Brian RiemerCreative Director
Objective-first. AI-forward.

M&M'S · The Mars Agency · 2022–2023

M&M'S Music

7.8% sales growth.

In 2022 the M&M'S Music Lounge went to Governors Ball, Bonnaroo and the iHeartRadio Music Festival, with an augmented-reality version on mobile for everyone who couldn't get a wristband. People stayed on that microsite for 2:41, 34% over benchmark.

In 2023 it became the Sweet Tour. More than 60 stops, from Stagecoach and Hangout Fest to Six Flags and the parking lots of Walmart, Kroger, H-E-B and Target, sampling Caramel Cold Brew and Peanut Butter M&M'S and recording fans' tracks for the M&M'S Mixtape. Alongside it, the Sweet Suite put nine emerging artists in front of the brand's audience.

Results

7.8%Sales growth for M&M'S across experiential and seasonal retail
7.5%Average sales lift at Sweet Tour stops, with 100M+ impressions
27%Growth in sales value from the Sweet Suite
34%Over benchmark for Music Lounge microsite dwell time
Music Lounge at Bonnaroo0:34
M&M'S Virtual Lounge0:57
Sweet Suite: Valerie June0:15
Sweet Suite: Paravi0:15

On tour

M&M'S Sweet Tour activation at a music festivalCrowd at the M&M'S Sweet Tour stop at Hangout Music Fest