For Episode 124, we are honored to have the Executive Director of the Premium Cigar Association (PCA), Scott Pearce as our special guest on Prime Time. Scott’s got one of the toughest jobs in the cigar industry – and we’re honored he has taken the time to join our show. We’ll tackle all of the […]
The consumers are not coming – at least in 2020. The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has announced its plans for CigarCon, a consumer event held in conjunction with its annual convention and trade show, will not take place in 2020 and will be considered for 2021. PCA has also announced it is forming a […]
It was the worst-kept secret heading into IPCPR 2019. Through a series of leaks, IPCPR’s plans to rebrand as the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and launch a consumer component to the annual Convention and Trade Show known as CigarCon were made public. On Friday, June 28th, IPCPR Executive Director Scott Pearce formally announced these plans. […]
The International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association had plans to unveil a new name and a new mission statement to kick off its 87th Trade Show and Convention. Those announcements did not go off as planned as information leaked out and quickly set off a huge firestorm of reaction across the cigar industry. […]
