{"id":18021,"date":"2016-02-14T11:51:42","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T16:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=18021"},"modified":"2016-02-14T11:52:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T16:52:03","slug":"mmmars-2001-valentines-day-sales-catalog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/collectingcandy.com\/wordpress\/?p=18021","title":{"rendered":"M&M\/Mars’ 2001 Valentine’s Candy Sales Catalog!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happy Valentine’s Day!\u00a0 Marking the holiday today, I will be sharing an M&M\/Mars Valentine’s sales catalog from fifteen years ago.\u00a0 Make the jump to check it out.<\/p>\n

When considering the history of confectionery packaging and branding, one of the things that is fascinating to look back upon are industry sales materials.\u00a0 These are the kinds of brochures, flyers and catalogs that retail customers would likely have never seen.\u00a0\u00a0 Rather, these would have been used to sell to store owners, wholesalers and the like.\u00a0 The reason that they’re so interesting is that they often feature product photos that cannot be found anywhere else, as well as featuring imagery of store displays and related point-of-purchase decorations and materials.\u00a0 That is certainly the case with today’s subject.<\/p>\n

So without any further introduction, let’s get to the catalog:<\/p>\n

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M&M-Mars – Valentine’s Day 2001 product catalog Page 0001<\/p><\/div>\n

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I actually have one of the pieces from that page in my archives.\u00a0 Here’s a closer look at the image and what I’ve got:<\/p>\n

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M&M-Mars – Valentine’s Day 2001 product catalog Page 0006 – Close-up<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mars – M&M’s Minis Valentine Heart – 0.93oz Valentine’s candy box – 2001<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mars – M&M’s Minis Valentine Heart – inner foil wrapper – 2001<\/p><\/div>\n

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M&M-Mars – Valentine’s Day 2001 product catalog Page 0024<\/p><\/div>\n

And that’s everything, the full 24-page catalog.\u00a0 Hope you’ve enjoyed the look back into a part of Valentine’s candy sales history.<\/p>\n

Once again I’d like to wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day and I’ll see you next time!<\/p>\n

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