by PCA | Jun 3, 2024 | Advocacy, Feature, Trade Show
PCA’s first annual Step Up Awards were conferred by the PCA Government Affairs team during PCA 2024. The awards recognize retailers for their extraordinary advocacy efforts. “Last year was monumental for premium cigar advocacy, and a lot of the success can be...
by PCA | May 1, 2024 | Feature
The words El Septimo, translated from Spanish to English, mean “The Seventh.” When we consider what a freighted numeral 7 is, so imbued with mystery and meaning across cultures, we can see how it truly amounts to a marketer’s dream. To some people, the number 7...
by PCA | Apr 22, 2024 | Feature
Is anything real anymore? I remember years ago when I first started to worry that, in my own lifetime, Artificial Intelligence (AI) would actually replace working writers. It seemed a fantastical dread at first, but then almost overnight it actually started...
by PCA | Apr 15, 2024 | Feature
Veteran cigar maker Jochy Blanco’s Tabacalera Palma cigar factory is the hot new thing…after only 88 years! Actually, Blanco and his proprietary brand La Galera have been highly regarded since the line launched in 2016. But though it started out as a small-production,...
by PCA | Apr 8, 2024 | Feature
There are tobacco places in this world that draw you in like the smells of freshly baked bread. The power of these places isn’t mythical or supernatural, aside from the ethereal swirling of aromatic smoke, but they have a vibe that is much more easily felt than...
by PCA | Apr 1, 2024 | Feature
Five questions with Nate Williams, inside sales & key account manager at Foundation Cigar Company.Tell us about yourself, Nate. When did you start in the industry and when did you start with foundation?Similar to Nick [Melillo], I started young, working retail at...
