Animal Planet's Attention-Getting Dead Rose Promo
It just arrived in the mail: Animal Planet’s valentine to the press, promoting their upcoming series Fatal Attractions, debuting March 14 at. 10p.m. The mini-series goes inside the homes of animal lovers who insist on keeping exotic pets - sometimes with fatal results.
The long cardboard box looked innocent enough, at first glance. I thought the box might contain flowers from my husband who is currently away on business. But I quickly spotted the Discovery return address and the “Happy Valentine’s Day, from Animal Planet” printed on the front.
I opened the box to find a bar of exotic chocolate and - WTH! - a dead rose! The enclosed card lists the dates for three episodes of Fatal Attractions with the admonition: “Roses are dead, violets are blue, if you fall for exotic pets - you could be TOO.”
lol! Hats off to you, Animal Planet. This promo is made of win!
ETA: my editor Kent Gibbons snapped a pic of the dead rose and card insert. Click here.
Kent Gibbons commented:
Hi Elyse. Check my Twitter account, CableKent
Elaine commented:
I agree. At first I thought it was just a rose ruined by getting stuck in slow delivery due to the storms. I did see all three episodes of the series and EEK! (that's a positive statement).
Elyse commented:
Any chance of a twitpic? I'd love to see what this looks like.