Marlboro cigarettes were first made at London in the year 1847 and later the production of this brand was moved to the United States. This brand gets its name from the place of its birth, Great Marlborough Street. Marlboro is currently produced by the Altria Tobacco Company (former Philip Morris Tobacco Company) and outside the United States it's produced by a different company. This is the most popular cigarette brand and as of today there are none who can beat this brand in both popularity and sales. Millions of smokers, no matter men or women crave for this brand since they are the best. A survey conducted in 2002 concluded that Marlboro cigarettes have broken all sales records in both the United States and the European Continent.

So what is the secret behind the success of Marlboro brand of cigarettes?

Marlboro cigarettes have evolved constantly and the makers should be appreciated for making the appropriate changes to suit the changing preferences. The makers have been able of maintain all the good qualities of this brand so that people of all generations can associate with this cigarette.

The taste of Marlboro is extremely good and the raw materials used to make them are the most aromatic tobacco leaves from around the world.

Smoking this brand will surely help you calm down and relax. This brand gives the maximum pleasure and also energy.

Marlboro cigarettes have successfully created an image that associates itself with Strong "manly" men. This image has a lot to do with the "Marlboro Man" promotional campaign. The task of promoting this brand was given to Leo Burnett Company, an advertising agency in Chicago. They came up with a unique solution. They created several concepts showing a man with Marlboro cigarette. The man would be a firefighter, policeman, construction worker, or a cow boy. After studying consumers response the Cowboy figure was chosen. This became very popular and it also became part of American culture. This also propelled Marlboro cigarette to the top of the sales charts.