Marlboro

Red-roofed cigarette pack

Marlboro is a brand of cigarettes, among the world's best-selling.

Originally marketed to women, it was repositioned in the 1950s with the rugged "Marlboro Man" cowboy imagery that became iconic in American advertising.

The name has become nearly synonymous with cigarettes generally: He bummed a Marlboro off someone outside the bar.

brand

Philip Morris

Tobacco corporation, cigarettes

nicotine · filter · menthol · pack · red · gold · lights · tar · addiction · smoker

imagery

cowboy

Mounted cattle herder

frontier · leather · horses · campfire · sunset · desert · prairie · mountains · lasso · saddle

advertising

campaign

Organized effort toward goal

Madison Avenue · target audience · sponsorship · Formula One · product placement · brand identity · imagery · iconic · slogan

Categories
Opposites
brand market positioning

MarlboroPall Mall

London street of clubs

Pyramid · Maverick · Doral · Montclair · Seneca

brand image/masculinity

MarlboroVirginia Slims

Cigarettes marketed to women

Eve · Capri · Misty · Carlton · Vogue

health/lifestyle symbolism

Marlborowellness

Overall state of health

clean living · health food · organic produce · fitness · vitality

Phrases
Family

Marlborough

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG