“Just like it is important for a cigar brand to have face to face time with its customers, it is equally as important for a cigar media brand to spend face to face time with the stakeholders involved in the industry. This has played a key role in the evolution of Cigar Coop.” The first two […]
Ten Years of Cigar Coop: Part 2 – Start Me Up: 2010 through 2012
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“I knew I wanted to take this ‘thing’ called Cigar Coop that I developed from a short-term project to something ongoing. At the same time, I had no idea where I wanted to take this, nor any idea what it would take to make it happen. In the end, the first 17 months was one […]
Ten Years of Cigar Coop: Part 1 – Beginnings: The 2010 IPCPR Trade Show
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“There was this idea I had. I had just visited ‘Cigar Disneyland’ and somehow I wanted to capture the moment, so I did. While the pictures were crappy and the writing stunk, somehow it became a foundation for what was to come.” This is the first installment of a ten part series commemorating ten years […]
Feature Story: Cigar Dave’s Move from Terrestrial Radio Marks End of Era for Cigar Talk
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Yesterday came word that David Zeplowitz, a.k.a “Cigar Dave” (or a.k.a “The General”) would be bringing his Saturday afternoon show “The Cigar Dave Show” to a close on June 27, 2020. For nearly 25 years, Cigar Dave delivered cigar-related content to the terrestrial airwaves. While the show is coming to a close, it is not […]
Feature Story: The Decade List – The Impact Lines
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I ran into some obstacles while building The Decade List. The Decade List was being built on how cigars ranked and scored on Cigar Coop, but as the list was being developed, there were many cigars that were falling outside the parameters for the list. These cigars weren’t necessarily the ones that were getting ranked, […]
The Blog: Cajun Cigar Czar Closing The Gap Between Manufacturer and Consumer Through New and Innovative Distribution Channels
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Launching “The Blog” component on Cigar Coop has provided us a new avenue to deliver content in addition to our industry-leading news and reviews. Today we feature the story of Cajun Cigar Czar and his unique way of strengthening his distribution channel. Cajun Cigar Czar has quietly become one of the fastest growing cigar distributors […]
Feature Story: Plans to Reopen Las Vegas Raise Questions on the 2020 PCA Trade Show Status
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With the COVID-19 pandemic basically shutting down the Las Vegas Strip, it has cast some doubt on whether the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) will be able to hold its annual Trade Show and Convention scheduled to open on July 10th. Over the past week, several hotel and casino properties have put initiatives in place when […]
Feature Story: 121 Days – Why the PCA Plan to Move Forward with the 2020 Trade Show was the Right One
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With the COVID-19 Coronavirus putting fear into the U.S. market more than any other disease many of us have seen in our lifetime, we have started to see everyday life and business affected. Events are getting cancelled, restrictions are emerging on business travel, and even toilet paper shortages have emerged. In the middle of all […]
Feature Story: Why Moving Tobacco Out of the FDA is Bad for the Premium Cigar Industry
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Earlier this month came a proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021 by U.S. President Donald Trump. In that budget was a proposal where oversight of tobacco and alternative tobacco products would be moving out of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) into its own agency still under the U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
Feature Story: ProCigar Post Game Report (Day 2, Santiago de los Caballeros)
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The bad news – I won’t be filing a Day Three Post-Game report from ProCigar 2020. Due to other commitments, I had to leave ProCigar a day early. This was planned in advance, and I couldn’t be more disappointed. My intent is usually to cover an event from start to finish. In the case of […]