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Quacking cards.


The Aflac Duck is sending special birthday wishes in a new--and boisterous--way.

Aflac and Hallmark recently teamed up to offer the Aflac Duck to greeting card shoppers with a sound chip embedded Inserted into. See embedded system.  in the card that says "Aflaaaac!" when opened.

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The available card design features a picture of a white duck on the outside cover with text that reads "Just Duckin' In," but when opened the well-known voice of the Aflac Duck greets the birthday card recipient.

"The card presents an innovative and fun way for Aflac to connect with consumers. The inclusion of the sound chip within the card adds Aflac Duck humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was  that fans of the commercials have grown to love across the years Across The Years is one of a few ultrarunning festivals still taking place in the USA. Founded in 1983 by Harold Sieglaff the race has changed over the years in location as well as organisation. Today the race is held at Nardini Manor about 45 minutes from downtown Phoenix, AZ. ," said company spokeswoman Mechell Clark.

Over the years, the Years, The

the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109]

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 duck's image has helped raise money for pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children.

pe·di·at·ric
adj.
Of or relating to pediatrics.
 cancer treatment and research. The sale of plush Aflac Ducks and annual Aflac Holiday Ducks has helped raise more than $2 million dollars for pediatric hospitals nationwide.
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Title Annotation:BRANDING
Author:Chordas, Lori
Publication:Best's Review
Date:Oct 1, 2007
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