Point-of-Sale Tobacco Display Bans Dramatically Reduce Exposure to Tobacco Marketing

A new study in Health Education Research compares data on the impact of point-of-sale (POS) tobacco display bans in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. The study’s authors analyzed data from the International…
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advertising and promotion, marketing, point-of-sale

World No Tobacco Day 2013 Calls for Tobacco Ad Ban

Tobacco control advocates around the world today are marking TAGS:

advertising and promotion, africa, global tobacco epidemic, turkey, united states of america, world no tobacco day

Really Philip Morris? You don’t market to kids?

At last week's annual meeting of Philip Morris International shareholders in New York City, CEO Louis Camilleri…
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advertising and promotion, louis camilleri, philip morris international, tobacco industry

New Campaign Urges Musicians to “Tune Out Tobacco” by Rejecting Tobacco Sponsorships

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is launching a new…
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advertising and promotion, concerts, indonesia, sponsorship

Tobacco display bans reduce youth tobacco product purchase attempts

A new study in Pediatrics examines the potential impact of banning tobacco displays at the point of sale on youth purchases of tobacco. 1,216 youth aged 13 to 17 participated in the study which involved "shopping" in a virtual convenience…
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advertising and promotion, youth smoking

Same Old Tricks: Big Tobacco Partners with International Music Stars in Indonesia

Thanks to some of the world’s weakest tobacco control laws, Indonesia continues to be the target of rampant, unrestricted tobacco marketing, including industry-sponsored concerts that are banned in the United States and many other countries.

advertising and promotion, concerts, indonesia

Ukraine Implements New Tobacco Advertising Ban

Marking a significant step in the country's growing tobacco control movement, Ukraine's ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship went into effect on Sunday.

The new law bans tobacco advertising tactics including online…
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advertising and promotion, ukraine

Guilty: Philip Morris Executive in Pakistan Fined for Violating Advertising Rules

A civil magistrate in Pakistan has found the head of marketing for Philip Morris Pakistan Ltd. guilty of violating Pakistan’s law that tightly restricts cigarette advertising, criticizing the executive’s excuse that he didn’t believe…
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advertising and promotion, pakistan, philip morris international, tobacco industry

U.S. Surgeon General’s Report Shows Youth Smoking is “Not an Accident”

Smoking among American youth is a "pediatric epidemic" that isn't occurring by accident: It's directly caused by tobacco industry marketing and promotion that entices teenagers to start smoking and encourages their progression to…
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advertising and promotion, tobacco industry, youth smoking

Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Increases Adolescent Smoking

The tobacco industry denies that its marketing is targeted at young non-smokers. A new systematic review of 19 longitudinal studies by the Cochrane Collaboration concludes that exposure to tobacco advertising and promotion increases the likelihood…
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advertising and promotion

Big Tobacco Sponsors Elementary Schools in China

In an apparent attempt to lure young smokers, China National Tobacco Corporation (CNTC) is sponsoring at…
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advertising and promotion, children, china, sponsorship, tobacco industry

Kelly Clarkson, Promoters Do the Right Thing by Dropping Tobacco Concert Sponsorship

WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the past several weeks, international public health groups and fans of Kelly Clarkson, the U.S. singer and American Idol winner, have urged her to withdraw tobacco industry sponsorship of her April 29 concert in Jakarta,…
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advertising and promotion, indonesia, kelly clarkson, tobacco industry

R.J. Reynolds’ Suspension of Magazine Ads Is Damage Control To Deflect Criticism and Legal Scrutiny

The Winston-Salem Journal reported today that the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company has said that it will not advertise its cigarette brands in newspapers and consumer magazines next year. R.J. Reynolds’ announcement looks like damage control…
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advertising and promotion, r.j. reynolds, tobacco industry

New study shows that in-store cigarette displays act as cues to smoke

A new study shows that substantial numbers of former smokers and smokers trying to quit report that in-store displays of cigarettes increase their urge to purchase cigarettes and even prompt them to do so on impulse in places where in-store tobacco…
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