Prime Time Episode 148 Audio: Virtual Trade Show 2020

Episode 148 is our Summer of 2020 Virtual Trade Show!

The concept of a Virtual Trade Show is not one that came up as a result of COVID-19. We also are not claiming to be the first to do this in the cigar industry.

The last two years, we have done a pre-game for the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show called the “Big Board Show” where we talked through all of the releases that had been announced leading up to the trade show. Following the 2019 Trade Show, we had planned for 2020 to make a change to the format. Instead of our team going through the list of cigars being showcased at the Trade Show, we thought we would make it more interesting by bringing a representative from each brand on the show to discuss their releases. The show was planned for this past June, but with COVID-19 slowing down the product announcements, we have pushed this back into July.

If you are expecting a vHerf, this will not be the show for you. Each company representative will be given an exclusive window to talk about this releases.

You can learn more about the Virtual Trade Show here.

In addition to our guests, Aaron and Coop run down the Summer of '20 "Big Board" of releases.

 

Appearing Company Representative Black Label Trading Company James Brown Crowned Heads Miguel Schoedel Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust Steve Saka Alec Bradley Bradley Rubin E.P. Carrillo Dave Sprit Perdomo Arthur Kemper Cubariqueno Juan Cancel & Kevin Keithan AJ Fernandez Don Williams Espinosa Hector Alfonso Drew Estate Joe Gro JRE Justo Eiroa CLE/Asylum Tom Lazuka Crux Casey Haugen Epic Dean Parsoms Fratello Omar de Frias Macanudo Laurel Tilley Gran Habano George Rico Gurkha Juan Lopez Micallef Andy Yafee Mombacho Claudio Sgroi Padilla Scott Lewis Powstanie Cigar Hustler Mike Stallone Todd Vance Toscano Michael Capellini

 

References

Summer of '20 Big Board