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Youth and Marketing

Smoking Issues 3 Key Areas: Taxes, Social Acceptability, Restrictions

Date: 1984
Length: 23 pages
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Abstract

Examines smoking issues in three key areas: taxes, social acceptability, and restrictions. Discusses impact of taxes and pricing on cigarette sales. Analyzes how smoking acceptance has declined, how more smokers are affected by laws, and how future will impact. Mentions youth (16+) opinion on social acceptability of smoking. Analyzes price leverage and production cost. Outlines psychological impact of smoking restrictions, smoker/non-smoker differences in mindset. Discusses how smokers tend to retain young adult outlook on life; warns against marketing to non-smoker mindset.

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Original document code was 1003.

Company
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Minor Subject
Advertising and Marketing -research
Advertising and Marketing -strategy
Smoker -profile
Smoking -incidence
Smoking -laws
Major Subject
Advertising and Marketing
Smoker

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PAPER PaCKAGING MFG. LABOR ADVERTISihG 1984 MULTIPLIER To _l.__ ADn 18t CosT 7•3 2•5 4•0 4•5 1.5 1.3 13.8 2.6 d, 6.9 2.8 6.4 7.2 2.5 6 CONSUMER BENEFIT ??? , 1~ ~..pr'4... TRANSPORT/1T l OMO~) •t . . . : ,~.~,...,, .. THE KEY AUE".TIOH /4BOLT,,,:PREMIUM , . . .., . ,.. , DESIRABLE ADDED VALUE COULD WE GIVE THE CONSUMER FOR OUR PREMIUM PRICE? CONSIDER, FOR EXAMPLE, A CONSUMEfi PACK PRICE OF $1.15, A 25% PREMIUM. KEEPING SULL PERCENTAGE MARGI!!S FOR OURSELVES AND THE, ,._. , . TRADE, WE COULD ADD 181 TO MANUFACTURi,NG,.COSTS• ,.. . . _ LEAF PROCESSING . FILTER' FOR THESE KINDS OF INVESTMENT IN A PREMIUM PRODUCT, COULD WE GIVE THE CONSUMER 25% MORE? i,
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' *k'•k~ idmi^P+41i~u 1' "'A , ISSUE 2:r'` GRO~l1NG ~SMOKER%NONSMOKER DIFFERENCES THE.PSYCHOLOGICAt lMPACT OF SOCIAL ACCEriAt3ILITY AND SMOKING RESTRICTION ON ALL ASPECTS OF SMOKERS' LIVES MAY BE OF KEY IMPORTANCE TO OUR MARKETING- • IN 1984, 47% OF SMOKERS AGREED THAT 'SMOKERS ARE TREATED LIKE SECOND CLASS CITIZEhS TODAY~• • IN THE 1950'5, IT WAS BLACKS WHO WERE FORCEL TO RIDE IN THE BACK OF , 7,HE BUS AND,USE ~SEPARATE FACILITIES«•: IN THE H0'S IT IS SMOKERS- THIS KIND OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PRESSURE MEANS THAT SMOKERS OF ALL AGES •< ~DIFFERENT~• IN MANYd WAYS, ME ' AVERAGE SMOKER~JS N0"[,QHGER THE MUST BE INCREASINGLY AWARE THAT BECAUSE THEY SMOKE THEY ARE . ~AVERACE MERI _AN' OVERALL tiIHDSET• SMOKERS DIF ER NOT ONLY LY IN EDUCATION, BUT IN .