If you were hanging out on Twitter yesterday, you might have noticed a bunch of us bloggers tweeting while in mid conversation with Patrick Dempsey.
Yes — we were talking to Patrick Dempsey… in his living room.
Well… he was in his living room, (or somewhere in his house — at one point someone delivered a package to his door,) and most of us were at our respective houses in various states ranging from unshowered to half-dressed to nursing infants.
But, while I can safely say we were all wishing we were sitting there interviewing him in person, the conference call format was still darn fun.
And WHY was Patrick Dempsey chatting it up on a work day with a bunch of bloggers?
Well – why not? We are very exciting people. We can nurse, tend to our children, interview celebrities and blog about it – all at the same time. (It is true – just ask Steph! That girl had her post up before we had even heard McDreamy say goodbye. And she did it all with a baby attached to her breast. Yes, she is definitely having some serious ADVENTURES in Babywearing!)
But I digress…
Our “coolness” wasn’t really the reason that Patrick picked up the phone to spend an hour with us mom bloggers. (But I must say, Patrick did tell us that we bloggers are powerful — that what we say negatively or positively will effect people deeply and that they understand that and are happy to be talking to us! So, yeah for bloggers — Patrick Dempsey knows we are important!)
Patrick has just launched a new fragrance with Avon called UNSCRIPTED.
“A fragrance?” you ask, “With Avon?”
I was a bit surprised too, but on the call we quickly discovered how natural this partnership actually is.
Patrick’s wife Jillian Dempsey is the Global Creative Color Director for Avon.
And Avon is a huge supporter of Breast Cancer, a cause very important to Patrick. (Inspired by his mother’s battle with cancer, Patrick even opened The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing at Central Maine Medical Center.)
Therefore, when Avon asked him to do a fragrance, he was so confident in Avon and what the company stands for, he said “Yes” and then dove into the process, determined to be intimately involved with the development.
From his own personal marketplace testing, (he went on a fragrance shopping rampage,) to learning the intricate process of developing a fragrance, to working on the marketing concept, Patrick was involved and committed to the process of creating Unscripted.
On the call, Patrick’s familiar voice was relaxed and friendly as he answered our questions and bantered back and forth with us.
The best part of the call was Patrick interviewing Beth from I Should Be Folding Laundry! Amused by her blog’s name, Patrick laughed and turned the interview on Beth, asking her questions and entertaining us all. Unnerved and shocked that Patrick Dempsey was asking HER questions, Beth still did a great job trying to keep it together and answer his questions. (Beth’s post about the experience is HYSTERICAL – you must click over and read it!)
The other fabulous bloggers on the call were Steph from Adventures In Babywearing, Kim from Jogging In Circles, (thanks for helping me with my tech issues!) Amy from ParentSphere, Arianne from To Think Is To Create, Michelle from Scribbit, Beth from I Should Be Folding Laundry, Katja from Skimbaco Lifestyle, Trisha from MomDot and Maria from BSM Media/BlueSuitMom. (Thanks Maria for arranging the call!)
There were also several fashion and beauty magazines on the line, but we only heard from Cosmo. The rest of the time, it was only bloggers asking questions.
Personally, I always have a strong opinion about the scent my husband wears. So I asked Patrick, “As women, we know what we want our men to smell like. How did your wife help you in the development of your fragrance.”
Patrick laughed and replied that he just had to look at his wife to know if she liked it. He then talked about how he enjoyed the chance to work with Jillian and then chatted back and forth with me about how after ten years of marriage he has learned to listen to his wife’s opinion, sharing a story about his wife choosing a perfect table for their house. (I told him he was a very wise husband!)
Everyone on the call was sincerely impressed with the fragrance. My sample just arrived today and I love it. Not too strong, not too sweet, just right. I have a terrible time with fragrances giving me headaches, but this one seems to be good. Thanks Avon and Patrick!
The call was not only fun for all of us involved, but it was a great example of how mainstream marketing is realizing how effective and important reaching out to the blogging world is becoming. Doesn’t it feel great that people – even Patrick Dempsey – are recognizing that YOU make a huge impact in the world of marketing. Yes, girl – YOU!
Patrick himself commented twice on the power of bloggers and we heard back from Avon that Patrick loved the experience and after the call he and the Avon team even went online and read our tweets. Woohoo – Patrick Dempsey was checking US out. (Patrick feel free to read us ANYTIME!)
