1. Lucky Strike for the Marlboro Man
In order to fully understand the sexualized nature and gender-targeted cigarette campaigns, one must analyze Phillip Morris' use of the Marlboro Man in their ads. ... The dilemma was that the filter-market primarily appealed to women and Marlboro tried to compensate by targeting the hyper-masculine portion of the smoking population. ... While this ad is aimed at the male population, many tobacco companies have targeted women in their advertisements by employing the same tactics as Phillip Morris did with the Marlboro Man. ... The ad undeniably targets women, specifically young women. ......
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