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

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: [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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 [...]

Listen to Billy Mays calling out Vince on the Adam Corolla Show [Audio clip: view full post to listen] It’s about respect in the industry. Don’t knock me off. Follow the code. So Vince, when’s the pitch-off?

Embedded video from CNNMoney.com Video

But Wait … There’s More!: Tighten Your Abs, Make Millions, and Learn How the $100 Billion Infomercial Industry Sold Us Everything But the Kitchen Sink Whether it was a Ginsu knife, George Foreman Grill, Tony Robbins’ motivational book, kitchen device by Ron Popeil, or any of the countless other famous products that have been marketed [...]

In case you missed it… Billy Mays ordering breakfast at McDonald’s:

Be sure to catch Billy Mays on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight (April 7th)! Billy will appear tonight along with Dana Carvey and Prince (but you’ll be watching because of Billy).

Anthony Sullivan and Billy Mays have sliced and diced their way to over $1 billion in combined sales. So what can the OxiClean guys teach big business about selling in a recession? More at CNNMoney.com