Table 1

Summary of online advertising occurring between 1 April 2012 and 1 April 2013 by tobacco and electronic cigarette industries

ProductAdvertiserUnique advertisements*Brand name (number per brand)Average range of days observedTotal number of websites advertisements featured on‡Total spend (range)§
e-Cigarettes
Blu4Blu Cigs (2), blu Smart Pack (2)55$368 ($79–$177)
NJOY7NJOY King (4), NJOY Electronic Cig564$937 404 ($124–$798 761)
Green Smoke8E-Cigarettes911$84 ($1–$34)
Vapor 4 Life3Vapor 4 Life (2) and Titan E-Cigarettes (1)2114$500 ($120–$200)
White Cloud2Cirrus 3X E-Cig Kit11312$624 ($232–$392)
Cigars
Cao Cigars1Cao Cigars493$465
Macanudo1Macanudo262$29 311
Thompson2Thompson and Cigar & Accessory Deals10519$2515 ($29–$2486)
Zino Platinum1Zino Platinum Z-Class Series461n/a
Cigarettes
Newport1Newport12$126
Snus
Swedish Snus7General Swedish Snus151115$933 748 ($39–$746 311)
Total37$1 905 145
  • *Advertisements are considered unique if there are any differences in the creative, text or warning labels presented on the advertisement.

  • †This applies only when there are multiple advertisements per advertiser. For single advertisements, this refers to the range of days that the single advertisement was observed.

  • ‡This applies only when there are multiple advertisements per advertiser. For single advertisements, this refers to the total number of websites on which the advertisement was observed.

  • §Spend refers to the estimated money spent (US currency) on media placement only according to an algorithm developed by Competitrack. For multiple advertisements, total spend per advertiser is calculated as well as the range. For single advertisements, this refers to the total spend for that advertisement.