It never fails. As I embark on travel, complete chaos seems to reign supreme in the cigar industry. Just when I thought a new level of chaos was reached with two cigar companies getting acquired in one day – along comes the week of March 18th to top it all. With this particular week, it […]
February 2017 was a whirlwind month at Cigar Coop. Earlier in the month, we announced our separation from Stogie Geeks and that we would be taking our brand independent. That was also a busy month in that I had trips to the three major cigar-producing countries in the world outside of Cuba: the Dominican […]
January 31st, 2018 might be one of those days in the cigar industry that will be etched in the annals of history. Here at Cigar Coop, it certainly will be It is funny how news breaks in the cigar industry. It comes in waves with some days busier than other days. January 31st was one […]
On Friday January 26th, 2018 I was informed of the death of my co-host on the Smooth Draws Radio Show, Gary “Doc” Laden. It was a very tough day. I personally want to thank everyone for the kind words, and ask everyone to keep Gary’s family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time Gary […]
Since we started a program for sponsorship in 2013, we have been approached by a variety of sponsors wishing to establish affiliate or profit-sharing forms of advertising on Cigar Coop. This involves a performance-based form of compensation where advertising revenue is based on the purchases driven to the website – i.e. commission driven. Typically this […]
On July 3, 2012, I embarked on a journey to take Cigar Coop into the world of 365-day-a-year publication. Folks who know me know I am big on milestones – and today is a huge one as we commemorate the 2000th consecutive day of publishing original content. This would not have been possible without our […]
Happy New Cigar Year. Welcome to the start of the 2018 Cigar Year on Cigar Coop. As we start this new cigar year, there is a host of activities here on Cigar Coop. 2017 Cigar of the Year Countdown This year’s Cigar of the Year Countdown will start Tuesday, December 19th, 2017 and end on […]
One thing you haven’t seen a lot on Cigar Coop are articles on cigar companies raising prices. Truth be told, much of the reason for this is simply because as a member of the media, this information in the majority of cases is never sent to us. In many cases it is sent to […]
While this brand has been a rewarding project for seven years, yesterday was the absolute low point of my work at Cigar Coop. Earlier on October 31, I reported that the Courts had ruled against the Cigar Industry’s motion for an injunction and summary judgement in the lawsuit against the FDA. I had reached this […]
This past year, I’ve been chronicling the journey of establishing Cigar Coop as a set of standalone brands on the Editor’s Corner feature. The outpouring of support from the cigar community (manufacturers, brand owners, retailers, and consumers) has been incredible and I cannot thank everyone enough. This month, I wanted to talk about where we […]
