BillyMays.TV Life’s A Pitch, Then You Buy

Billy Mays’ family made a statement in response to the medical examiner’s report, which claims cocaine contributed to Billy Mays’ death. The Mays’ family says the report contains speculative conclusions that are frankly unnecessary.
Billy Mays had a family history of heart disease.

Guest writer Barry Densa wrote a piece published on CopyBlogger entitled, The Billy Mays 5-Step Guide to Easy Selling. The 5 steps are:

It must solve a problem
It must have mass appeal
It must be unique
It must offer instant gratification
It must be demonstrable

Remember these steps when you’re working on a product, or trying to sell something. [...]

Billy Mays was laid to rest on Friday. The media seemed to have done a good job covering the events of the past week

TAMPA, Fla. – Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman known for his boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean, has died. He was 50.
Tampa police said Mays was found unresponsive by his wife Sunday morning. A fire rescue crew pronounced him dead at 7:45 a.m.
There were no signs of a break-in, [...]

Billy Mays & Anthony Sullivan will be on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien tonight at 11:35 on NBC. Be sure to tune in, and come back tomorrow to let us know what you thought!

I’m super-busy today, but I wanted to link to the NY Daily News article on the Famed TV pitchman Billy Mays hits NYC for look-alike contest.
Too bad they got the tagline wrong. It’s not “Hi, I’m Billy Mays!” – it’s “Hi, Billy Mays here…”

The World Beard and Moustache Championships are being held this weekend in Anchorage, Alaska. While Billy is known for his impressive beard, he doesn’t have much on these guys.
Good luck Beard Team USA!

CBS affiliate KDKA ran a piece about a “Popular TV Pitchman” who is “Also A Native Pittsburgher.” Any guess who that is? Billy Mays, of course!

If you watch television you have to know Billy Mays.
He is the mouth of infomercials, the king of TV pitchmen, but what you might not know is that [...]

KMDL 973 The Dawg out of Lafayette, LA interviewed Billy Mays live this morning. Billy talked about Pitchmen on Discovery and what it takes to find a winning product. Have a listen:
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CNBC Emmy-nominated Sports Business Reporter Darren Rovell goes inside the big business of direct-response infomercials that’s made the Snuggie, ShamWow! and the Ginsu Knife household names.
Rovell sits down with the industry heavyweights like inventor Ron Popeil, pitch man Billy Mays and Telebrands CEO AJ Khubani, tests which products are busts or buys, and uncovers the [...]