Sentences with phrase «from infomercials»

Truth: The majority of what folks «know» about investing in real estate comes from infomercials, reality shows and other get rich quick «proven systems».

Slumpie Promotional Video 1 and 2 are commercial - like video works that draw inspiration from infomercials, which inspire a satirical call to action along the lines of: «Aren't you tired of holding up your neck while you text?»

It's so funny, people tell me they hate long copy but a ton of people like you (and including me) purchase stuff from infomercials when it is long copy all day.

While often captivating, repetitive, and a bit schlocky, there's a lot that any sales professional can learn from infomercials about pitching a product.

Our sales come primarily from the infomercial, or from consumers going directly to the website.

You will also enjoy simple, easy smoothies and recipes, creative meal plans, and all the right information you need to separate what really works from infomercial weight loss gimmicks.

Just buy yourself a little larger karabiner (or use one that you got as a prize for excelling at skee ball) and in a few weeks, you too can look like Chuck Norris or Christie Brinkley (the folks from the infomercial)!»

I received it in my IT Cosmetics set (ordered straight from the infomercial... I was hooked!).

I literally bought it straight from the infomercial.

From infomercial - like camera pans of the game's primarily collectibles to paying a certain homage to the wizard Gandalf that Lord of the Rings fans are sure to enjoy, Lumo never takes itself too seriously.

From infomercial - like camera pans of the game's primarily collectibles to paying a certain homage to the wizard Gandalf that Lord of the Rings fans are sure to enjoy, Lumo never takes itself too seriously.

You just received the course from the infomercial.

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Consumers marveled at being able to buy flowers, Veg - O - Matics and even cubic zirconium jewelry from the comfort of their homes thanks to infomercials and home shopping television networks.

Look over the crowdfunder and online marketplace and it's easy to see a direct line from gadget - hawking infomercials.

Depending on who you ask, the infomercial industry could be worth anything from $ 200 billion, to $ 250 billion, or even $ 300 billion.

But consider the household brands that have emerged from late - night infomercials — Proactiv, OxiClean, and George Foreman Grills — and the fact that big names like Geico and Dove are just as likely to be making infomercials these days as ThighMistress Suzanne Somers.

When it comes to televising your infomercials, you'll spend anywhere from $ 100 to $ 3,000 per spot, on average, to buy actual air time.

PackIt's infomercial ran on Nickelodeon and the Cartoon Network, among others, and within a year, its sales went from $ 150,000 to $ 6 million.

Your infomercial will seldom be watched by anyone from beginning to end, so you must break up the half - hour show into separate, interesting segments with a «closer» or «call to action» at the end of each segment.

Satyanand's transformation from couch potato to runner may have been slow and steady (and clearly mimicable for most people), but just because it wasn't the stuff of late night fitness equipment infomercials, doesn't mean it wasn't just as transformative.

The truth: Working from home, especially from the comfort of your PJs, is a perk that infomercial kingpins have touted about self - employment for years.

In the ensuing decades, most infomercials came from the Vita - Mixes of the world: fledgling companies, often founded by former door - to - door salesmen and garage inventors, trying their hand at pitching viewers through TV.

One obvious headline from this season is the rise of candidates like Cain and Gingrich who belong more in a 3:00 AM infomercial selling herbal Viagra than in the White House.

Or those half - hour infomercials selling various drugs to increase everything from size to libido?

Every night I don't eat something from the CSA, my Scandinavian - farmer ancestors roll in their graves and the Feed a Child infomercials play in my head and I vow to eat nothing but kohlrabi for the next six meals.

IN OCTOBER, shortly after the conclusion of Kentucky's two - day scouting combine — a concoction of the Calipari marketing machine that not only lured representatives from all 30 NBA teams to UK's practice facility but also induced ESPNU to air what amounted to a live recruiting infomercial — Mavericks assistant general manager Keith Grant spoke to the Wildcats and told them, «You guys could be the best defensive college team ever if you choose to be.»

Sometimes I worry that Arsenal have cribbed their transfer policy from an old Tom Vu infomercial about targeting «distressed properties»... scan the obituaries in newspapers to learn about homes of recently deceased and low - ball the grieving families, or find out about recent divorces and take advantage of the acrimony and get a good price on a house you can then flip for profit.

