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THE VIRILE SEGRENT
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ANALYSIS ~F THE VIRILE SEGHEN[
ORJECTIVES --
" IDENTIFY LONG TERH FORCES AFFECTING PERFORIqANCE OF
SEGPIENT ANrJ BRANDS W]THIN IT*
" ]~ETERH|NE KEY STRATEGIC ISSIIES FOR BRANDS.
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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGflENT
BACKGROUND
! SkLES PERFORHANCE
:~: - SHARE OF' MARKET
~ - MARKET ~YNAH! CS
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" -" SWITCH| NG
.... B~ND [SS.ES
- ~ARLBORO
- glNSTON
- CAHEL
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~tALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGMENT
THE PERFORHANCE OF THE VIRILE SEGNENT IS CRITICAL TO UNDERSTAND-"
LARGEST SEGMENT IN SHARE OF HARKET
TI~0 LARGEST I~RANO FAMILIES
LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF YOUN~ER AOULT S~OKER~
SEVERAL OF THE ~LDEST ~RANDS STILL ON THE ~ARKET
LARGEST SOURCE OF S~ITCHERS
HOST STABLE SEGHENT IN SHARE OF MARKET
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A~ALYS]S OF TffE yIRILE SEBRENT
~EGRENT'~ ~ALES PERFORRANCE
SHARE OF MARKET
V|R|LE SEGMENT SHARE OF MARKET eSTABIL|ZED" IN 1958 --
-"'1958 SON - ~1.79I
-19R5 SO~ - ~O.E2I ~
THIS STABILITY ENDURED IN THE FACE OF THE DECLINE OF THE
-0oOq SHARE POINTS/YEAR
OVER 28 YEARS
TRADITIONAL SEGMENT AND THE GROWTH/MATURAT|ON OF THE OTHER
FIVE SEGMENTS-
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CIGARETTE
MARKET
SEGMENTS
PERCENT SHARE OF MARKET
Coolness
Stylish
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~IALYSIS OF ~H[ VIRILE SEGMENT
SEGMENT'~ SALES PERFORMANCE
MARKET DYNAMIC~
THE STABLE PERFORMANCE OF THE SEGMENT IS A BEL|CATE BALANCE
BETWEEN THE AGING COMPONENT "- YOUNGER ADULTS AND OLDER
SMOKERS -- OF THE MARKET DYNAMIC AND THE SWITCHING COMPONENT,
THE LARGE -- AND INCREASING -" SHARE OF YOUNGER ADIILT SMOKERS
HAS ALWAYS HOME THAN BALANCED THOSE OLDER SMOKER WHO LEAVE THE
MARKET --T-*
- THE ~-~'E~ENT HAS CONTINUALLY GAINED SHARE THROUGH AGING"
THE SWITCHERS FROM THE SEGMENT ARE LOST DUE TO NEW BRAN9
|NTRODUCTION AND MAJOR EXTERNAL EVENTS --
- THE SEGMENT HAS CONTINUALLY LOST SHARE THROUGH SW|TCH|NG.
S0M CHANGE nile TO
TOTAL AGING SWITCHING
1977 -.78 +,58 -1.36
1978 -.lq +.58 -.72
1979 -.66 +.6~ -1.26
1980 +.]8 +.59 -.q]
19~] +.56 +.66 -.10
19~2 +.59 +.82 -.23
1983 -1.27 +.83 -2.10
198~ +.75 +.Sq -.09
19R5 +.06 +.R3 -.77
SOURCE .' PISA/TRACKER/NF0/CENSUS
NOTE: SWITCHING = Jura S0PI CHANGE - ,A, GING CALCULATION
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YEARLY SHARE POINT CHANGE
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VIRILE MARKET DYNAMICS
Aging and Switching Components
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~NALYS|S OF THE VIRILE SEGHEN~
SEGMENT~,,~ SALES PERFORMANCE
MARKET DYNAHIC$
FIRST IJSUAL RRAND YOUNGER ADULT SHOKERS
THE YOIINGER ADULT COMPONENT I$ OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE TO THE
SEGMENT
" THESE SMOKERS START WITH THE SEGMENT AND REHA|N LOYAL TO IT-
X WHO STARTED IN SEGMENT
TRADITIONAL Jq-OX 12,2’ 20.OZ 0.0~
VIRILE J 35:1 ~8.8
COOLNESS 33.5 37.1 86-7 66.6
STYLISH 23-9 qg.q qq.7
HODERATION ]7.J 21.7 30.8 3q.7
CONCERNED 16.1 17.q 17.1 16.6
SAVINGS NA HA NA HA
SOURCE: 1985 SEGMENT DESCRIPTION STLIDY
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ANALYSIS OF THE ViriLE SEGMENT
SEGMENT'S SALES PERFORMANCE
MARKET DYNAMICS
SWITCHING
THE SWITCHING INTERACTIONS HAVE CHANGED FROM SNITCHING NITH Low
TAR AND COOLNESS SEGMENTS TO SNITCHING NITH THE SAVINGS SEG~ENTo
SPIOKER BFLON#
MAGNITUDE-
GAINS:
THROUGH THE SEGHENT CHANGES CHARACTER HOT
VIRILE SWITCHING DIS/RIBUTION
LOSSES:
TRADITIONAL 21.7X lq.0Z ll-qZ
COOLNESS 28.0 23.q 13-8
STYLlS. 15.9 13.7 18-0
HODERATION 16.6 26.2 18-8
CONCERNED 17.~ 22-7 13-5
SAVINGS 0.0 0.0 2q-q
TRADITIONAL 12-6 8.q 9-1
COOLNESS 19.9 17-9 8-6
STYLISH 15-~ 12-6 lq-8
~OOERATION 30.~ ~3-7 17-7
CONCERNEO 21.8 27.2
SAVINGS 0-0 0-2
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A~ALYS]S OF ]HE VIRILE SEGMENT
SEGMENT'S ~ALES PERFORHANCE
THE SEGMENT'S SHARE HAS BEEN STABLE AT qlZ SINCE 1958 --
-- UNAFFECTED BY THE TRADITIONAL SEGHENT DECLINE OR THE GROWTH
OF OTHER SEGMENTS-
THIS PERFORHANCE IS DUE TO A DELICATE BALANCE AMONG THE MARKET
THE AGING I~YNAMIC IS A CONTINUAL SOURCE OF GROWTH --
-- VIRILE FIRST IISIJAL BRAND YOUNGER ADULT SMOKERS CLEARLY
OUTNUMBER OLDER ADULTS WHO LEAVE THE HARKET-
-- THESE'-FUBYAS INCREASINGLY REHAIN LOYAL TO THE SEGMENT-
THE SWITCHING DYNAHIC IS A CONTINUAL SOURCE OF DECLINE
-- RELATIVELY STABLE EXCEPT IN NEW BRAND/EXTERNAL EVENT
PERIODS-
-- ONLY THE CHARACTER OF SEGMENT INTERACTION CHANGES OVER
TIME-
-- SHOKER FLOW THROUGH THE SEGMENT CHANGES CHARACTER NOT
MAGNITUDE-
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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGMENT
JIIST AS THE STABLE VIRILE SEGMENT PERFORMANCE MASKS CHANGES
t~ITHIN OTHER SEGMENTS SO IT MASKS CHANGES ~flTHIN ITSELF.
" MARLBORO HAS INCREASED ITS SHARE FIVE-FOLD SINCE
- CAMEL HAS LOST 70~[ OF ITS SHARE.
- WINSTON .As GAIHEO 15Z iN SHARE.
- L&M/RALEIGH/VICEROY HAVE ALL DECLINED-
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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGMENI
~ARLBORO ~RAND ISSUES
THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF MARLBORO'S POSITIVE PERFORMANCE IS |T$
ABILITY TO ATTRACT "- AND HOLD "- FIRST USUAL BRAND YOUNGER ADtlLT
SMOKERS.
MARLBORO CONSISTENTLY SUFFERS NET SW|TCHING LOSSES
SOM CHANGE DIIE TO
1977 +- 3A +. 83 -. q5
1978 +.61 +-86 -.25
1979 +.28 +.90 -.62
1980 +.Tq +-89 -.15
19A1 *.56 +1.01 -.q5
1982 +.91 +1-08
lgA~ +-~ +l-lq ".21
l~aq +1.~5 +1-15 +.20
19A5 +.91 +1.15
SOURCE: MSA/TRACKER/NF0/CENSUS
NOTE: SWITCHIN6 = MSA S0M CHANGE - AGING CALCULATION
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86M02547

ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEBHENT
~ARLRQRO BRAND [SSIIES
THIS ATTRACTION OF YOUNGER ADULT SMOKERS |S EVIDENT IN MARLBORO~S
SHARE OF ]~ YEAR OLD WHITE SMOKERS -- NOW ALMOST 50Z OF THAT
GROUP°
IIRRLBORO SHRRE OF 18 YERR OLD I*IHITE $110KERS
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SOURCE= 19R5 SEGMENT DESCRIPTION STUDY
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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SE6PIEMT
r~ARLBORO BRAND ISSUES
THE LOYALTY OF THESE YOUNGER ADULT SMOKERS IS H|6Ho
~ ~r q MARLBORO -~'
,,~ ;~_~- TOTAL BRANDS
SOU RC E :
WHO STARTED WITH BRAND IN YEAR & SHOKE TODAY
26.8Z ql.6I 71.2I
18-1 30.6 55.8
1985 SEGMENT OESCRIPTION STUDY
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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGI'~ENT
~ARLBORO ~RAND ISSUES
EFFECTIVE CO~PETITION WITH MARLBORO
FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES AMONG YOUNGER ADULT SMOKERS DEPENDENT UPON
DISPLACING MARLBORO AS THE FIRST USUAL ]~RAND -"
- THESE .~MOKERS ARE THE SOURCE OF MARLBOROeS STRENGTH AMONG
ALL~ ABE GROIIPS -- THROUGH LOYALTY.
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~ALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGHENT
HARLBORO 8RAND |SSUES
EFFECTIVE COHPET1T|ON WITH MARLBORO
To UNDERSTAND THE WANTS OF THE YOUNGER ADULT ~IARLBORO SMOKERs THE
FOLLOWING ANALYTICAL APPROACH WAS USED --
- OF!ALL YOUNGER ADIILT SMOKERS WHO CHOSE MARLBORO AS THEIR
FIRST USUAL BRAND AND THEN SWITCHED~, 2J3 DO SO BY AGE 25-
"" AGE GROIIPS 2]-25 ARE THEREFORE THE KEY AGES WHEN LOYAL
MARLBORO SMOKER ARE SEPARATED FROM J~ARLBORO SW|TCHERS-
LOYAL 2]-25
HARLBORO
gOZ ~IARLBOR0
18-20
FIRST USUAL
BRAND
YOUNGER ADULT
SWITCHER 21-25
SHOKERS '
20][ NON-MARLBOR0
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FFFECTIVE (OMPETITION,WlTH ~ARL~ORO
SWITCHERS ARE SIMILAR DEMOGRAPHICALLY TO LOYAL MARLBORO SMOKERS.
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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGMFNI
MARLBORO BRAND |S~UES
EFFECTIVE COMPETITION WiTH M~RLBORQ
MARLBORO MINpSETS
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THE LOYAL ~[ARLBORO SMOKER CAN BE CHARACTERIZED AS HAVING A
"WORKING CLA$$'/'PRESENT ORIENTED" MINDSET -- WHILE THE SWITCHERS
FROM-'ARLBORO HAVE AN "ASP|RATIONAL VALIIES'J'FIITURE OR|ENTED"
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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGRENT
MARLBORO BRAND ISSUES
EFFECTIVE COHPETITIOH WITH MARLBORO
MARLBORO M]NDSET$
THE YOUNGER ADULT LOYAL MARLBORO SMOKER KNOWS HOW HE WANTS OTHERS
TO SEE HIM -- AS A nSTANDARD" YOUNG ADULT -- AND WHAT HE WANTS IN
A CIGARETTE-~- A "STANDARDn REGULAR PRODUCT --
LOYAL-~YouN~E~
ADULT MARLBORO IS/WANTS:
DECZS~V~
| NDEPENDENT__~
CUT ABOVE AVERAGE
ACCEPTABLE AMONG FRIENDS
GENUINE TOBACCO TASTE
FULL-BODIED TASTE
LOYAL YOUNGER ADULT
MARLBORO IS NOT/DOESNeT ~ANT:
~UYS THE BEST
~ODERN/STYLISH/SOPHlSTICATED
MODERN & UP TO DATE
HIGH CLASS/PRESTIGE
INTELLIGENT/SENSIBLE
LEAVES FRESH TASTE
GIVES MORE VALUE FOR MONEY
FOR SOMEONE WHO MUST ECONOMIZE
ONE OF LEAST EXPENSIVE
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~NALYSIS qF ~E VIRILE SEGI~NT
MARLBORO fiRAND |SSUES
EFFECT|VE COMPETIT|ON WITH MARLBORO
~ARLgORO MINDSETS
THE YOUNGER ADULT LOYAL MARLBORO SMOKER ENJOYS OTHER CONVENTIONAL/
=WORK|NO CLkSS= PRODUCTS TOO --
LOYAL YOUNGER
ADULT MARLDORO [~NJOYS:
r~o.~ s T I c- l~EER
DOMESTIC TADLE WlleE
~ARGARIT~
LOYAL YOUNGER ADULT
MARLBORO DOESNeT ENJOY:
IMPORTED BEER
CNAHPAGNE
BRANDY COGNAC
APERITIF
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
SCIENCE DIGEST
Vooue
ATTEND CLASSES
FIELD & STREAI'I
SPORTS AFIELD
LADIES HOME JOURIIAL
BLUE JEANS & ]-SHIRTS
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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGMENT
~ARLgOeO BR^NP ]~SUES
EFFECTIVE COMPETZTION WITH MARLBORO
~]ARLRORO MINDSET$
LIFE DOESN'T CHANGE MILCH FOR THE YOUNGER ADULT LOYAL MARLBORO
SMOKER -- THESE ~'WORKING CLASS'~ SMOKERS WORRY ABOUT TODAY NOT
TOMORROW
~ O_~ LOYAGYouNG~ LOYAL YOUNOER ADULT
ADULT MARBORO FEELS:
THESE DAYS LIFE MUCH THE SAME
LIFE MORE~COMPLEX TODAY
~ARLBORO ~OESNeT FEEL:
|'VE SET GOALS | HAVE TO REACH
| NEED TO PLAN OUT MY FUTURE
| FEEL RECOGNIZED FOR ACCOH-
PLISHMENTS
ACHIEVEMENT ORIENTED
FEEL [~VE MADE PROGRESS TOWARD
GOALS
~ONCERNED ABOUT IMPRESSIONS
NEED TO KEEP UP WITH STYLES
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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGMENT
MARLBORO BRAND |SSIIES
EFFECTIVE COMPETITIOI~ WITH MARLBORO
MINDSET IN TOTAL MARKET
IN ATTACKING MARLI~ORO'S LOYAL SMOKERS AND F~RST TIME SWITCHERS
YOgi ATTACK A MINDSET -" MORE THAN AN AGE OR OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC
THE APPEAL TO MINDSETS IS MILCH BROADER THAN JUST ~ARLBORO-
THE FIRST STEP TO APPLYING THIS MINDSET TO THE TOTAL MARKET IS
TO GIVE EACH RESPONDENT A "MINDSET SCORE" BASED ON THEIR
ATTITUDES~ WANTS, AND CUES/SYMBOLS THEY IDENTIFY WITH-
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~ARLBORO BRAND ISSUES
EFFECTIVE COHPET|TIOH WITH mARLBORO
M]NDSET IN TOTAL MARKET
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CLASS, READ PSYCHOLOGY TODAY, WANT A HODERN, UP-TO-DATE
C~GARETTE,. ETCo "- GETS "ASP|RATIONAL/FUTURE" PO|NTSo
|F ENJOY DOHESTIC BEER/WINE, MARGARITA, BUDWEISER, READ FIELD
g STREAH~ IDENTIFY WITH BLUE JEANS & T-SHIRTS, ~ANT A FULL-
BODIED C|GARETTE~ ETC. -- ~ET$ "WORKING CLASS/PRESENT" PO|NTS.
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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGMENT
MARLBQRO BRAND ISSUES
EFFECTIVE COMPETITION WITH MARLBORO
MINDSET IN TOTAL MARKET
APPLIEI~'--T0 THE TOTAL. MARKET,, THE MtNDSETS DERIVED FROM THE
~ARLBORO $~ITCHERS AND LOYkLS CLEARLY DEFINE AND DIFFERENTIATE
TWO DISTINCT MINDSETSo
