Alt Image Text

Brand of the Day: Meet the U.S. Market Leader in E-Cigarettes

Brand Marketing

Electronic cigarettes may be relatively young product category, but that doesn't mean various brands aren't battling for top spot of a $2 billion market.


Alt Image Text

Senators Introduce Bill to Limit E-Cigarette Marketing to Kids and Teens

Brand Marketing

Worried that e-cigarettes are taking the same marketing path as conventional cigarettes, a group of Democratic senators introduced legislation today that would prohibit the marketing of them to children and [...]

Alt Image Text

E-Cigarette Maker Launches Bizarre, Raunchy Teasers in Response to Ad Ban

Creativity

VIP, an e-cigarette maker in Britain, has reacted to what it felt was a dumb ban against its ads by doing the mature thing—producing a smutty campaign full of sexual [...]

Alt Image Text

Lawmakers to FDA: Regulate E-Cigarettes

Brand Marketing

In its heyday, cigarettes were one of the biggest advertising categories. That's just what a growing number of policymakers fear will happen with electronic cigarettes.

Alt Image Text

The Marlboro Man Still Sells Cigarettes

Brand Marketing

It’s one of branding’s eternal truisms that when you find an idea that works, you stick with it. It’s why fatherly CEO Dave Thomas appeared in over 800 TV spots [...]

Alt Image Text

Pinterest Has Users, Fancy Has a Business Model

Performance Marketing

Fancy isn't Pinterest. Not even close. But Pinterest may start looking to emulate its business model.