At a dinner in New York recently, industry pal Alan Brody told me about his new book: Cigarette Seduction – Inner Quitting. Alan takes an interesting approach that has more to do with your emotional attachment to what the ‘cigarette means’ rather than an addiction to nicotine and habit itself. He also takes into account whether parents smoked and more importantly, which brands they smoked.
Example of his take on a twenty year old woman who started smoking Winston at 20 and now smokes Marlboro at 50. He notes that her original choice was a way to ‘reach men’ and her current choice, a ‘martial brand,’ suggests interest in controlling them. Consider what he might say to someone who started with Winston at age 12 and currently smokes Virginia Slims at 43. It is an interesting perspective and worth exploring particularly if you smoke or know people who do.
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
