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…”

There’s a new Pitchmen airing this week:
A former pitchman and cancer survivor gets a leg up from Billy and Sully, who cut a spot for his handmade product; Billy engages in the deadliest pitch of his career; and then, the pitch pros are invited to lecture at Princeton.
Who did a better job pitching the Grater [...]

Billy re-vamps the ad for one of his most successful products – the Awesome Auger – whose inventor lost his legs in a harrowing plane crash. Then, the first ever infomercial for affordable health insurance: Billy and his family pitch “iCan“.
Original Awesome Auger commercial:

iCan ad:

Electronic Retailer recently ran an article titled, “The Men Behind the Pitch,” all about Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan.
The article identifies Billy as the recognizable face behind such popular brands as OxiClean, Kaboom, Hercules Hook and the Mighty products (Mighty Putty and Mighty Mendit).
Paynich, the article’s author, talks about the similar beginnings of Mays’ and [...]

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!