5 Ways to Reinvest Your Profits Into Your Tobacco Business
For many tobacco businesses, the final quarter of the year is dedicated to reviewing the year that’s passed and begin to make plans for...
A Beautiful Accident: How Daniel Marshall Built His Brand
Some enter into a business with intent. Others are surprised to discover that a talent, product or skill set coupled with a personal passion...
Sampling Do’s and Don’ts: FDA’s New Rules
In October, the FDA issued its final guidance on the sampling of premium cigars and other covered tobacco products. The sampling restrictions apply to...
The New Rules of Premium Cigar Marketing
Expensive suits, million dollar watches, luxurious backdrops, scantily clad women–these are all images often associated with marketing premium cigars–and they’re all outdated and wrong....
Members Only: How to Launch a Successful Private Cigar Lounge and Club
Over the past several years, there has been a rise in cigar lounges within tobacco retail stores due to the expansion of the Casa...
The Hurricane Factor: The Cigar Industry Reacts
Weather preparedness is part of doing business in the cigar manufacturing/farming world, but a hurricane named Irma recently sent out a chilling reminder that...
2017 Tobacco Legislative Roundup
The following are roundups of legislative activity at the state and local levels.
Cigarettes and Tobacco Products
Taxation—State Level
The year 2017 produced an increase in...
NATO and TPE: Together Again
In business, there aren’t too many opportunities to get everything you need all in one place. Need an efficient way to find out everything...
Back to One: Celebrating 20 Years of Boveda, Part 1
Incorporated in 1997, Boveda started out as a company called Humidipak. Sean Knutsen had just resigned from a job in sales to focus on...
Stogie-gate: The Implications of FDA’s New Approach to Regulations
As most know, the industry has been working with a proverbial dark cloud over its head due to the uncertainty wrought by the threat...
