Last year, we published a Feature Story where we covered a topic called “How Limited is that Limited Edition?” In that article, we discussed the various types of limited cigars that hit the marketplace. One type of cigar that we mentioned was the Retail “Shop” Exclusives. This is a cigar release that is made exclusively […]
We get asked on Cigar Coop and Stogie Geeks on what it’s like to cover the cigar industry. Over the past couple of months, I have put a couple of more cigar media-centric editorials. This month I explore a mechanism that we in the media depend on very heavily – press releases. While press releases […]
Before we get into this – a disclaimer: This is not an April Fool’s post – even though the company name is made up. This month I opted to put a headline to illustrate something you probably won’t ever see on Cigar Coop and Stogie Geeks – “(Insert Company or Brand Here) Teases New Release”. […]
“I got this package in the mail from (insert company or person here)” – this might be the only time you ever see these words start out an article on this web-site. On many online cigar media sites that review cigars, for some reason there is this need to put in these words or some […]
Eleven months ago, we were part of a group of online cigar media brands that launched the Cigar Media Association. This was something that we felt was needed to strengthen the relationship with online media and the cigar industry. As I have personally learned, this was an enormous undertaking and it was not one without […]
Another Cigar of the Year countdown is the annals of Cigar Coop, and Stogie Geeks history. The post-game show has only just begun. Over the next week there will be many additional features on our year end wrap-up. We will feature some other awards and a few surprises. Consistent with the vision, the goal of the 2014 […]
This past month we made history on Cigar Coop and Stogie Geeks. We celebrated the three year anniversary of the Stogie Geeks Show and ran a show with 11 guests over a span of 8 hours. The purpose of this show was to drum up support for Cigar Rights of America. Our goal is a […]
This month we look back on a big event that occurred in October, and prepare for a big event in December. This past month, the news came that Swisher International had announced their intent to acquire Drew Estate Tobacco. This was not a surprise because the rumor mill had been churning on this for quite […]
The Cigar Coop brand prides itself on building media content based on journalistic principles. We want our written content feel like a daily news periodical, and we want our broadcast to have a feel of a weekly talk show. In the end, the ultimate measure in how successful we are comes down to how our […]
Ever since the launch of Cigar Coop, I have long stayed out of the long, drawn-out soap opera of IPCPR vs. Online Media. The Cigar Coop brand has had positive experiences each year we covered the show, so there has been no need to feed this drama. However I have seen this time some erroneous […]