So ladies — it is now time for YOU to get your hands on Patrick’s UNSCRIPTED. We have one bottle to giveaway AND we have a free shipping code for you as well!
Promo Code – JINGLE30
Expires – 1/31/09
It’s for free standard shipping with a $30 order when they shop with an eRepresentative, and since Unscripted is $32, you will qualify for free shipping when you buy the fragrance!
To enter to win, leave us a comment between today, Wednesday, December 9th and Friday, December 19th, and we will announce a winner Saturday, December 20th.
In your comment tell us something fun — something about fragrance, whether you are a Grey’s Anatomy fan, or PERHAPS tell Patrick that you would love to have him do a podcast here at 5 Minutes for Mom.com You never know — he might read the comments. He did say we online folk were powerful. 🙂
If you tweet or spread the word via facebook, your blog, etc., just leave comments letting us know and you will have additional entries.
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And remember to visit the other participating bloggers’ sites as they all are running giveaways as well.
interesting…would love to win:)
Very handsome.
Who knew Patrick Dempsey would turn out to be so hot?! =)
I bet he smells wonderful!! 🙂
Thanks!!
my hubby comes home from work in his scrubs looking all mcdreamy (MY mcdreamy!)
to have him smell like the ORIGINAL McDreamy… ahhhhhhh
seriously? seriously.
Im always looking for a new perfume. I would love to get my hands on this one.
I swear I would have swallowed my tongue. Seriously! I didn’t start out being a Grey’s fan until my 25 yr old son kept at me to watch it. Well I watched season 1 & 2 in two weeks time. Can we say Grey’s overload? Oh but it was so worth it! I have been hooked ever since.
I would love to try this fragrance. I loved reading all of the blogs about the call – thanks!
I’d love to have this fragrance.
As for the fun thing to mention… Hmm.. Not much, I have a cold, and I feel like sleeping in it off.
Not very fun, huh?
I would love to win a bottle of this fragrence and I am a HUGE Grey’s fan!!!
My son raced against Mr. Dempsey and like a good son, he stayed either right behind him or in front of him the entire race; so I got to watch the both of them!
I tweeted about the giveaway.
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DH and I record TiVo weekly it’s a can’t-miss program for us. Would love for dh to have some nice smell-good stuff. Thanks!
Love Grey’s Anatomy. Hey Patrick, What’s up with Izzy?
I am absolutely a Grey’s Anatomy girl. That’s my one hour of TV a week! Patrick is undeniably my favorite cast member, well proven by looking inside my locker at work: every time a certain coworker finds a photo of him somewhere, she hangs it in my locker. It’s like a Patrick Dempsey shrine in there! It’s too funny!
So, of COURSE count me in on the drawing!
Ooh, McDreamy in a bottle? Think if I spray it enough times he’ll appear? 😉 No? aww shucks.
I had a crush on Patrick Dempsey when he just played a geeky kid in Can’t Buy Me Love, so I’d love to win. Thanks ladies! Thanks Patrick! (for being so dreamy and nice)
I subscribed. Thanks!
It would be nice for Patrick to join us. I love him on Grey’s even my 5yr old daughter loves him. Do u blame her. Thanks!
I’m with Heidi on this one…I’d love a Patrick Dempsey giveaway! But if the next best thing is his fragrance…that’s good. I love Grey’s Anatomy — love love love it! Thanks for the giveaway.
I know, I’m a weirdo, but I haven’t watched Grey’s Anatomy and I don’t even really know Patrick Dempsey from any of the movies people are mentioning here. Yes, I know, I live under a rock, ha! But the description of the fragrance sounds very yummy and I’d love to give it a whirl.
wow, what a great not-interview… and giveaway too!
Interesting choice in Avon for this fragrance. Now is a good time to watch the pre-Doc McDreamy in Can’t Buy Me Love…again.
I am still swooning over this event.. 🙂
Well, I am a huge Grey’s Anatomy fan, and McDreamy is one of my favorite characters. I must admit, I am a little jealous of all you wonderful ladies getting to chat with him, but I am glad you did.
I have always been a big fan of Avon, too and was an Avon Representative many years ago. Had to quit, though, was my own best customer, lol. Anyway, I would love to get this for my hubby, he has worn Obsession for years and it is his signature scent, but he likes to change out from time to time.
thanks for sharing.
