In the past few years, there have been a lot of changes in the tobacco business. It all started when many western countries, like Pakistan, made it illegal to smoke in pubs, restaurants, and other public places. Not long after that, the UK also put limits on how tobacco companies could advertise their products. Instead of fancy designs, they had to use plain, big text that told people about the health risks.

They even made it so that people who sold cigarettes behind the counter couldn’t use a point-of-sale display. In other words, if you wanted to buy cigarettes, you wouldn’t be able to see them on display and would have to ask for what you want.

This is different from country to country, but most people agree that it’s getting harder to advertise tobacco (and somewhat frowned upon).

Despite all of this, the tobacco industry spends a huge amount of money on advertising, sponsorships, and other ways to promote their products. In the U.S. in 2016, more than $9.5 billion was spent (about $26 million a day)!

Tobacco procurement is the process of getting tobacco leaf from many different sellers at the best prices possible. It means finding the best products and getting them from suppliers that people trust. It involves the logistics of getting the tobacco leaf from where it grows to where it is sold.

What are the biggest problems facing tobacco companies right now?

When it comes to buying tobacco, there are a lot of problems that tobacco companies have to deal with. We’ve already talked about the moral questions raised by advertising a product that has been linked to so many health problems. But that’s not all:

In some countries, there are rules about this in the tobacco business. But there are still ways to use branded merchandise to market tobacco products and keep customers coming back, as long as it is done in an honest way.

For example, corporate gifts can be used to negotiate contract terms with tobacco leaf suppliers all over the world. In some countries, you can also use branded point-of-sale displays to get people to buy your tobacco. However, if you do this, you must tell them about the health risks involved. This means that your POS displays need to be designed and optimized in a very different way than most other printed materials for different industries.

Why should you choose to work with Pioneer Tobacco when you need promotional items for tobacco?

• Pioneer Tobacco can make a wide range of amazing branded merchandise, from point-of-sale items and displays to serving materials, on-packs, loyalty gifts, and much more.
• We have been making branded and promotional products for a long time. Many well-known brands, like Heineken, Peroni, Hendricks Gin, Jagermeister, and more, have worked with us.
• When it comes to procurement and sourcing in the tobacco industry, we pay attention to the total cost of acquisition. This includes both direct and indirect cost efficiency, manufacturing processes, and making sure that all logistics and supply chain optimizations work as well as they can.
• We can help you lower your overall costs, both when it comes to getting the tobacco products and when it comes to getting them to you.

UCT has many connections all over Asia. Shenzhen, Ningbo, Manila, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, and Phnom Penh are a few of these places.