KFC Unveils New $2.99 Deals Via First-Ever Aroma-Focused Corporate Product Placement

LOUISVILLE, KY - In a marketing first, KFC is highlighting the launch of its $2.99 Deals by placing the mouth-watering aroma of Kentucky Fried Chicken in the halls and offices of corporate America.

Forget television integrations or corporate naming rights, Kentucky Fried Chicken's first-ever "scent-focused" pilot program teamed KFC with corporate mail rooms nationwide. Along with carrying inter-office mail, overnight packages and bills, mail carts in Washington, D.C., Chicago and Dallas delivered the aroma of freshly prepared Kentucky Fried Chicken during pre-lunch mail drops.

Through the pilot program, KFC worked with an online company, a business-to-business consulting firm and a non-profit, to include a $2.99 Deal - a plated meal including KFC's world famous chicken, a side item and a biscuit - on the actual mail carts that pass the offices of hungry workers.

"There is truly no better brand ambassador worldwide than the signature aroma of freshly prepared Kentucky Fried Chicken," said James O'Reilly, chief marketing officer for KFC. "And we couldn't think of a better way to showcase the value of our new $2.99 Deal than to inject the mouth-watering scent of Kentucky Fried Chicken into the corridors of corporate America."

To bring the sweet-smelling promotion to life, KFC collaborated with Chemistry.com in Dallas; the Trade Association & Society Consultants of Washington, D.C.; and the Chicago offices of the Salvation Army.

Bob H

- It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth

- Frozen lobster can come back to life when thawed

- Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920

- The Dalai Lama’s birth name was Doug Reynolds, Junior

- Every day at 4, President Bush has a banjo lesson

- A 150-pound person weighs 165 pounds in Canada

- Many veterinarians in California now offer udder-enhancement surgery

- Due to a misprint, some Gideon Bibles list “the Gospel according to Mark” as “the Gospel according to Marv.”

- When it was first introduced, the Butterfinger candy bar was a chocolate-coated stick of butter

- The cheetah is the fastest animal on earth, much to the disappointment to the female cheetah

- Only 3% of American homes are equipped with a telegraph

- The human body’s largest organ is its skin, except in the case of Milton Berle.

- Ayman Al-Zawahiri once appeared in a threatening video with Cous Cous in his beard

- Until 1970, the IRS taxed Monopoly winnings

- In 1998, a support group called “N.A.” was founded by people who are addicted to non-alcoholic beer

- 4% of people cry when slicing onions because they feel sorry for the onions

- To date, “Hee Haw” is the only TV show title based on a sound made by a donkey

- In Tempe, Arizona, it is illegal o yell ‘Yahtzee’ in a crowded theater

- Coincidentally, like the cartoon cat, former President James Garfield also loved lasagna and hated Mondays

- 65% of unmarried butchers admit to occasionally fondling cutlets

-a snail can sleep for three years

-the first baseball caps were made of straw

-every United States President with a beard has been a Republican

-Ruth Bader Ginsburg often calls Judge Judy for tips on how to be more sassy in the courtroom

-In Pakistan, the third Tuesday in January is "Take Your Mullah To Work Day"

-Until last year, National Hockey League game that ended in a tie were settled by the Vice President

-Levi-Strauss lost millions when they marketed a line of blue jeans for horses

-At 5 feet, 9.2 inches, Tim Felder of Provo, Utah holds the Guinness Record for the most average height

-Because of his name, Alexander the Great believed he'd grow up to be a magician

-Prior to the discovery of Penicillin in 1928, laughter WAS the best medicine

-Starting in 2008, E-Z Pass sensors will also provide dental x-rays

-The Army Corps of Engineers has spent millions of dollars trying to cross a bridge before they come to it

-At the height of "Star Wars" mania, Jimmy Carter gave an oval office address in a Chewbacca costume

-In 1909, Robert Peary became the first explorer to take a leak at the North Pole

-There is no "I" in "steam"

-The original plans for the Statue of Liberty called for the statue to wave but France did not want to spend the money

-In order to become licensed, a courtroom sketch artist must demonstrate the ability to make defendants look 'shifty'

-A strict vegan will not indicate nonsense by using the word 'baloney'

-Bill Clinton is the only president to have received a lap dance at his inauguration

-Until 1955, traffic signals also included a purple light which meant "up to you"

-The National Weather Service has three employees who do nothing but watch for clouds that look like animals

-Within seven seconds of meeting a man, women subconsciously judge whether they'll ever sleep with him. That time is reduced to less than a second if he's wearing a sweater vest.

