Organization/Company
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Tobacco company relationship
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Relationship type
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Evidence of past or present formalized relationship
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Grey
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PR
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WPP's agency Grey won Japan Tobacco International pitch for ‘borderless’ way of working, which will be rolled out fully in 2020 with an internal platform launch. [1]
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Vapetech
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Sponsorship
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In partnership with Japan Tobacco International, Plug And Play is running a call for applications twice per year to each select 10 new startups to join Vapetech. Startups will have a 3-month access to the Vapetech in Silicon Valley, pilot opportunities with strategic partners, and ecosystem resources at Plug and Play with the backing of a large international player in the industry. The exact details of the partnership are unclear. [2]
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2020
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Grey MENA
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PR
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Grey Group Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has won Japan Tobacco Interntional's account, to develop its brand management and communication in the GCC region, with focus on Saudi Arabia. The Grey team will oversee JTI’s brand management and communication. [3] Grey’s Beirut team has enlarged its portfolio in the tobacco industry, as it already holds the account of Nakhla Tobacco Company. [3] Grey won one of the agency’s bigger pitches in Japan Tobacco International—a win it credits to its new ‘borderless’ way of working, which will be rolled out fully in 2020 with an internal platform launch. [4]
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2018
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Kantar Media
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Research
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In 2018, Kantar was contracted to conduct an "independent" research for Japan Tobacco International on the national public opinion survey on the perception of plain packaging on tobacco one year after its implementation in the UK. [5]
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2018
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Ogilvy Action Taiwan
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PR
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Jeevan Jayakumar played a strategic role in the development and expansion of Ogilvy Action Taiwan while leading the British American Tobacco business relationship across APAC. [6]
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2019
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Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum
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Events
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Christiane Bisanzio (VP of diversity and inclusion, people and culture) and Jim Howard (VP of Environment, health and safety) at Japan Tobacco International will be among the speakers at the 2019 Forum in Washington DC. [7]
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2019
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InvestGR
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Events
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The InvestGR Forum on Monday announced the start of its three-year strategic partnership with Japan Tobacco International (JTI) with this year’s event, titled “Greece in the Pole Position,” which due to the coronavirus pandemic will be online.[8]
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2020
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Moodie Davitt Virtual Travel Retail Expo
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Events
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Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has become the latest Platinum Partner for the Moodie Davitt Virtual Travel Retail Expo in October. JTI Worldwide Duty Free General Manager Simon Warburton expressed his excitement at taking part in the industry’s first digital initiative on this scale. He said: “We are delighted to have the opportunity to connect with our partners, and will focus our attention on discussion, ideas and innovations that drive as swift a recovery as possible. [9]
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2020
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