Sentences with phrase «infomercial for»

I recently was enticed by an infomercial for Nate Burkus sheets.

I had long heard of John Beck's infomercial for his «Free and clear» course on investing in tax - lien certificates, but I had never seen it — until recently.

Resolve - O - Matic (humor video)(03/08/13) Join Chip Rose and Don Saposnek for their tongue - in - check infomercial for Resolve - O - Matic.

«More troubling is the close connection with Microsoft as the release and accompanying press coverage at times feels like an infomercial for the software giant.

As seen on Austrian TV, the 2010 Winter Games looked at times like an infomercial for the Austria Passive House Group.

Meanwhile the Trump Administration's «official» US delegation is an infomercial for «clean coal».

Then, in lieu of questions (this forum's existential weakness), he screened an infomercial for Falconcity, some real - estate folly with a fake Paris, a fake New York, and — because those bombastic builders can't help but envy those bad - ass demolishers — a fake Beirut.

A number of scenes, such as Matthew Korahais's performance as a junk food coffin salesman, venture toward slapstick, while others, like Carolina Do's infomercial for artisanal air, are sci - fi parodies that dissolve wonder into giggles.

Beyond that bad text - based infomercial for «One Finger Death Punch» (which would make for some stellar television), I have given you everything you need to know about «One Finger Death Punch».

I'm having trouble deciding which I enjoy more: this set of Cho Aniki Zero videos or Namco Bandai's surreal infomercial for Muscle March.

Also, try to write in a travel - guide style without being too much of an infomercial for your product or service.

and «most dynamic» tossed around at the average press preview, the whole thing can take on the infatuated tone of a late - night infomercial for, say, a high - tech blender that also does your taxes.

On a related corporate note, check out this «informative» infomercial for SBAC, to take place at UConn: http://events.uconn.edu/event/31233/2014-03-31 another huge waste of money — Ed.

What can we do as educational and cultural workers, at this crucial moment in history, when corporate revenue expands as the job market shrinks, when there is such a callous disregard for human suffering and human life, when the indomitable human spirit gasps for air in an atmosphere of intellectual paralysis, social amnesia, and political quiescence, when the translucent hues of hope seem ever more ethereal, when thinking about the future seems anachronistic, when the concept of utopia has become irretrievably Disneyfied, when our social roles as citizens have become increasingly corporatized and instrumentalized in a world which hides necessity in the name of consumer desire, when media analyses of military invasions is just another infomercial for the US military industrial complex with its huge global arms industry, and when teachers and students alike wallow in absurdity, waiting for the junkyard of consumer life to vomit up yet another panacea for despair?

A 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer with 5.1 Dolby Digital sound is supplemented by Trevor Rabin's isolated score (the South African composer and Yes founder provides mundane commentary between passages), a commercial and convincing 3 - minute infomercial for the mock franchise corporation «RePet» (see explanation above), various trailers (for The 6th Day, Hollow Man, Final Fantasy, and the similarly themed Gattaca), and a foldout case insert.

Wally pays repeatedly visits an auction of the Windsors» possessions; W.E. often feels like an extended infomercial for Sotheby's New York.

Even the name of it should tell you that it has been conceived of to exploit a favorable search engine placement for anyone looking for the keywords «bachelor party Vegas», almost like an infomercial for the do's and don'ts of the entire weekend party excursion.

Also on the DVD: an infomercial for Seduce & Destroy, the woman - conquering system that Cruise's character, Frank T.J. Mackey, advocates; an extended version of the «Seduce & Destroy» seminar in the film; and a music video of Aimee Mann's «Save Me.»

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.

Rounding out the supplements is «Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: First Look» (13 mins., HD), an infomercial for the thing you've just bought, watched, or rented, though some may appreciate its CliffsNotes - ification of the movie's complex plot.

Or are they like the infomercial for a product that looks wonderful - but when you get it - you are disappointed?

One night in 1998 - after watching an infomercial for a bogus weight loss «miracle pill» - UFB was born.

Er, or at least wearing tank tops and shorts without total embarrassment, lol... Early Monday morning I happened to catch an Infomercial for the «Fast Results» Focus 25 Workout System and found it on Amazon.

«Why did the big SimCity announcement turn into a infomercial for An Inconvenient Truth?»

I was pointing out that the article makes it seem a lot worse than it is for effect along with a video of abuses nearly 30 years ago almost like an infomercial for books sales.

The video opens with a mock - pharmaceutical infomercial for a product called «Lustivin.»

But the brand hasn't forgotten about traditional media: Its fake infomercial for the Link smart lightbulb, directed by Tim & Eric's Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim and starring an incredibly dapper Jeff Goldblum, was one of the funniest ads of the year.

Caldwell sees the program as an entrepreneur's dream: «Our TV show is like a one - hour infomercial for us.»

The infomercials for items like the Better Marriage Blanket, which traps flatulence, and the Shake Weight are incredibly popular online thanks to their comic value.

A mobile startup called MikMak, for example, is updating infomercials for the iPhone generation.

And when did sanctuaries become auditoriums with an orchestra pit but no cross — to serenade people with wholesome and charismatic infomercials for Jesus?

Midnight: Infomercials for George Foreman's Grilling Machine and Greg Norman's Secret George Foreman's Grilling Machine is a nutritional way to cook chicken.

By now, I am immune to infomercials for ab equipments but I see these commercials for Shape Ups and Easy Tone as another generation for exploiting the public's need for immediate gratification.

If you watch television late at night, you'll see dozens of infomercials for high - priced beds claiming they will provide you with a...

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.

I see infomercials for them all the time but I've never known anyone to use them.

Not exact matches

In those days, according to Hawthorne, «infomercials could be produced for $ 15,000 to $ 25,000 per production and generate as much as $ 50 million in sales, and one out of three could be a hit.»

Spots for the Shake Weight have been viewed more than a million times on YouTube, thanks largely to the suggestive way that women in the infomercial hold — and shake — the weight.

And infomercials have often been an effective strategy for entrepreneurs.

Given our wide range of capabilities, it is natural for MC Endeavors / Room 21 Media to acquire its own studios, production teams, copy writers, and editors to create its own content for TheShare.TV and to produce commercials, infomercials, and video educational content for our clients with greater profitability and quality.

Psychic readers, get - rich - quick schemes, and all those too - good - to - be-true infomercials where they say you can lose weight without any effort make it hard for others to be taken seriously.

Businesses with products that don't change much over time can more easily recover the cost of making an infomercial because they can produce just one and use it for years.

General Electric has become known for its quirky advertising over the years, but the utility company may have just surpassed itself with this hilarious «infomercial» starring Jurassic Park actor Jeff Goldblum.

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.

This 10,000 - square - foot estate is an oasis for best - selling author, TV star and legendary «Queen of Infomercials» Suzanne Somers and her husband.

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.

While Gmail makes for a wonderful personal inbox, using it for team support can end up making you look clumsier than an infomercial:

For example, a customer could buy a t - shirt advertising the product or inventor, receive an invitation to the informercial taping or have the opportunity to actually be in the infomercial, says Harrington.

«I do fundraisers for various places and one of the things that always sells is you know, put your child or yourself in an infomercial,» says Harrington.

Robbins, for example, said that after his second infomercial under - performed expectations, Renker gave him license to change the music and reshoot a testimonial.