BASIC mASPIRATIONAL/WORKING CLASSm DIFFERENCES ARE REPRODUCED-
THE MINDSET NOW CLEARLY APPEALS TO MORE THAN JUST THE MARLBORO
SMOKER,
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ANALYSIS OE.Tfl,E VIRILE SEGRENI
MARLBORO BRAND ISSUES
EFFECTIVE COMPETITION WITH MARLBORO
MINDSET IN TOTAL MARKET
~ALE
FEHALE
WORKIN6
77.6%
22.3
25-3(I ..:~
CAUCASIAN
BLACK
HISPANIC
$0-15,000
$15,001-25,000
$25,000*
HIGH SCHOOL -
HIGH SCHOOL
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2.9
2.0
27.8
2~-~
40.7
57.8
41.8
PROFESSIONAL
~ANAGERIAL
CLERICAL
SKILLED WORKER
SEMI-SKILLED
UNSKILLED
7-q
25.8
10-9
5-8
MARRIED
WERE MARRIED
SINGLE
69.1
14.~
16.6
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31.1%
67.6
32-4
30.2
22.9
13.2
75 .g
18.7
2-3
32.6
26.1
38-8
39-6
59-7
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7.7
3.0
2.9
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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGHENT
MARLBORO BRAND ]SSlIES
[FFECTIVE COHPETITION WITH MARLBORO
MINDSET IN TOTAL HARKET
TRADITIONAL
VIRILE
~OOLNESS
STYLISH
MODERATION
CONCEn~O:
SAVINOS
FILTER
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MENTHOL. :
NON-HENTNOL
85.H -,
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WORKING
8.5
51.5
lq.~
5.3
8.9
q.5
5.5
88.9
11.1
21.9
76.6
70.5
27.6
FULL FLAVOR
FULLER FLAVOR
ULTRA LOW TAR
Low TAR
60.2
32.q
7.q
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Box
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PACKS
CARTONS
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29.2
25.q
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8.0
2.2
97.q
2.6
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56.8
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53.0
q3-5
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10.6
73.1
25.5
75.7
20-3
3.0
51.9
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ANALYSIS OF THE V|R|LE SEG~E#T
I~ARLBO~O BRAND ISSUES
EFFECTIVE COMPETITION WiTH MARLBORO
MINDSET IN TOTAL MARKET
LIICKY STRIKE
PALL MALL
WORKING
2.5
CArtEL
WINSTON ++ ~
MARLBORO_~
SALEM ~+~-
NEWPORT ~+
BENSON &
VIRGINIA. SLIHS
PLAYER~~
6.6
13.6
28.8
6.1
2.5
0.6
3.1
1.0
0.0
0.0
VANTAGE
MERIT
q.2
NOW
CARLTON
KENT
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1.2
1.6
CENTURY
GENERICS
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ASPIRE
0.2
2.2
2.q
7.7
18.3
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7.3
2.2
7.3
7.5
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2.7
5.0
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~HALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SE6MENT
MARLBORO BRAND ISSUES
EFFECTIVE COMPETITION WiTH ~ARLBORO
LESS EDUCATED SMOKERS
THE "WORKING CLASS" MINOSET IS CONSISTENT WITH LOWERED LEVELS OF
EDUCATION.
SINCE THE ONSET OF ANTI-SMOKING CAMPA|GNS, PEOPLE WITH HIGHER
EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS HAVE BEEN INCREAS|NG LESS LIKELY TO
SMOKE
THE YOUtlGER ADULT MARKET IS LESS EDUCATED THAN THE PRECEDING
THE OLDER ADULT MARKET WILL BECOME MORE EDUCATED THAN IT IS
.
CURRENTLY THROUGH AGING OF THE HIGHLY EDUCATED BABY BUBBLE
- H.S. PAST
TOTAL, 18χ 72-9 27-1
1~-2~ 7q-6 25.~
25-~ Gl.~ 38-2
35-q9 75.9 2q.!
50* 78.3 2!.7
THE PAST AND FUTURE SHOKER PROFILE PROJECTION
1990
H.S. PAST
70.3 29-7 -2.6
76-7 2~-~ "2.1
65.7 ~q-) +~.9
70.1 29.9
72.q 27-6 -5.9
SOURCE: NFO 1983
ABSOLUTE CHANSE
N.S. PAST
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AN APPEAL TO A "WORKING CLASS" MINDSET -- WHILE RELEVANT TO NANY
DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS -- WiLL HAVE DIFFERENTIAL APPEAL TO YOUNGER
ADULT SMOKERS IN THE FUTURE.
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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE
~ARLBORO BRAND ISSUES
EFFECTIVE COMPETITION WITH MARLBORO
THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF MARLBORO'S STRENGTH IS ITS ABILITY TO
ATTRACT'AND HOLD FIRST USUAL BRAND YOUNGER ADULT SMOKERS.
/~--STRATEGY TO DISPLACE MARLBORO AS THE FURYAS BRAND LEADS TO
"AN APPEAL TO A "WORKING CLASS'='/"PRESENT ORIENTED~' M|NDSET,
THE APPEAL TO THE HINDSET ATTACKS NOT ONLY II~ARLBORO BUT THE
ENTIRE MARKET-
THE BWORKING CLASS#/BPRESENT ORIENTEDB MINDSET WILL INCREASE
IN IMPORTANCE AS OUR MARKET BECOMES LESS AND LESS EDUCATED ""
ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGER ADULTS.
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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGMENT
WINSTON BRAND lSSOES
THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF WINSTON's DECLINING PERFORMANCE |S TWO-FOL~ --
" DECREASING INTERACTION WITH YOUNGER ADULT SMOKERS,
INCREASING INTERACTION WITH SAVINGS SEGMENT BRANDS,
1979
19~0
1981
1982
1~83
1984
19e5
CHANGES DUE TO . .
-.~0 +-06 -.q6
-.66 +.02 -.6~
-.58 .00 -.58
--16 -.05 -.13
+.06 -.09 +.15
-.]0 -.01 -.09
-1-30 --09 -1-21
-.18 -.I0 -.08
-.38 -o12 -.26
SOURCE: MSA/TRACKER/NF0/CENSUS
NOTE: SWITCHING = ~S~ S0M CHANGE - AGING CALCULATION
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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGMENT
WINSTON BRAND ISSUES
YOUNGER ADULT SMOKERS
THE nECREASING INTERACTION WITH YOUNGER ADULT SMOKERS IS SEEN IN
WJNSTON's DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OVER TIME -- A STEADY DECLINE,
TRACKER SHARE OF SMOKERS
SHARE WITHIN DEMO
WINSTON MA~ ' 14.5 14.4 13.2 -1.3 -9.0
~ " FEMALE 9.5 9.3 9.2
25-3q ]q.6 11.7 9.5 -5.1 J -3q.gJ
35-q9 13.5 ]5.0 lq.7 +1.2 +8.9
MALE 18-2q II.0 9-6 6-5 "4.5 F'~
MALE 25-3q " 16.2 13-6 11-0 "5.2
MALE 35-q9 16.0 17.~ 17,0 +].0 +6.3
MALE 50+ 13.6 ]q-/ tq-/ +1-1 +8-1
FEMALE 18-2q q.6 4,5 3.7 -0.9
FEMALE 25-3q 12.6 9-5 7-6 -5.0
FEMALE 35-49 tO./ 12-0 12.0 +I.3 +12.l
FEMALE 50+ 9.1 9-4 10.8 +1.7 +18.7
(FoR ]97q-RO: 35-50/51+ AGE GROUPS IISED)
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86M02567

