Tobacco

An appeals court upholds a lower court ruling, which found that U.S. Tobacco had used its status as category captain in the moist snuff market to unfairly hinder competition.

Client: Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co., Louisville, Ky.
P-O-P Company: May Advertising, Fort Worth, Texas

Client: Lorillard Tobacco Co., Greensboro, N.C.
P-O-P Company: May Advertising, Fort Worth, Texas

Client: National Tobacco, New York
Introduction: August 2003
Size of run: 10,000
Materials/processes used: Injection-molded styrene, clear PETG, wire bracket.
Producer: Rand Display International Inc., Teaneck, N.J.
Awards: Gold, POPAI Outstanding Merchandising Achievement (OMA) Award, 2004
Comments: Designed as a category management system for all cigarette paper products, including competitive brands, while maximizing the Zig-Zag brand message. Could be used on a countertop or hung on slatwall.

P-O-P spending down, allowances and value-adds up in 2001

Client: Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., Louisville, KY
Introduction: January 2, 2003
Distribution: Convenience Stores
Dimensions (H x W x D): 12" x 8.5" x 5.75"
Weight: 5 lbs.
Awards: Platinum, Design of the Times 2003
Producer: Benchmarc Display Inc., Vernon Hills, IL
Comments: The three versions of this sign are made of hand-blown colored glass. They are charged with Xenon gas to create the "bolts of lightning" inside the cigarette packs.