The Kafie Chronicles

In a couple of weeks the entire premium industry will be making the pilgrimage to Las Vegas to take part in the world's largest premium cigar trade show. This years tradeshow will be taking place at the Las Vegas Convention Center from March 22-26. For more information please listen to the podcast and visit https://premiumcigars.org/

Make sure to take the time to visit the Boutique Cigar Pavilion where over 15 BCA member companies will be exhibiting their products. Get to know each and every family and company present. It's going to be a great time.

Today we have a one to one dialogue between the President of the BCA and its original founder. Armen Caprielian and Dr. Gaby Kafie discuss .... 1) Marketing tactics 2) Flavored cigars 3) Freedom of expression 4) The Land of Freedom and Democracy. Nothing was held back. This podcast does not represent the opinions of the members of the BCA, rather it is a conversation held by two of its Board members. We hope you enjoy. If you would like to send us feedback please email us at [email protected] , we welcome your emails. Thank you.

We're excited to announce several new features which have been added to our new website. Join us as we discuss several new facets of the BCA, including a BCA Sales Force for Member Companies, the 2024 BCA Pavilion at the PCA Trade Show, future plans for a Boutique Cigar Cruise and much much more.

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The mass marketing machine will blindside you when it comes to premium cigars. Ignore all the noise, and focus on quality tobacco and quality blends. Your purchasing dollars dictate which companies thrive.

This year the world's largest trade show for tobacco products just took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, in Nevada. Pete Shultis and the BCA Crew dive into the Total Products Expo and discusses the shift in business that has taken place for premium cigars and all other tobacco products. This is an eye opening show that sheds light on how important it is to be present at all trade shows. Sales = Success. Plain and simple. Enjoy the show.

Welcome back to our show, we're excited to share with you all some of the changes taking place in our industry. The Corporate Transparency Act of 2024 took effect at the beginning of the year, tune in to find out more about this law and what it means for your business. Over 32,000,000 million businesses in the United States have to comply. We're excited to have you back. Hope you enjoy the podcast.

Today show dove into the concept of working with cigar influencers to promote your brand. Great show .... Enjoy.

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Today's podcast was focused on the BCA Pavilion at the upcoming 2024 PCA Trade Show. We had a very special guest on the show tonight Darryl "The Closer" Klubeck, National Sales Manager for Kafie 1901 Cigars. Darryl enlightened us with great conversation and tips on how to best prepare for the upcoming trade show. Our panel consisted of Armen Caprielian (owner of DAV Cigars), Chet King (G.M. of Over the Rhine Cigars) and Dr. Gaby Kafie, owner of Kafie 1901 Cigars. A great and very focused brainstorming session was had that should help cigar manufacturers understand and better prepare for a successful PCA trade show presence. We hope you enjoy the show. If you have any questions or wish to participate at next year's trade show please sign up for a booth at our BCA Pavilion by visiting the link (RESERVE YOUR BOOTH).

This past week the BCA Board of Directors took some time away to gather and meet in Miami, Florida. What an amazing time was had by all. This podcast goes over our experiences while in Miami, the lounges, the food, the culture. What a great gathering of friends and BCA leadership. Tune in.

Premium cigars are a category unlike any other cigar category on the market. They should be treated as such. For a full backstory download this link from the CDC regarding youth usage of tobacco products. Leave premium cigars out of the equation. They are not the problem, they never have been, they never will be. When using the term "cigar" do you mean 1) premium cigar 2) flavored cigar 3) machine made cigar 4) cigarillo 5) filtered cigar ? A premium cigar is in a class of its own. Plain and simple. Have a great listen family. Enjoy.