ANALYSIS OE THE VIRILE SEGMENt
WINSTON BRAND ISSUES
YOUNGER ADIILT SMOKERS
THIS LESSENING OF YOUNGER ADULT INTERACTION IS ALSO EVIDENT IN THE
MAKE-tIP OF SWITCHERS TO AND FROM WINSTON.
LOSSES= 18-24
25-34
35-49
50+
WINSTON
17.] ll.9 8-9 -8.2 F'~
29.5 2R.3 24.q -5.1
1-17.3]
24.0 29.7 35-9 +11.9 +49.6
29-q 30.0 30.8 +1-4 +q.8
13.q lO.q 9-6 -3.8
32-q 29.4 27-4 -5.0
1-15-41
24.0 29.q 28.5 +q.5 +18,8
30.2 30.9 34.6 +q.4 +14.6
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86M02568

/~NALYS]S OF THE VIRILE SEGI~ENT
~INSTON BRAND Iss.es
THE LOYALTY OF YOUNGER ADULT SMOKERS TO ~|NSTON |$ LESSEN|NGo
~ARLBORO ~"
-~ ~ I~INSIOH
TOTAL BRANDS
STARTED HITH BRAND IN YEAR & SMOKE TODAY
26.8Z qI.GZ 71.2Z
27.6 31.9 33.5
18.1 30.6 55.8
SOURCE: ]ggS SEGHENT DESCRIPTION STUDY
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86M02569