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I love, love, love Grey’s Anatomy. However, I am so turned off by the storyline with Izzy and Denny right now. Not sure what the writers are thinking there? Love Patrick Dempsey and his character 🙂
What a fabulous opportunity to chat with Patrick Dempsey!! I love him as an actor, he does such a good job. We were watching “Enchanted” the other day and we’re talking about how he easily fits into any role he’s given. (Or at least it seems easy on our end 😉 My husband would like to try Unscripted, hope we win!
Love Grey’s!! If I won, I know just who would receive this as a gift.
Yes, it would definitely be great to get Patrick to do a 5 minute podcast!
no doubt about it- he is hot and bet this smells awesome
How incredible that you got to chat with Patrick Dempsey. I’ve never seen Grey’s (yay, I know) but love enchanted. How fun and amazing would it be to do more interviews like this… and did you forget I’m a professional journalist, interviewer and writer? 😉 😉
If the fragrance smells as good as he looks,Im gonna have to get some for my husband!I love to watch Mr Patrick in anything he does,I love Greys Anatomy,one of my fave shows,thanks
would love to win this for my man! loved you patrick in enchanted, do the podcast for us!
*swoon* You lucky, lucky gals!
Well pass down the bottle already! Even though I may be an episode or 2 behind… 😉
Come on Patrick! Do the podcast interview for us ladies. One favor for a fellow Mainer!
I’ve loved Patrick since he was in “Loverboy”. I knew he was a winner!
I’d love to try that! I am a huge Grey’s fan, too. Have been since day 1! (Although, I must admit, I don’t love it quite as much as I did the first season or two.)
I am such a huge Patrick Dempsey fan, not from Grey’s but from the 80’s movies he was in. I just watched Can’t Buy Me Love yesterday and he used to be plastered all over my bedroom walls. His sweet & sometimes geeky characters were always so endearing. I love that he is passionate about supporting cancer & admire his work. What a great interview! I’d love for him to come interview here on 5MinutesforMom ~ The BEST blog EVER! 😀
Grey’s Anatomy is my favorite show! In fact, we TiVo everything we watch so that our toddler doesn’t watch tv, but Thursday nights my hubby doesn’t get home till late which means that he often finds the baby and me watch Grey’s Anatomy when he walks through the door. One show a week can’t hurt the kid, right?
I think its great that he is doing this Avon Fragrance. From what i remember ,there has not been many celebrity men in Avon and Patrick is a perfect choice:)
I loved Patrick Dempsey back in the day…”Can’t But Me Love.” And I adored him in Enchanted. Adored. =) I would be thrilled to get a whiff of the new scent he’s created. Hubby needs a new cologne for Christmas!
That had to be a ton of fun, and I can’t wait to smell this new fragrance. Of course Patrick should do a podcast here at 5 Minutes for Mom.com!
I love Patrick, but not for Greys…for one of my favorite girls night in movies…Can’t Buy Me Love!! It’s recorded from TV…when all I had was channels 3, 10, 13 and 40. I love this movie and have loved him ever since…
what an awesome interview, i heart patrick dempsey, so dreamy, haha.
I love Grey’s Anatomy! I saw this in the avon catalog and was very curious!
I would have liked Sweet Home Alabama so much better if she had stuck with Dempsey… But, i still watch it again & again anyways!
I love, love Grey’s Anatomy!
Oh yes I love the show,love him,love Avon and would love to try his new fragrance! Love is in the air! Thank you!
Oh my gosh, seriously?! You girls rock!
Okay…first of all – jealousy is the only word that comes to mind. 🙂 I’m just so…SO jealous of all you bloggin’ mommies that had the chance to speak with McDreamy. Goodness. My husband knows that IF (for some odd reason) Patrick would come knockin’ at my door, our marriage would be over! Ha ha…just kidding ladies! 😉
I’d love to win though! Count me in for this giveaway! Woo hoo!
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so a fan. thanks for the giveaway.
glad to know he’s got priorities.
What I love about Grey’s is McHottie McDreamy!! What a cutie!!
oh how fun! i had a crush on mcdreamy back when we were both gawky teenagers! we have both improved with age and i’m so glad he’s ‘back’!
