Tobacco Advertising Assessing the effects of tobacco advertising via the mass media Max Pizey Aurora Lindholm Natone Morgan Eli Steiger Jay Frazier Brenden Sullivan
Outline and Theme There are many ways to advertise tobacco such as the indirect way. Tobacco advertisements all have hidden messages which affects the audience differently. How the government is involved with the advertising of tobacco and how the first amendment is affected into all of this. Most importantly how all of this affects the media overtime. Jay Frazier
History First known advertisement was for snuff and tobacco from P. Lokllard and was in the New York daily paper First bigger scale brand name came out “Bull Durham” which showed how easy it was to roll your own cigarettes Lithgraphy came into play which allowed companies to make their tobacco product more attractive, This also lead to the printing of pictures onto the cigarette cards Late 1900’s- Punch carried advertisements for different cigarettes, snuff, and pipe tobacco. They distributed free branded cigarettes to the troops in World War I and World War II Jay Frazier
Who Tobacco Companies Target Targeting is easier than ever. Magazines are focused towards certain types of groups. Who are they targeting? Women Young Adults Low Income Individuals Max Pizey
Why Target Women? Targeting women who are trying to seek individuality and beauty. Max Pizey
Why Target Young Adults? Young Adults who seek excitement and individuality. New products geared towards young adults. Max Pizey
Indirect Tobacco Advertising Film Video Games Internet Sporting Events Brendan Sullivan
Advertising at Sporting Events Brendan Sullivan
Advertising in Film Brendan Sullivan
Hidden Messages in Media Source (who was the message created by) Techniques What audience is being targeted? Natone Morgan
The Truth Campaign What was Truth? Was truth effective? Why is Truth relevant? Natone Morgan
Government Involvement What the government is doing to create anti smoking ads, using mass media. Cigarette Taxes New Warning Labels Anti-smoking Advertising Eli Steiger
Cigarette Taxes Eli Steiger California 1988 Tobacco Tax used for antismoking campaign across the state (5%percent Decline rate in 4 years Massachusetts 1993 Tobacco Tax used for youth antismoking advertisement
New Warning Labels Eli Steiger Label on Tobacco products to enhance pubic awareness about harmful affects From of print media or propaganda
Anti-Smoking Ads Eli Steiger The American Legacy “Truth” Campaign was the first national antismoking campaign Phillip Morris USA Antismoking ads have an opposite affect on the public making smoking seem attractive but forbidden
First Amendment Issues Freedom of Speech Freedom of Speech Types of Speech Types of Speech Commercial Speech Commercial Speech Does the Tobacco Advertising Ban violate 1 st Amendment Rights? What the court has to say Aurora Lindholm