ANALYSIS OF THE ViRiLE SEGMENT
WINSTON BRAND ISSUES
OLDER ADULT SMOKE~S
BRAND LOYALTY
THE GROWTH OF WINSTON's 35+ FRANCHISE PROFILE IS MORE AN EFFECT
OF BRAND LOY/~LTY THAN SWITCHING APPEAL -- AND THE SKEW WILL
BECOME HORE PRONOUNCED AS WINST(~N's DECLiNiNG INTERACTION WITH
YOIJNGER ADIILT SMOKERS AGES ITS WAY THROtlGH TIME,
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86M02570

WINSTON RESPONDENT COUNT
.~970
8O
60
4O
t8-24 25-3!
32-38 . 39-45 46-52 53-59
AGE
33-Z-15
O!STAY
DSNITCHED IN
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60
6O
40
WINSTON RESPONDENT COUNT
,,:1975 ~ .::,~ ,~
O S
TAY
D SHITCHED IN
~J SWZTCHED OUT
t-Ij LI'I _t_" IT'I ..,,
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ANALYS]S,.0F THE VIRILE SEGMENT
WINSTON Be^Nn ISS.ES
YOUNGER ADZlLT SMOKER, S
APPEAL TO YOUNGER ADULT HINDSET
SMOKERS WITH A YOUNGER ADULT MINDSET ARE MORE LIKELY TO READ
ORIENTED MAGAZINES THAN THE CURRENT WINSTON SMOKER -- AN
OFFENSIVE OPPORTIINITY FOR WINSTON.
EMPHASIZE
EMPHASIZE
LESS
HALE
% WHO READ MAGAZINES
: WINSTON
HAGAZINE MINDSEI ~ DIFF.
-'PLAYBOY qo.l 29.q -10.6
FIELD AND STREAM 37.4 22.8 -Iq.7
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 29.2 20.0 -9.2
PENTHOUSE 25-0 17.3 -7.7
OUTDOOR LIFE 22.7 18.4 -q,q
SPORTS AFIELD 22-q 7.9 -1~.5
LIFE 20.2 15.I -5.1
MECHANiX ILL.STRATED 17-8 13.6 -4.2
SPORT 15.9 10.2 -5.7
SPORTING NEWS 1q-8 q.7 "10.1
OMNI 10.6 7-6 "3.0
BETTER HOMES GARDENS 15.,5 28.6 15.1
I001 HONE IDEAS R-6 13.1
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING R.S 16.8
FAMILY HANDYMAN 8.q 12.3
US News & WORLD REPORT 8-2 , 12-2 q.0
FAMILY CIRCLE 7,8 ltl.0 6.2
LADIES HONE JOURNAL 7.7 15,5 7.8
Co SMO POL t TAN 5 9 11 8 5 9
CONSUMERS DIGEST 5-6 11-7 6-1
MCCALLS tl.9 13.7 8.8
WOMAN'S DAY q.q 11.9 7.5
C TV GUIDE 30,1
| NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 28.2
| NEWSWEEK 19-6
]POPULAR MECHANICS 18,2
EMPHASIZE'~TIME 16.9
SAME |PEOPLE 16.9
|NATIONAL ENQUIRER 15.6
|POPULAR SCIENCE 10.5
L_COUNTRY LIVING 9,3
U
26.8 -3,9
28.R 0.5
19.2 -0.q
17.q -0.8
16:5
8.8 -l.l
11.8 2.5
CX 33-Z-20
86M02576

ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGHENT
~INSTON BRAND ISSUES
SAVINGS SEGMENT STRATEGY
THE CHARACTER OF W[NSTON's SWITCHING INTERACTIONS WITH THE OTHER
SEGMENTS HAS CHANGED CONSIDERABLY --
- " [NTERACTION WITH SAVINGS SEGMENT APPROACHES ITS INTER-
' "~ ACTION WITH OTHER VIRILE BRANDS.
- THE HA6NITUDE AND QII|CKNESS OF SAVINGS INTERACTION !$
HIGHER AND FASTER THAN FOR ANY PREVIOUS PERIODS OF
BRAffD ACTIVITY,
CX 33-Z-21
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NI"C SWI"I"CltI;:~ O.'ITPI
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1976 1979 1980 |981 19~ 1983 1984
1985
YEaR

~ALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGRE#T
WINSTON BRAND |SS.~S
SAVINGS SEGHENT STRATEGY
SHARE_.Po INT GAINS
FRo~ SAVINGS
SHARE POINT LOSSES
Z OF ALL GAI~S
WINSTON INTERACTS WITH SAVINGS SEGMENT BRANDS RORE SO THAN DOES
RARLBORO.
~WINSTON .006 .020 .0q7 .2~3 .301
NARLBORO -006 -023 -076 -136 -15~
[ WINSTON .051 .051 .2q0 .386 .q60
MARLBORO .070 .0q5 .176 .329 -qql
~WINSTOM 0-q 1.q q.l 17.9 17-q
MARLBORO 0-q 1-7 6-7 10.5 11.2
% OF ALL LOSSES ~WINSTON q.0 3.q 16-5 ~2.0 28-9
To SAVINGS L MARLBORO q.7 5.2 I2.3 2q.7 27.2
SOURCE: NF0
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86M02580

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ANALYSIS OF THE yJRILE SEGRENT
WlNSTOH BRAND ISSUES
SAVINGS SEGHENT STRATEG~
GEOGRAPHIC PROHOTION REFINENENTS
THESE PROHOTIONAL EFFORTS COULD BE FINE'TUNED/REGIONAL.ZED TO
HORE EFFICIENTLY/EFFECTIVELY-'- COUNTERACT THE SWITCHER FLOW TO.THE
-~ l~l~i -~- SAV|NGS SEGHENT --
- PRONoTE HEAVILY WHERE SAVINGS IS PARTICULARLY
PROMOTE HEAVILY WHERE SAVINGS IS
STRENGTH FASTEST,
CX 33-Z-25
86M02581

,74 TO
: 3.0~ TO
5,42 TO
7,7§ TO t0,09
~ t0.~ TO t2,43
t4,11 TO IT. 10
~S.a~ TO 2~.TT
2t.T7 TO 24. ~0
....... IIt111~11111
CX
33 -Z-26

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51 .(30 TO 1Ot.OO
tot .00 TO
tSt.O0 TO 20t .00
201.00 TO
40t.O0 TO
33 -Z-27

l. S2 TO
9.89 TO
11.2~ TO
12.’4 TO
0 ~.0~ TO
~S.38 TO
1|.75 ~0
18.t3 TO
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1~i~1) OF SAV~NGS SEGMENT
?4 TO 3.08
O 3.08 TO
: 5.42 TO 7.'75
10.09 TO 12.42
12.42 TO 14.~G
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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGMENT
WINSTON BRAND ISSUES
YOUNGER ADULT SHOKERS AND S~yING~ SEGMENT ~TRATEGY
A STRATEGY AGAINST THE SAVINGS THREAT DOES NOT EXCLUDE AN APPEAL TO
YOUNGER ADULTS -- SHOWN BY ]9~5 SDS RESULTS --
- 7.cJ% OF YOUNGER ADULTS lX-2~i USE PROMOTIONS-
" MAJOR PROMOTIONS USED BY YOUNGER ADULTS ARE UTILIZED
DY
W ! H STOH --
-" .CJl~[ OF PROHOTION-USING YOUNGER ADULTS USED BuY-J-
BET-I-FREE OFFERS.
-" 73~ OF THESE YOtINGER ADULT PROMOTION USERS REDEERED
COtlPONS ON CIGARETTES,
-- 67% OF THESE ]~'21i YEAR OLD PROMOTION-USERS USED PRF.J'ilI~i
OFFERS-
- MANY OF THESE PROMOTION-ORIENTED YOUNGER
ADULTS MERE FIIOlt
COMPETITIVE COMPANIES "-
-- 59% ?M
-- 21Z R JR
-- ]2% LoR
-- 6%
-- 1% ATC
-- 1% L&M
THESE PROMOTION-USING YOUNGER ADULTS ARE OF BOTH SEXES -" ~ -- ~% ~ALE
52% FEMALE ~
CX 33- V'- 30
86M02586

