Winston - outdoor advertising in Romania.

Winston cigarettes are manufactured for or by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company^[1] or its newer incarnation as RJR Nabisco and/or its affiliates. A cigarette ( French "small Cigar " from cigar + -ette) is a product consumed through Smoking and manufactured R J Reynolds Tobacco Company ( RJR) based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and founded by R

The brand was introduced in 1954, and became the best-selling brand of cigarettes in the United States. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It held the #1 spot from 1966 to 1972, thanks to the successful marketing slogan "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Winston tastes good like a cigarette should " is an enduring slogan that appeared in Newspaper, Magazine, Radio, and Television "^[2] In the last national survey in 2005, Winston ranked sixth in market value, tied with Kool. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. KOOL is a brand of Menthol cigarette, introduced in 1933, that has marketed itself towards the "sophisticated man" ^[3] Winston is also known for its more recent claim of being "additive free" although a secondary warning label on their advertisements states that "no additives in our tobacco does NOT mean a safer cigarette" which comes out of an FTC settlement involving both Winston and Santa Fe Natural Tobacco.

During the 1980s, Winston cigarettes became the most popular brand in Puerto Rico, probably because of their marketing "Winston y Puerto Rico: No hay nada mejor" ("Winston and Puerto Rico: There is nothing better"), as well as their cultural association with the "salsa sensual" or "salsa erotica" movement. ^[4]

In 1999, Winston-Salem introduced a new cigarette to the Eastern European market, the Winston One. The cigarette got its name from having only 1 mg of tar, yet having a full 1 mg of nicotine. Tar is the common name for the Resinous partially combusted particulate matter produced by the burning of Tobacco, Cannabis, and other plant material Nicotine is an Alkaloid found in the Nightshade family of plants ( Solanaceae) which constitutes approximately 0 Eastern European smokers were not satisfied with the new cigarette, sales began to drop, and the line was discontinued in 2001. Since then Winston One has been marketed as an ultra-light cigarette currently available on the European market. This product features a very low 1 mg of tar and 0. 1 mg of nicotine per cigarette. This is one of the lowest in the marketplace, especially in Eastern Europe.

It is readily available in the EU, except in the UK, where it is not sold.

From 1972-2003, Winston served as the title sponsor of the premier-level of NASCAR, the Winston Cup Series (now known as the Sprint Cup Series). The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States.

References

1. ^ R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
2. ^ Examples of the "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should" marketing campaign.
3. ^ cigarette market value ranking.
4. ^ FTC Accepts Settlement of Charges That Ads For Winston "No Additive" Cigarettes Are Deceptive

External links

• Winston official website
• Retro Winston commercial 1960s "Flinstones selling cigarettes" Video at TV-Click