David Blecken
Mar 20, 2009

M&M's focuses on social sharing for China relaunch

SHANGHAI - Mars Confectionary is relaunching its M&M's milk chocolate snack in China with a campaign exploring the concept of social sharing.

M&M's focuses on social sharing for China relaunch
A spokesperson for Nitro China involved in the development of the campaign explained that the brand was looking to appeal to young consumers who, aged 18 to 24, were in transition from adolescence to adulthood.

The central TV commercial, set in a Karaoke parlour, shows a group of young friends enjoying an unrestrained social evening, accompanied by the two M&M’s characters, who share the snack with the group.

The integrated drive will run across TV, online and print media, as well as on bus LCD screens, until February next year.

According to the spokesperson, M&M’s faces a series of challenges in the China market including low brand awareness, low credentials as a chocolate snack, low purchase attractiveness, and a perception of childishness. The relaunch aims to address these issues while creating a stronger brand meaning and positioning, emphasising M&M’s colourful ‘fun factor’.

The creative concept was developed by Nitro, while Media duties were handled by MediaCom.

Watch the ad
Source:
Campaign China

Related Articles

Just Published

6 hours ago

The devastating comms impact of a Trumpian ...

With uncertainly looming over social media, PR heads lament the rise of misinformation and emphasise the endurance of earned and owned media.

6 hours ago

Lunar New Year goodies: APAC's best Year of the ...

Presenting the first crop of our annual roundup of LNY advertising from 2025.

7 hours ago

Here's a thought: Bigger isn’t always better

As the industry grapples with the Omnicom-IPG merger, The Effectiveness Partnership's Warwick Cairns and Gurdeep Puri question why agency mega-groups seem intent on stifling creativity and extinguishing the very spark clients value most.

8 hours ago

Publicis Groupe taps McCann exec Amit Sutha as ...

Sutha, formerly president and global chief client officer at McCann Worldgroup New York, will now helm Publicis Groupe’s creative, media, and data operations in Malaysia. His appointment takes effect January 20.