Salem is a hugely popular brand of cigarettes which is produced by the R.J.Reynolds Tobacco Company. The brand was introduced in 1956 and has been high on the popularity stakes for a long time now. The brand is famous since it was the first one to come out with filter-tipped menthol variant. Since the brand is manufactured in Winston, Salem, hence the brand name, ‘Salem’.
The brand has always been known for its advertisements with catchy slogans. One of the famous slogans which came out during the late 1960s was the one which went, ‘you can take Salem out of the country, but you cannot take the country out of Salem’, went on to become extremely popular. During the later years another one of the brand’s advertisement slogans ‘springtime it happens every Salem’.
For a long time Salem was one of the most famous and among the most selling cigarette brands in the United States of America. The brand is currently available in two equally famous variants, Black Label and Green Label. The Black Label variant is positioned as being harsher and stronger while the Green Label is considered very smooth tasting.
The brand is known for its tastefully done packages too. The packages were revised in recent times during the 1990s. The sliding packs are very popular particularly among the young adults. The brand has also introduced a version in Japan which is designed to produce lesser odor and generate a pleasant smell instead. All these aspects coupled with the quality blend of tobacco in every one of the cigarettes make Salem a favorite brand with smokers around the world.