I love Grey’s Anatomy! Love Patrick Dempsey. Great to hear he’s a nice, normal (as normal as he can be) guy.
I already have my own better than Patrick Dempsey man at home 🙂 but I would love to help him smell even better by winning this.
By the way, I am a Grey’s Anatomy fan – but a new one. This is the first season that I have ever watched it.
Love Grey’s, Love McDreamy, love Avon too 🙂 AND yes, my husband could use some new cologne. But apparently he has more of a mcSteamy look instead of McDreamy. Either way that sounded like a LOT of fUN!
I am a HUGE Grey’s fan. I have been a Patrick Demsey’s Fan FOREVERY..even back when he was a “geek” in the movie “Can’t Buy Me Love!”. I knew that he was going to be one of those guys who would grow up to be a heartbreaker!
I am a Greys Anatomy addict. I’ve been known to go to ABC’s website on Friday and watch the full version AFTER watching the show on TV the night before, especially if it was really, really good.
BTW … I am jealous!
what a fun experience for you all! A special man could definitely use a special scent!
I dont watch Greys Anatomy…but I loved him in Enchanted.
I just love Grey’s Anatomy…watch it every week! I would love to win this for my husband….he needs to new cologne!
Wow, my first visit to your site was yesterday, and quite frankly I am already hooked..
What a great opportunity for you all to get a chance to do this with my man.. ;0)
I would have loved to be there baby on breast and all.
Have a great day!!!
I’m a fan for certain.
And my dh needs to smell better!
I’ve only had the opportunity to smell the fragrance in an Avon book. I’m not sure whether I like it or not. Well of course I like it considering it’s McDreamy. Maybe if I wasn’t single and had a man to smell it on I might like it even more 😉
I’m a fan and my husband needs some cologne!
I had so much fun reading all of your tweets yesterday. And then Beth called me so I almost felt like I got to talk to McDreamy, too! Beth’s pretty McDreamy, herself!
I’d love to win! Me and Patrick? We go way, way back 😉
Yay podcast!
I’m a huge Grey’s fan! I wouldn’t mind listening to a pod cast.
Do a podcast, Patrick! From MY living room!
Patrick Dempsey is 2 months older than I am, and I’ve been watching him since we were both in our early twenties. My husband still refers to him as the “Woo Woo Kid” after his role in In the Mood, one of those early films I loved.
He and his marketing folks are obviously pretty savvy to harness the power of the mom blogging community. I loved Stephanie’s tweet yesterday about what do you do with the rest of your day after talking to Patrick Dempsey. I guess it’s all downhill from there. 😉
This would be a great gift for my husband!
SO MUCH STINKIN’ FUN. Loved the call, loved hanging out with you guys and you know? Today is pretty boring. Think we should call him back?
Oooooooh, hubby has been looking for a new scent. Count me in! Mmmmmmmm!
That’s pretty cool!!
I’d love to win this for my man. Enjoyed Patrick in enchanted 🙂
What a hunk! And to have my husband wear Unscripted and smell like him….mmmm. I’d love to win!
Well, I’m sad to say that I’ve never seen Grey’s Anatomy. My girls and I LOVE Sweet Home Alabama and Enchanted. I’d love to try out the fragrance!
You crack me UP!!! It was so fun. And Unscripted is truly scrumptious! I love it!
Steph
He is 99% of the reason I watch Grey’s Anatomy! I’ve seen him in movies too and he truly lives up to “McDreamy”! 🙂
What a fun and exciting opportunity for you! I loved Patrick in Sweet Home Alabama.
All right, I will admit I have never seen one single episode of Grey’s. I think I may be the only woman in America. However, I’m in love with Patrick from way back, and my daughter loves Enchanted so I get to see him all the time. 🙂
That is so exciting!! I would LOVE to try his fragrance… and yes, I’m a huge Grey’s Anatomy fan!! 🙂
I know you won’t believe me, but my husband has the most gorgeous McDreamy hair I have ever seen. After the show started a suggested (wink) he wear it that way and he has ever since. I have my own personal McDreamy livin’ here!!! Now maybe I can get him to smell like him too 🙂
I have loved Patrick Dempsey since his early 90s movies!! Hello? Can’t Buy me Love? He was a cutie then. Now he’s just hot. I’ll take his smell!
All I saw was giveaway & Patrick Dempsey. Are you giving him away, ’cause I am so there.