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TOBACCO OUTLET BUSINESS
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2012
NEWS & TRENDS
Highlights
AWMA Events
Set New Records
Attendance for September’s AWMA
Summit & Business Exchange was
at an all time high, reported AWMA
president & CEOScott Ramminger. Held
September 10-13 at the Ritz-Carlton
Hotel at Amelia Island, Florida, the
event attracted record-setting numbers
of convenience distributors and
suppliers and their business partners
for an annual conference featuring
timely educational programming and
face-to-face meetings.
Camacho Unveils New Website
Camacho Cigars has revamped its
online presence by launching a new
website as bold as its products. The
new website offers a cutting edge
user experience, innovative product
navigation, robust geo-location
system and the latest in social
media enhancements.
A
new
“
Taste”
segment
showcases the full spectrum of
product offerings, while highlighting
the
brand’s
craftsmanship.
Camacho further engages the user
with the “Find My Cigar” feature,
which can be custom tailored to
pinpoint a handful of products
that fit the specifications of one’s
personal taste.
Beyond this, the “Experience”
section educates users on the rich
history and tradition behind the
brand with experiential videos
and narrative timelines. Users can
navigate through time to discover
milestones, which helped shape
the future for the brand and it’s
stakeholders.
Visitors can dive into the Camacho
lifestyle through a dedicated
“
Culture” page. This section features
upcoming events and event re-
caps, promotions, cigar ratings and
reviews and brand-related press;
all at one’s fingertips and ready for
sharing through social platforms. The
site utilizes progressive geo-location
technology for a seamless user
experience when locating nearby
vendors and upcoming events.
When enabled, this feature eliminates
the necessity to search or enter a zip
code.
“
When thinking about this new
user experience, we wanted
to make sure we developed
something that is practically
effortless and could be easily
accessed from any device,” says
Dylan Austin, head of marketing
for the Camacho brand. “This
website renovation marks the
launch of a new Camacho digital
presence,
while
enhancing
the bold look of our highly
coveted brand and cigars.”
D&R and P&K Team Up
Daughters & Ryan Products are now available through Phillips & King International
Daughters & Ryan, Inc. (D&R) has
announced a distribution agreement
with Phillips & King International, a
marketing and distribution company.
In the past, retailers in states where
D&R did not have an OTP state tax
license could not purchase the
company’s products. Since P&K is
licensed to pay the OTP tax in all 50
states, retailers across the country
now have access to the premium
tubes and tobaccos sold by D&R.
D&R tubes available from Phillips
&
King
International
include
Ramback Prestige and Windsail
Elite in Kings and 100mm, Wingate
Menthol Kings and 100mm, and Vera
Cruz Nocturne. D&R pipe tobaccos
include Ramback, Vengeur, Vengeur
Silver, Three Sails, Windsail,
Windsail Silver, TwoTimer, Ryback
Gold, Rimboche A.P. and Value Pipe
Blend (VPB). Daughters & Ryan, Inc.
is the fastest growing supplier of
high quality tobaccos and smoking
accessories in America. “We are
excited that retail stores in all 50
states now have the ability to
purchase select Daughter & Ryan
products through P&K by contacting
Phillips & King sales representatives
at 1-800-53-CIGAR,” says a spokes-
person for D&R.
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