I didn't have cable TV when my kids were born, which still didn't keep me from hearing about the amazing «My Baby Can Read Program» and its infomercial from lots of well - meaning people.

Nor have clinical trials supported the popular belief that humans benefit from taking antioxidant supplements or eating antioxidant - rich foods (despite the breathless articles and infomercials pushing the benefits of everything from chocolate, green tea, and açai to more mundane fruits, vegetables, and legumes).

Refrain from any form of pilates, functional training, spinning, tae - bo, yoga, body pump, and / or any device / method you see on a TV infomercial, including Total Gym, Bowflex, P90X, Hip Hop Abs, The Perfect Pushup, Iron Gym, etc..

and ordered the well know infomercial brand and I can honestly say that this regimen from Juice Beauty has worked the best on my oily acne - prone skin!

The current Al Sears infomercial newsletter promotes extracts from borlotti beans (also known as roman beans), but also containst information about the beans themselves:

Don't be fooled by infomercials claiming that the dark water that comes out of the ionic foot bath water is toxins from your body, or that different toxins create different colors.

The Diary is no puff piece, no infomercial extolling the superiority of the Sugar lifestyle — far from it.

This glorified infomercial from directors Kief Davidson and Daniel Junge is indoctrination.

(Worse, it rips off the ironic PR infomercial from the opening of David Cronenberg's Shivers and has the residents of the Green inexplicably watching it on an endless loop — which is like listening to the time - share pitch after you've bought the time - share.)

A mock infomercial for «Peter Vincent»'s Vegas spectacular, «Peter Vincent: Come Swim in My Mind» (2 mins., HD) is inoffensive enough, I guess, despite being so short on credible footage that clips and B - roll from Fright Night comprise the bulk of its running time.

Throw in a fantastic turn from former Batman Michael Keaton as a baddie and hilarious cameos from Chris Evans as Captain America in infomercials for high school kids and you have all the ingredients for a fun fuelled romp that is a notch above many super hero blockbusters.

Collector's Edition DVD Review: The first disc in the Collector's Edition DVD set features everything from the original release: a making - of featurette, deleted scenes, a Polyphonic Spree music video, a fictional Lacuna infomercial, a conversation with Jim Carrey and director Michel Gondry, and an audio commentary with Gondry and writer Charlie Kaufman.

In this new scripted comedy series, Rhett & Link must go out of their way to regain control of their internet empire from their mutual co-ex-girlfriend, who is now an evil Infomercial Queen holding a very big secret over their heads.

The opening sequences of George Clooney's Suburbicon unfold in front of us like an animated book straight from a Cold War infomercial.

Collecting letters from the names in the credits gives currency to spend on goodies but in the tradition of late - night infomercials, that's not all - collecting golden letters from the names to spell out «Thank you for playing» will unlock Ultimate All - Shooter, a manic top down run - and - gun effort for up to four players.

Of course when you're home sick from school, there's never anything good on; a mix of cheap infomercials and trashy talk shows was all that seemed to emanate from the television.

In his infomercial on behalf of for - profit education enterprises, there is a technological determinism that assumes no opposition from or conflict with special interests such as teacher unions, administrators, and education bureaucracies.

Assign pairs of students or small groups to present a short infomercial about their invention, pretending that their audience is from ancient China and this is a new product.

While the late - night infomercial may be as much about the advertising as the «amazing» products it features, it certainly doesn't diminish the sense of mystery that comes from wondering if that little gadget really is the miracle they make it out to be.

The film was financed by Barnett Ravenscroft Wealth Management, which manages portfolios using products from Dimensional Fund Advisors and Vanguard, so they clearly have a vested interest in promoting the strategy, but it would be unfair to dismiss the film as an hour - long infomercial.

Anyone who watches television knows the popular answer, which is to purchase gold bullion from one of a variety of companies hawking their lustrous wares by infomercial.

This particular trailer for Serious Sam HD is formatted into a infomercial parody that is hilarious from frame one.

The doc is no less an infomercial today — for Abramovic and for Sean Kelly Gallery — and also a product placement for the Museum of Modern Art, where Abramovic's exhibition last spring invited visitors to pass through a tight gate formed by two of her nude acolytes or to sit across a table from a silent stern Abramovic for 15 minutes.