-Leonardo da Vince drew up plans for the first novelty set of chattering teeth

-According to conspiracy theorists, there is significant evidence that 'Cheers' was not filmed before a LIVE studio audience

-You are more likely to be charged by a rhino than to be pulled over for not wearing your seatbelt

-During the great powdered cheese shortage of '65, school children ate macaroni and hummus

-When asked about his hair, Donald Trump once admitted that as a teenager he was bitten by a radioactive muskrat

Bob H

I am required by state law to begin with my home state of New Jersey. If necessary, the series may continue.



Drivers must warn those who they pass on highways before they do so.
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Spray paint may not be sold without a posted sign warning juveliles of the penalty for creating graffiti.
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Handcuffs may not be sold to minors.
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It is illegal to wear a bullet-proof vest while committing a murder.
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One must yield a phone line to a person if it is an emergency.
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All motorists must honk before passing another car, bicyclist, skater, and even a skateboarder.
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You cannot pump your own gas.
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It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.
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It is against the law to "frown" at a police officer.
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In an attempt to "foster kindness" in the citizens of New Jersey, the month of May is designated "Kindness Awareness Month".
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If you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated, you may never again apply for personalized license plates.
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The third Thursday of October is designated as "New Jersey Credit Union Day" and citizens of the state should observe the day with "appropriate activities and programs".
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Car dealerships are forbidden from opening on Sunday.
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You may not slurp your soup.
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Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages on the street.
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It is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon.
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In Bernards Township - It is illegal to frown as the town is a "Frown-Free Town Zone".
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In Blairstown - Shooting ranges are outlawed.
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In Blairstown - No street-side trees may be planted that "obscure the air".
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In Blairstown - It is illegal to throw ashes on the sidewalk.
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In Caldwell - You may not dance or wear shorts on the main avenue.
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In Cranford - Citizens are not permitted to park their own boat on their lawn.
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In Cresskill - All cats must wear three bells to warn birds of their whereabouts.
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In Elizabeth - It is forbidden for a woman, on a Sunday, to walk down Broad Street without wearing a petticoat.
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In Haddon - It is illegal to use the Crystal Lake Pool without first obtaining a bathing tag from the Township Clerk.
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In Haddon - Cross-dressing is illegal.
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In Haddon - No one may annoy someone of the opposite sex.
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In Manville - It is illegal to offer whiskey or cigarettes to animals a the local zoo.
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In Mount Laurel - Climbing trees is prohibited in all city parks.
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In Mount Laurel - It is illegal to get drunk and annoy others in your house.
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In Newark - It is illegal to sell ice cream after 6pm, unless the customer has a note from his doctor.
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In Raritan - Profanity is prohibited.
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In Sea Isle City - There will be no boiling of bones on the property.
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In Trenton - You may not throw a bad pickle in the street."

Bob H
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Because some of our most famous products don't translate very well in other countries.

13) When Parker Pen marketed a ball-point pen in Mexico, its ads were supposed to have read, "It won't leak in your pocket and embarrass you." The company thought that the word "embarazar" (to impregnate) meant to embarrass, so the ad read: "It won't leak in your pocket and make you pregnant."

12) Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux used the following in an American campaign: "Nothing Sucks like an Electrolux."

11) Clairol introduced the "Mist Stick," a curling iron, into Germany only to find out that "mist" is slang for manure. Not too many people had use for the "Manure Stick."

10) Coors put its slogan, "Turn It Loose," into Spanish, where it was read as "Suffer From Diarrhea."

9) Pepsi's "Come Alive With the Pepsi Generation" translated into "Pepsi Brings Your Ancestors Back From the Grave" in Chinese.

8) When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the US, with the smiling baby on the label. Later they learned that in Africa, companies routinely put pictures on the labels of what's inside, since many people can't read.

7) Colgate introduced a toothpaste in France called Cue, the name of a notorious porno magazine.

6) Frank Perdue's chicken slogan, "It takes a strong man to make a tender chicken," was translated into Spanish as "it takes an aroused man to make a chicken affectionate."

5) When American Airlines wanted to advertise its new leather first class seats in the Mexican market, it translated its "Fly In Leather" campaign literally, which meant "Fly Naked" (vuela en cuero) in Spanish.

4) An American T-shirt maker in Miami printed shirts for the Spanish market which promoted the Pope's visit. Instead of "I saw the Pope" (el Papa), the shirts read "I Saw the Potato" (la papa).

3) The Dairy Association's huge success with the campaign "Got Milk?" prompted them to expand advertising to Mexico. It was soon brought to their attention the Spanish translation read "Are You Lactating?"

2) General Motors had a very famous fiasco in trying to market the Nova car in Central and South America. "No va" in Spanish means, "It Doesn't Go".

1) The Coca-Cola name in China was first read as "Kekoukela", meaning "Bite the Wax Tadpole" or "Female Horse Stuffed with Wax", depending on the dialect. Coke then researched 40,000 characters to find a phonetic equivalent "kokoukole", translating into "Happiness in the Mouth."
Like it!

Bob H

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Bob H