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THE PREMIER BUSINESS PUBLICATION FOR RETAILERS OF CIGARS, CIGARETTES,
PIPES, TOBACCOS, AND ACCESSORIES
ADVERTISE FOR SUCCESS IN THE RETAIL TOBACCO MARKET
Advertiser's Smart Choice
For over 30 years, tobacco shop owners and managers - those
responsible for buying and stocking merchandise - have come to trust the
industry's most objective and widely distributed editorial voice: Smokeshop
magazine. Our editorial strength and longevity in the industry delivers
an unbeatable platform for successfully promoting your merchandise and
services to the industry's retail segment.
As a Smokeshop advertiser, you'll profit from the most established
and respected magazine in the industry. Promote your products and services
to North America's most influential retail merchandise decision-makers
with a comprehensive advertising program in the industry's trade magazine
circulation leader.
Retailers Value Smokeshop
Every feature story is designed to help retailers operate a successful
business, while providing exposure to manufacturer's products. Special
reports on merchandise categories present retailers with compelling reasons
to stock specific types of merchandise, while offering advice and testimonials
from fellow retailers and source guides of manufacturers and retailers
for ordering merchandise.
Smokeshop helps tobacco retailers operate more effectively, providing
merchandising ideas, manufacturing reports, trends, promotion ideas, how-to
store operation plans, and much more.
Published six times annually, Smokeshop keeps retailers informed
about all pertinent aspects of the tobacco industry, from the merchandising
of cigars, specialty and luxury cigarettes, pipes, tobaccos, and accessories
to the latest trends and changes affecting small, independent shops and
large, multi-unit chains alike. How-to features instruct store owners and
managers on a variety of subjects designed to keep their business profitable,
their customers happy, and their operations running smoothly.
Lockwood Services
Only Smokeshop gives every tobacco retailer a free website listing
on our Internet database of smoke shops, The Smokeshop Finder. Advertisers
also receive free listings in our Tobacco Industry Buyer's Guide, featured
exclusively on our website - Smokeshop Online - which offers numerous
services to our subscribers and thousands of additional potential merchandise
buyers to our magazine advertisers. Additional online advertising opportunities
are also available, including low-cost website development and maintenance.
Why Advertise?
The Smokeshop reader stocks a wide variety of quality merchandise.
Whether you're a manufacturer or distributor, you can reach wholesale buyers
of cigars, mass market and specialty cigarettes, herbal and tobacco-free
cigarettes, pipes, pipe tobaccos, roll-your-own tobaccos, smokeless products, smoking accessories
including humidors, cases, cutters, lighters, cigar-themed merchandise,
books on cigars and pipes, fine writing instruments and other men's gifts.
In fact, if the demographic for your product matches that of an established
tobacco shop, Smokeshop will deliver the audience.
Tops in Circulation
As the retail tobacco industry's only fully-independent advertising
vehicle, Smokeshop delivers the largest available circulation, from full-line
tobacco shops to tobacco outlets and other general merchandise retailers
which merchandise cigars and accessories as secondary lines. We report
on, and participate in, all of the industry's trade shows. That's bonus
circulation that can't be found anywhere else. You'll be reaching the most
inclusive audience available by any publication serving the specialty tobacco
market. Smokeshop reaches the members of the following top U.S. trade associations,
and participates in their respective trade shows:
- International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR)
- Tobacconists' Association of America (TAA)
- National Association of Tobacco Outlets (Tobacco Plus Expo)
Editorial Coverage
Smokeshop, through its longtime presence in the tobacco industry, combined
with the resources of Lockwood Trade Journal's family of tobacco-oriented
consumer and manufacturer magazines (Smoke, Tobacco International, Distribution International,
and Tobacco Asia), delivers unparalleled editorial custom-tailored to our
readers. Retailers turn to Smokeshop for dependable news on trends and
new product editorial. Each issue contains:
- Authoritative Features: Profiles of successful, independent and corporate-owned
retailers; distributor and manufacturer spotlights; industry trend updates;
authoritative production reports; and how-to primers.
- Retailing News: Trends and newsmakers in tobacco retailing; hot button issues that affect tobacco shops.
- Industry News: Breaking industry news, legislation, and updates on suppliers, distributors/wholesalers, and manufacturers.
- Retail Tools: Point-of-sale and other store equipment, walk-in humidors,
services and products crucial in running a retail business.
- Pipe Update: News and product introductions focused exclusively on
pipes and pipe tobaccos, and the companies that provide them.
- Brand News: Cigars, cigarettes, RYO, and specialty tobaccos: new products,
line extensions, marketing promotions, distribution news.
- Product Showcase: Smoking accessories, fine gifts, and general interest
merchandise items.
Submitting Press Releases: The Editor, Smokeshop, 3743 Crescent St., 2nd Floor, Long Island City, NY 11101; Fax: (212) 827-0945, Email: editor@smokeshopmag.com
For information on Banner Advertising at SMOKE
or SMOKESHOP's web sites, contact us at sales@smokeshopmag.com.
For more information on advertising in the SMOKESHOP Magazine or to
request a media kit, contact any of the following representatives:
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Austria, France, Switzerland, Southern Germany, United Kingdom
Robert M. Lockwood
Tel: (1)(212) 391-2060
Fax: (1)(212) 827-0945
Email: robert@lockwoodpublications.com
Italy, Portugal, Spain, South America
Frederick A. Lockwood
Tel: (1)(212) 391-2060
Fax: (1)(212) 827-0945
Email: f.lockwood@lockwoodpublications.com
Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington, Western Canada
Rob Lockwood Jr.
Tel: (1)(212) 391-2060
Fax: (1)(212) 827-0945
Email: rob@lockwoodpublications.com
Special Sales Representative
George E. Lockwood
Tel: (1)(413) 775-0005
Fax: (1)(413) 775-9010
Email: g.lockwood@lockwoodpublications.com
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Benelux, Northern Germany, Scandinavia, South Eastern Europe, Africa
Donalyn Ammons
Tel: (1)(212) 391-2060
Fax: (1)(212) 827-0945
Email: d.ammons@lockwoodpublications.com
North America, Central America & Caribbean
Bob Olesen
Tel: (1)(212) 391-2060
Fax: (1)(212) 827-0945
Email: b.olesen@lockwoodpublications.com
Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East
Joseph Miranda
Tel: +1 212 391-2060
Fax: +1 212 827-0945
Email: j.miranda@eurotab.com
All other areas please contact us in New York:
Smokeshop Magazine
3743 Crescent St., 2nd Floor
Long Island City, NY 11101
Tel: (1)(212) 391-2060
Fax: (1)(212) 827-0945
Email: advertising@lockwoodpublications.com
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