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AHALY$|S OF T~E V|R]LE SEGHENT
WINSTON 8RAND ISSUES
YOUNGER ADULT SHOKERS AND SAVINGS SEGMENT STRATEGY (CONTINUED)
PACK.
I Z BUY WITH PACKS AND CARTONS ABOUT EVENLY,
IHESE YOUNGEI~ ADULT PROHOTION-IISER$ CAN BE REACHED
YOUNGER ADULTS CAN BE REACHED BY BOTH PACK AND CARTON
PROMOTIONS -- WITH GREATER APPEAL TO PACK PROMOTIONS ""
61Z OF YOIINGER ADULT PROHOT|ON-U~ERS BUY PRIMARILY BY THE
MAJOR OUTLET TYPES --
-- 39~ BUY PRIMARILY IN CONVENIENCE/GAS STATIONS.
-- 2~ BIIY PRIMARILY IN SUPERMARKETS,
CX 33-Z-31
86M02587

ANALYSIS OF THE VISILE SEGMENT
H|NSTON ~RAND |$$UES
THE PRIMARY SOilRCES OF ~|NSTONas DECLINING PERFORMANCE ARE ITS
DECREASING iNTERACTION WITH YOIINGER ADULT SMOKERS AND ITS
INCREASING INTERACTION WITH ~AVINGS SEGMENT.
APPEALS TO A ~WORKING CLASSm/UPRESENT ORIENTED~' MINDSET I~OULD
DIFFERENTIALLY ATTRACT YOIINGER ADULT SMOKERS, ATTACK ~ARL-
BORO'S STRENGTHS -- AND DRAW ON ItlNSTON's HERITAGE ""
- I~EDIA LISTS ARE OFFENSIVE OPPORTUNITY
HiNSTON's SWITCHING INTERACTION WITH THE.SAVINGS SEGMENT
APPROACHES THAT OF ITS INTERACTION WITH OTHER VIRILE BRANDS --
- EXPLOIT THIS THROUGH FINE-TUNED GEOGRAPHIC PROHOTION
""
WHERE SAVINGS IS STRONG OR GAINING STRENGTH FASTEST*
YOUNGER ADULT SMOKER AND SAVINGS SEGMENT STRATEGIES CAN BE
COMBINED "-
COMPETITIVE SMOKING YOUNGER ADULTS USE PARTICULAR
PROMOTIONAL VEHICLES AT HIGH LEVELS IN PARTICULAR OUTLET
TYPES-
CX 33-Z-32
86M02588
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~IALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGMEWT
C.AHEL BRAND ISSUES
CAHEL IS CURRENTLY ENJOYING A PERIOD OF RELATIVE STABILITY
COHPA~ED TO ITS PREVIOUS STEEP DECLINE-
THE BRAND HAS EXPERIENCED SHARE LOSSES OVER TINE PR]HARILY DUE
1982
1985
TO ITS AGING FRANCHISE ""
RQ~ CHANGES rUE TO .
TOTAL AGING SWITCHING
-.~0 -.12 -.18
+.20 -.11 +.31
+.05 -.01 +.06
χ.O2 -.09 +-ll
+.q7 --11 *-58
+-ll --10 χ-21
-.3q ".08 ".26
--12 --OR "-0q
-.09 -.08 -.01
SOURCE: HSA/TRACKER/NF0/CENSUS
NOTE: SWITCHING " HSA SOM CHANGE - AGING CALCULATION
AGING LOSSES ARE FROM CA/~EL REGULAR -- OTHER CAI~EL STYLES SHOW
SMkLL GkINS-
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86M02589

ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGMENT
CAMEL BRAND ISSUES
YOUNGER ADULT SWITCHING
THE BRAND ~LA$ NOT BEEN ABLE TO SUSTAIN THE POSITIVE SWITCNINII
INTERACTION IT HAD WITH YOUNGER ADIILT SMOKERS IN 1980 -"
NET SHARE POINTS WITHIN DEM0
18-20 .00
SOURCE: NF0
/,
CX 33-Z-34
86M02590
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SAVINGS SEGHENT
ANALYSIS OF THE YlR[LE SEGMENT
CAMEL BeANO ISSUES
UNLIKE W]NSTON, CAMEL's SWITCHING GAINS ANn LOSSES TO AND FROH
' .~ :~ SHARE POINT ~ CAMEL .0!
"~,~
, *" SHARE POINT CAHEL .02
~ '~" Losses ~INSTON .05
THE SAVINGS BRANDS HAVE BEEN SHALL --
GAINS/LOSSES TO SAVINGS
S011RCE= NFO
02 .00 .11
02 .0S .29
03 .07 .1~ .1~
.05 .2q .39 .q6
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86M02591
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ANALYSIS OF THE V[RILE SEGMENT
CAMEL 8RANO ]SSUES
SAVINGS SEGHENT
NEITHER CAMEL REGULAR NOR OTHER CAMEL STYLES INTERACT WITH
SAVINGS TO ANY S]GNIF|CANT DEGREE-
NET SHARE POINTS OF
SHOKERS SNITCHED W[~H SAVINGS
NA NA -.07 -.03 -.05 -.02
NA NA --0] .00 -.0| -.01
NA NA --06 -.0} -.oq
".01
II I
Fi
CX 33-Z-36
86M02592

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IN3@g3~ 3]l~[^ 3Hi ~0
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MAP' OF CANEr. (MSA $OM YEAI~. 1t|5 4.35
!.40 t'0 2.3S
~ 2.35 TO 3.30
: 3.30 10 4.25
* 4.:~5 TO 5.20
5.20 TO f,. 15
X 5.|5 TO ?.tO
8 8.~ TO 8.99
X o,g9 TO 9.94
~ ~.94 TO ~O.OS

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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGMENT
CAMEL BRAND ISSUES
GEOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMEN~
WHEN COMPARING STRONG CAMEL DIVISIONS TO WEAK CAMEL DIVISIONS,
CAMEL STRONG AREAS ARE FEMALE, YOUNGER, WHITE, FILTER,
FFLT, Box, MEDIUM RATE PER DAY.
DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES ARE CLEAR -"
CAMEL WEAK AREAS ARE MALE, OLDER, BLACK,
FF, SOFT PACK, HIGH RATE PER DAY,
6
CX 33-Z-40
86M02596

