2FIRSTS & Tobacco Asia Media Announce Alliance to Establish Strategic Partnership

News by 2FIRSTS, edited by Sophia
May.21.2024
2FIRSTS & Tobacco Asia Media Announce Alliance to Establish Strategic Partnership
2FIRSTS and Tobacco Asia have announced a strategic alliance, establishing comprehensive and in-depth cooperation in tobacco industry reporting.

Hong Kong, China - The vaping industry media and consultancy 2FIRSTS and Tobacco Asia Media have announced a strategic alliance, establishing comprehensive and in-depth cooperation in tobacco industry reporting. According to the strategic cooperation framework agreement, the collaboration includes joint news selection and reporting; co-hosting global seminars; jointly publishing industry data and research reports; jointly exploring innovative business models, and more collaboration within the industry reporting domain.

 

The rapid development of NGP is profoundly changing the global tobacco industry landscape. Insights into the tobacco industry involve multiple aspects such as technology, industry, consumption, regulation, and social responsibility. Profassional reporting requires to be deeply interpreted through a perspective of the integration of new and traditional tobacco. The strategic partnership between 2FIRSTS and Tobacco Asia Media will fully leverage 2FIRSTS’ strenghth in information and research in NGP, and Tobacco Asia Media's brand built over years of deep cultivation in the traditional tobacco sector. Together, two outlets will promote the high-quality development of the global NGP industry and advance technology for good.

 

Both parties have expressed great expectations for this cooperation. 2FIRSTS has high hopes for this strategic alliance. Alan Zhao, co-founder and CEO of the company, said that the development of NGP will inevitably move towards integration with traditional tobacco. Tobacco Asia Media’s accumulation in the traditional tobacco field can help 2FIRSTS to understand more deeply the development models and iteration paths of the tobacco industry, and also allow 2FIRSTS to more quickly and accurately convey information and insights on NGP to the target audience.

 

Tobacco Asia Media also holds high hopes for the upcoming cooperation. Glenn Anthony John, the publisher, said that 2FIRSTS has extensive influence in the Chinese and global NGP markets. The cooperation with 2FIRSTS will further enhance Tobacco Asia Media's influence on the Chinese NGP supply chain, and will also drive Tobacco Asia Media's transformation and upgrade towards the NGP era.

 

Through joint news gathering and reporting, as well as the co-release of industry data and research reports, both parties aim to integrate information channels within the industry, achieving scale effects to enable accurate and efficient dissemination of business information. By co-hosting global seminars, 2FIRSTS believes that Tobacco Asia Media's professional expertise and reader base will greatly enhance the depth and reach of the seminar content, increasing both parties' influence in the tobacco industry and jointly promoting the high-quality development of the global NGP industry.

 

About 2FIRSTS

 

2FIRSTS is a leading global vaping industry media and consultancy, providing the industry's latest news, data, and insights to regulators, entrepreneurs, researchers, media, and other stakeholders worldwide. Every day, more than 10,000 global visitors log on to 2FIRSTS' English (www.2firsts.com), Chinese (cn.2firsts.com), and Spanish (www.2firsts.com/es) websites. 2FIRSTS global reporting team is distributed across Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Europe and the United States. 

 

2FIRSTS maintains open and trusted communication with regulators, industry leaders, associations, media, etc. As a pioneering value service provider in the global tobacco and NGP industry chain, 2FIRSTS is committed to promoting NGP technological innovation, compliance development, and the fulfillment of social responsibility. It aims to achieve high-quality development of the global NGP industry and bring a more harm-reducing and safe lifestyle to tobacco consumers worldwide.

 

2FIRSTS与Tobacco Asia Media签署战略合作框架协议 结成合作伙伴关系
2FIRSTS co-founders Echo Guo and Alan Zhao |2FIRSTS

 

About Tobacco Asia Media

 

Published by October Multimedia Co Ltd bi-monthly, Tobacco Asia Media (www.tobaccoasia.com) provides separate editions (English language and Mandarin). It is the only magazine written and edited for the entire Asia regional tobacco/tobacco-related industries, keeping its mid- and upper-management level readers informed on developments and issues important to the industry. Its major editorial focus is on what manufacturers need to know and all the equipment, machinery, supplies, services and tobacco leaf that go into manufacturing tobacco/tobacco-related products. Tobacco Asia Media has growing focus is on what the wholesale, distribution, and major retailing segments need to know and all the tobacco products and accessories available for them including NGP (vape, e-cigarettes, HNB, etc).

 

2FIRSTS与Tobacco Asia Media签署战略合作框架协议 结成合作伙伴关系
Tobacco Asia Media Founder Glenn Anthony John|Tobacco Asia Media
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