Marlboro Man

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The Marlboro Man is an iconic advertising figure depicting a rugged cowboy used to promote Marlboro cigarettes and embody a masculine, outdoorsy image.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf advertising character
cigarette advertising icon
marketing mascot
associatedBrandOwner Altria NERFINISHED
associatedCompany Philip Morris NERFINISHED
Philip Morris USA NERFINISHED
brand Marlboro NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Leo Burnett Worldwide NERFINISHED
criticizedFor glamorizing smoking
targeting male smokers through idealized masculinity
culturalImpact icon of 20th-century advertising
symbol of American cowboy myth
depicts cowboy
rugged masculinity
firstAppearanceYear 1954
industry tobacco advertising
introducedBy Leo Burnett NERFINISHED
marketingGoal associate smoking with rugged individualism
reposition Marlboro as a masculine brand
notableFor one of the most successful advertising campaigns of the 20th century
notableModel Darrell Winfield NERFINISHED
David McLean NERFINISHED
Dick Hammer NERFINISHED
Wayne McLaren NERFINISHED
predecessorImage feminine-filtered-cigarette image of Marlboro
primaryMedium billboards
print advertising
television commercials
productTypeAdvertised cigarettes
purpose promote Marlboro cigarettes
regulatoryImpact restricted by tobacco advertising bans in many countries
represents freedom
frontier lifestyle
individualism
sloganAssociated Come to where the flavor is. Come to Marlboro Country.
timePeriodOfGreatestUse 1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
early 1990s
typicalSetting American West NERFINISHED
outdoors
usedIn global Marlboro campaigns
visualAttributes Western ranch scenery
cowboy hat
horseback riding
solitary male figure

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Marlboro hasMascot Marlboro Man