How Marlboro Brand Changed Its Sex? - A Case Study

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Prabhakar Krishnamurthy

Central University of Jammu; Humanistic Management Network; IIIT (D&M); Anna University

Date Written: January 3, 2007

Abstract

Marlboro is a brand of cigarette famous for its flavor, billboard advertisements and magazine advertisements of the Marlboro Man. By 1992, Financial World ranked Marlboro the world's No. 1 most valuable brand, with a market worth of $32 billion. In 2001 it was the most popular cigarette brand in the U.S. What are the ethical issues involved in its brand building practices?

Keywords: Advertising tobacco products

JEL Classification: A19

Suggested Citation

Krishnamurthy, Prabhakar, How Marlboro Brand Changed Its Sex? - A Case Study (January 3, 2007). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1781703 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1781703

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