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IIGI li-ll 21,I 14,0 -II,I I ~
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C~(~LCA~ O,O 7.0 1.0 !
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33-Z-42

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1)4
CX 33-Z-~3

ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGtIENT
BRAND HERITAGE AND MINDSE[
THE HERITAGE OF CAHEL IS CLEARLY DEFINEO "- AND PERFECTLY IN
STEP WITH THE WANTS AND ATTITUDES OF THOSE MHO SHOKE IT TODAY.
RESARDLESS+ OF DEROGRAPHICS, SNOKERS OF CAt, EL ARE DISTINGUISHED
FRON OTHER SHOKERS BY A COHERENT lqlNDSET -- CHARACTERIZED AS
SELECT INDIVIDUALS WHO ENJOY mTHE REAL THIN6B.
EVEN THOUGH THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF CAEEL SNOY2RS NAY DIFFER
BETWEEN STRONG AND WEAK DIVISIONS, THEIR HINDSET APPEARS
CONSISTENT.
CX 33-Z-44
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ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGMENI
CAMEL BRAND ISSUES
PEOPLE WHO ARE OWN PERSON
DIFFERENT/UN IQIIE
AIITMENT ! c/T RAD | T | ONAL
GENUINE TOBACCO TASTE
FULL-BODI ED TASTE
HIGHEST OUAL I'TY
LEADER
STANDS OUI-
| NDEPENDENT
A])VENTUROUS
AGGRESS~VE~_-~
RUGGED
LIKE TAKE RISKS
CAN BE TOUGH
~UYS THE BEST
~ASCULINE
~NJOYS BEING DIFFERENT
~EADER ]N FADS
~ILD SMOKING
LIGHT TOBACCO TASTE
EXTREME TAR CONCERN
LEAVES FRESH TASTE
ONE OF LEAST EXPENSIVE
TODAY*S WOMAN
FEMININE
CONCERNED ABOUT IMPRESSIONS
FRIENDS INFLUENCE ME
PRICES RISING AT SAME RATE
TOO EXPENSIVE
CANADIAN WHISKEY
BOURBON WHISKEY
IRISH WHISKEY
SCOTCH WHISKEY
CHAMPAGNE
SANGRIA PARTY ~INE
DOMESTIC WINE
DOMESTIC Low CAL ~EER
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86M0260!

SUMMARY
ANALYSIS OF THE VIRILE SEGMENT
CAMEL BRAND ISSUES
CAMEL's RECENT STABILITY MAY BE TEMPORARY IINLESS IT CAN
INCREASE ITS ABILITY TO ATTRACT YOUNGER ADULT SMOKERS,
UNLIKE WINSTON, CAMEL HAS LITTLE INTERACTION WITH SAVINGS
BRANDS*
OVERALL MARKET SHARE STABILITY MASKS VAST REGIONAL
DIFFERENCES OF STRENGTH IN THE WEST AND WEAKNESSES IN THE
EAST.
THE BRAND'S HERITAGE IS CLEARLY DEFINED -- AND IN-SYNC WITH
THE MINDSET OF ITS SMOKERS -- EVEN THOUGH THE DEMOGRAPHICS MAY
DIFFER,
-- SELECT INDIVIDUALS WHO ENJOY BTHE REAL THINGB
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CX 33-Z-46

ANALYSIS; OF THE VIR]LF. SEGMENT
SIIMPIARY
FOR THE SEGMENT AS A WHOLEs ITS REMARKABLE STABILITY OVER THE
LAST 2~ YEARS HAS BEEN DUE TO THE BALANCE BETWEEN ATTRACTING
YOUNGER ADULTS AND LOSING SWITCHERS TO NEW BRANDS OR BECAUSE
OF EXTERNAL EVENTS-
- SMOKER FLOW THROUGH THE SEGMENT CHANGES CHARACTER NOT
MAGNITUDE,
e FOR HARLBORO, ITS STRENGTH ZS CLEARLY ITS ABILITY TO ATTRACT
AND HOLD FUBYAS*
- THESE SHOKER,~ POSSESS A mWORKING CLASS*'/mPRESENT ORIENTED"
MINDSET-
" MANY ,~MOKERS IN THE GENERAL HARKET ALSO POSSESS SUCH A
MINDSET.
- "[HE MINDSET WILL GAIN IMPORTANCE AS OUR MARKET BECOHES
LESS
AND LESS EDUCATED.
FoR ~I|NSTON, ITS DECLINING PERFORMANCE iS DUE TO LESSENED
YOUNGER ADULT INTERACTION AND HEIGHTENED St~ITCHING INTERACTION
t~ITH SAVINGS BRANDS-
- APPEALS TO THE ~WORKING CLASS~' MINDSET t~OULD DIFFERENTIALLY
ATTRACT YOIINGER ADIILT SHOKERS AND WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH
HINSTON's HERITAGE-
- GEOGRAPHIC PROHOTIOHAL EHPHASIS COULD EXPLOIT SAVINGS
INTERACTION-
- YOUNGER ADtlLT SMOKER AND SAVINGS SEGMENT STRATEGIES CAN BE
COMBINED-
FOR CAHEL, ITS RECENT STABILITY MASKS A PROBLEH IN ATTRACTING
YOUNGER ADULT SMOKERS.
- STABILITY A FUNCTION OF SUBSTANTIAL REGIONAL DIFFERENCES.
ITS HERITAGE IS CLEARLY DEFINED AND IN-SYNC WITH ITS
SMOKERS' M[NDSETS -- EVEN THOUGH DEMOGRAPHICS HAY DIFFER.
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CX 33-Z-47
86M02603
