Green M&M’s For Valentine’s Day

My favorite Valentine’s Day
marketing pushes
of 2008
has to be M&M’s green promotion
Instead of the expected pink or red M&M’s,
the company is promoting green
(with the Tagline
“It says I want you. 
Need you. 
Love you. 
Like red never could.”) 

Why green? 
Because of the urban legend
about green M&M’s
promoting… umm… friskiness. 

Yes, a company working with urban legend,
rather than against it. 

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2 comments

  1. I agree- I think it was a good move from Mars, Inc. It was really playful and certainly created a buzz. Let us know if you hear anything about sales figures. I’d be interested to know how the promotion turns out for them.

  2. Sure thing, Kaitlyn.
    I’ll keep my ears open for the lift.

    No longer in the industry,
    I don’t get a copy of the Nielsen figures
    so I rely on the kindness of buddies.

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