~ ,. , .. ":;.,, ~~.. , . ~ ,s,. , . . .,. . ~ , ,THESE° DIFFERENCES IN MINDSET ARE'APPARENT"'TODAY AND CIKELY""Y' OT'~GROM/"."` WIDER IN THE FUTURE• TO ILLUSTRATE SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SMOKER AND NONSMOKER Ln " 0 1, GAPS~ BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS. KEYING ON THOSE WHICH ARE NOT A '~ v ... MINDSETS, WE CAN LOOK AT SOME OF THE ATTITUDINAL AND BEHAVIORAL FUNCTION OF AGE OR SEX BUT LIKELY RELFECT A FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE• „"' , . •, ^ fAO , ~ k
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I ShiQKERSR ARE~~~IOT4~IgT0:~4~^£' THE PHYSICAL` FITNES TR ND 'PHYSICAI FITN ts` (YANKELOVICH) . SMOKER ACTIVITI S ($IMMONS) - _ _ . .... ., ,*-, ° +a ~ A t,•H9F1~+t~lldFft ~~1 i ',M~«spr"V I~~~ ~ fi p ~? ' P" ~ 4 ^ i~(??in y 14 B SMOKER'NON,t K 'R DIFFERE E , .~V'`.: *. rt ~ , .~u ra,,, s t'. 5 HUNTING MOTORCYCLES HORSEBACK RIDING FISHING CAR RACE/RALLY dw~ NOT: BICYCLING HIKING,- SNOW SKIIING (DOWNHILL) SKIN DIVING RACQUETBALL GOLF w.4~,,...4~ , ., 75 133 127 125 119 ,119 78 , .u. 79 79 84 87 89 W ~O
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T'V;rSMQK ~ISSIJ S , ,x1 ? .>SOCIJAL:.I.SSI! ;:"BiSMkE~RL44)!`Jf~~?`~?~1'~~';ti4~„4.t~~3~t ~1QNSMOKER DIFFERENCES PREFER.TO ,~. , SMOKERS ._ VS :~~' TOTAL`"' =' ~AUTHEN,T.1C,SELF~.JYANKEL,OVICH),. FIND. THE INTEREST„1NG. "NEwS",AN: -,-, NATIONAL ENOUIRER TRUE STORY SOAP OPERA IUIGEST xNOT :'*l"NAl°&'Sl`0ttl*Jb`B"RA N.Y. TIMES DAILY U.S. NEWS CONSIDER THEMSELVES IMPULSIVE BUYERS (S) -4W INDEX` SMOKERS PREFER THE-SPONTANEOUS, ,COLQRFUL.' ANQ~ INPRF,jFNI_(_ll_IS•~ 'TOLERANCE FOR CHAOS~ (YANKELOVICH). PLEASURE OK As A GOAL (YANKELOVICH) BUY COMEDY RECORDS (SIMMONS) , k . . WATCH SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (SIMMONS) LIKE To BE OUTRAGEOUS (SIMMONS) 167 132. 114 125, 1 6 115 137 123 67 86 0 0
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~Y t ~q~r a~!~~)P.»s y~~.`k. f w mr+r. s~ t 7,x e; L~Sd~'i'Yd~.Y~~ ~~, .-c. ,.. , ~2:ANll LELILOTHEP ~~7~ ~ ~iHE~,~S Ea;~ i.,.. d4 4 BELIEVE,THERE IS.NO,RIGH,T AND WRONG. ONLY, ~ PERSONAL"CHOICES ~Y) "REJEC'fION OFr AUTHORITIES . . . . ~ .~. _ . . . . . . , . ~ , ...~.~ .,.~'.:... s::.,-' DO NOT CONSIDER THEMSELVES ~VERY RELiGIOUS~ ~ UPPORT FOR "FEMALE CAREERISM" (Y) vy~ 0 DoN';T EVEN READ READER'S`DIGEST, t VEW%LIBERAL" ' ~ SMOKERS~;. I NhEX- .137 TEND TO1. BE; POLITIC,A4LY, LIBERAL ~$): t,.VERY CONSERVATIVE, ~~ " ..`.~ f I$J(. SOM W.HAT CON.SERVATi E ~ {4~~~~~±w~+~~~ ". 5 ~ ~~ ;MIDDLE-OF-THE'ROAD' a. ~~~ .' ,BERA~~~'~~~ ' `. 203r '102 ~~1274, r
