch the Ford Motor Company on it first national advertising, when the Model A Ford was introduced in 1927. William Martin Armistead was credited with running the first advertising campaign for Camel cigarettes."" As part of his campaign, he coined the slogan: ""I'd walk a mile for a Camel,"" which was the basis for the famous campaign and the launching of the Camel cigarette brand. On April 12, 1919 he described a new campaign""to advertise advertising"""
"Breath Savers have also begun advertising some of their mints to contain sodium bicarbonate, an alkaline salt used in many personal hygiene products as a mechanical cleanser on the teeth and gums. It also neutralises the production of acid in the mouth, and acts as an antiseptic to help prevent infections. Breath Savers Breath Savers is a brand of mint manufactured by the Hershey Company. Breath Savers were introduced in 1973 by the Life Savers Company, a division of E.R. Squibb, in limited areas, and were originally sugared. The brand became a national brand in 1978 when it replaced sugar"
"and 20th century events. Natural American Spirit, another R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company brand, also includes cigarette cards on their packs, with information on such things as windpower, diversity, and their farmers. Philip Morris USA started including ""Information For Smokers"" cigarette cards in certain packs. One provides information on quitting smoking and the other states that ""Light, ""Ultra Light"", ""Mild"", ""Medium"", and ""Low Tar"" cigarettes are just as harmful as ""Full Flavor"" ones. The largest cigarette card collection on record is that of Edward Wharton-Tigar. His collection, bequeathed to the British Museum following his death in 1995, is recognised by the"