Philip Morris Cos., Female Pair
Following three years of gay vague Parliament efforts begun in 1994, this ad with two women and a man ran just once in OUT magazine and never appeared again. The vague ads -- otherwise always with a second man -- are a modification of the mainstream campaign with just a man and woman.
Philip Morris debuted Parliament as the first tobacco brand to advertise in American gay media.
Philip Morris also began marketing Benson & Hedges to gays in fall 1994 and then in 1996 competitors R.J. Reynolds and Brown & Williamson added their Carlton, Lucky Strike, Moonlight Tobacco Co. and Red Kamel brands to the market, as Phillip Morris also delivered Merit. Since then, Camel Lights, Kool and Salem have followed for a niche market that smokes at a higher rate than the general population.
Despite a now crowded tobacco category in the gay market, only Parliament has committed to creating gay-specific ad creative, even if it is gay vague at best.
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