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7 Sh10KIN I"ISS IES' 1 A- 1 ;,~SOG I ALSy,J SSUE~;S; u KER-NONSMQ J "'A SMOKERS T Nn TO LIVE WITH MORFINTENSITY ~ ..T..~.• •.w..~..~..~_ _ . . ~ . . _ ... . ~ {,~ ~, ~ t _ .i ~~.. ~"~r SLEEP 7 OR LESS HOURS A NIGHT (ROPER 1980) ;.. DRINK COFFEE.(Y) DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES , REGULARLY OCCASIONALLY ;LIGHTLY NONE REALLY DISLIKE STANDING IN LINES SMOKERSr UON!7~; D.p.WN f:ASTERMrTHANrMOST- PEOPLE AFTER I'VE BEEN UPSET"• HAVE HAD MORE THAN MY SHARE OF THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT x:e 128 123 233 143 113 48 122 90 119
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210KERS TEND TO RF MORF,• nFMAfJDING , I N RElAT I ONSN I PS TNAN S(Qy,SM[1KFRS * TEND TO BE SELECTIVE IN LABELLING TUNE OUT OTHERS IF RELATIONSHIP HAS TOO MANY PROBLEMS/DEMANDS (Y) FEEL AN 1HCREASING NEED FOR SOMEONE TO TELL ME I'M OK (Y) DESCRIBE THEMSELVES AS: STUBBORN (S) DOMINATIN ~S) ,... • L~y, ,~':aJ, MUCH MORE LIKELY TO HAVEfBEEN DIVORCED INDEX SMOKERS YS .•:,1'OTAL ° -129, 130 129 111 156:} O W
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I 4 S M 0 K IH ;VI S fi I . ',, ~2•.fSOCIALISSUES 1 ~MOKER'NONSMOKFR QjFFERE,NGES 4' J ,,.,.~.,; ,.>.-.-44, 4k, ~ S j~,t,~~ >. 11 ~~.Selic , srz ,:,, "l;I" 'r, I A a °T`~ a~ ,4,. THEY DON'T THINK.• PORNOGRAPHY SHOPS SHOULD BE CLOSED (S) TOO MUCN.sEx ON TV (S)' CONSIDER THEMSELVES ~SWINGERS` (S) WERE SEXUALLY ACTIVE IN THEIR TEENS (FEMALES USED CONTRACEPT I VES AGE,S., 15'i9,HEN) PREFER LESS "SOCIALLY,REDEEMING" LITERATURE (S) -INDEX SMOKERS VSLTOTAL.' 225 88 89 121 278 READERSHIP OF:
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1 I xlq s t,0, `q' OCJA ",~;I S S U E S SMQKFR-NONSMnKFR IIFF}R NC S ~- alr~ sA:R~ •'~1' :,>,;_~. .r r . . µ':.wYlL17~ SMOKERS AREATTIINV D. TO -" OD _ 01 D RAY _ ~. ' 1 s .THEY suY: -,: 60's ROCK TRADITIONAL COUNTRY FoLK MUSIC ` +RETURN TO NATURE" (YANKELOVICH) BUT NOT AS SHOWN IN: .:...~.~~ TOWN 8 COUNTRY COUNTRY LIVING BETTER HOMES 8 GARDENS 157 134 136 112 122 76 /8 87
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e ~ SMOK I NC~ I S$!I~`" ~• S~OCIAL~' lSSUES r.: 4 / >1(sJit ;r i'~~, [t SMQKER'NONSMOKER DIFFERFNCES A 4kfi xi¢i a SMOKERS AR~NO___T_.A.TT IN D 0 TH " FRIENTIA! J IFESTYI 1- ~, "TONARD INTANGIBLES" (YANKELOVICH) THEY DON' READ: TK SMQKER'S IDEA OF EXPER[ N.E IS. METHING m ""r.FT i nSTINV 'RESPONSIVENESS-TO FANTASY" (YANKELOVICH) LIKE TO IMAGINE MYSELF DOING SOMETHING I` WOULDN'T DARE DO• BUY ~HEAVY METAL" RECORDS (S) GO TO DISCOS & BARS (Y) SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVEI 8 LEISURE FOOD & NINE CUISINE 82 72 84 80 74 81 139 119 139 142 . r

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