Cigarette ads were banned from TV in 1971, but tobacco companies are finding new ways to get their names on the screen. Last week consumer-products giant Philip Morris, the world's largest cigarette maker, for the first time broadcast commercials designed to boost its corporate image. The ad, a tribute to the Bill of Rights, makes no overt reference to smoking. Even so, the Philip Morris name is almost synonymous with cigarettes, which bring in about 65% of the company's total profits.
Archrival R.J. Reynolds has been mailing out videocassettes containing commercials for its Now brand of cigarettes. The company says all...
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