{"id":73816,"date":"2015-02-13T13:30:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T12:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=73816"},"modified":"2015-02-13T13:30:35","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T13:30:35","slug":"valentines-day-ads-on-twitter-the-misfits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/valentines-day-ads-on-twitter-the-misfits\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine&#8217;s Day ads on Twitter: The Misfits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valentine&#8217;s Day is tomorrow and along with the love and mush in the air, there is a retail boom with an estimated\u00a0\u00a31.6bn to be spent on gifts to celebrate the occasion. But while chocolates, flowers, jewellery and (even) stuff toys are the popular choices, marketed in abundance, social media has made it possible for unlikely brands and campaigns to join the Valentine&#8217;s Day marketing extravaganza. Here&#8217;s a look at some of the unusual suspects spreading love on Twitter in unusual ways:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Nope, it&#8217;s not a romatic fireplace but a smoke alarm in case it all goes horribly wrong. They&#8217;re right on one thing though- not romantic.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>You\u2019ll sleep soundly knowing your loved one is protected from the risk of fire. Get a smoke alarm. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ValentinesDay?src=hash\">#ValentinesDay<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/zR1QM7uP6e\">pic.twitter.com\/zR1QM7uP6e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Essex Fire Service (@ECFRS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ECFRS\/status\/565530667031986176\">February 11, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><strong>This is just a bit sad.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nDid you know, the fruit and veg aisle is the best aisle for singletons: 25% of brits claim this is best for talent spotting! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ValentinesDay?src=hash\">#ValentinesDay<\/a> \u2014 Morrisons (@Morrisons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Morrisons\/status\/565940981933948928\">February 12, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<strong> Hardware = Heartbreaking<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nWe&#8217;ll be announcing the winner of our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ValentinesDay?src=hash\">#ValentinesDay<\/a> competition today! FOLLOW &amp; RT by 4pm to enter! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WIN?src=hash\">#WIN<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/xzBXJWP6Qs\">pic.twitter.com\/xzBXJWP6Qs<\/a> \u2014 Silverline Tools (@SilverlineTools) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SilverlineTools\/status\/565789594806132736\">February 12, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><strong>This ad is more Friday the 13th, no?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Take care of what you love this Valentine&#8217;s Day with BullGuard Internet Security <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/valentinesday2015?src=hash\">#valentinesday2015<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/offer?src=hash\">#offer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kV8PreWIOU\">https:\/\/t.co\/kV8PreWIOU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BullGuard (@BullGuard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BullGuard\/status\/565494382220951553\">February 11, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>We&#8217;ll pass<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Will you be my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Valentine?src=hash\">#Valentine<\/a>? I promise to share my heart AND my fries! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Xlkqpcb4eI\">http:\/\/t.co\/Xlkqpcb4eI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 McDonald&#8217;s (@McDonaldsCorp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McDonaldsCorp\/status\/565906967714336770\">February 12, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><strong>In New York, but nonetheless&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>This Valentine\u2019s Day, name one of our Madagascar hissing cockroaches for your special someone! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/9PdKuUaVte\">http:\/\/t.co\/9PdKuUaVte<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/OczvCVFvGM\">pic.twitter.com\/OczvCVFvGM<\/a> \u2014 Bronx Zoo (@BronxZoo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BronxZoo\/status\/563351401279922177\">February 5, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Ads for Valentine&#8217;s Day getaways are not unusual but this here is the most risque one we&#8217;ve seen this year:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Watch our cheeky <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lustminute?src=hash\">#lustminute<\/a> video &amp; RT to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WIN?src=hash\">#WIN<\/a> \u00a3600 worth of travel (closes 19\/2) T&amp;Cs <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/oe1DqAc4UB\">http:\/\/t.co\/oe1DqAc4UB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dE0QTIwHF4\">https:\/\/t.co\/dE0QTIwHF4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 lastminute.com (@lastminute_com) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lastminute_com\/status\/565663208782852096\">February 12, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valentine&#8217;s Day is tomorrow and along with the love and mush in the air, there is a retail boom with an estimated\u00a0\u00a31.6bn to be spent on gifts to celebrate the occasion. 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