Sentences with phrase «of infomercials»

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

And as Jon Nathanson (now Slate columnist) pointed out in his exhaustive breakdown of the economics of infomercials on Priceonomics, in comparison, the U.S. network and cable industry was estimated at just $ 97 billion in 2013.

I must admit, years ago I was constantly suckered into buying all kinds of supplements, pills, and I'm embarrassed to say... but even a couple of those infomercial ab gadgets (hey, cut me a break... that was back in the 90's and I was foolish enough back then to fall for their clever advertising).

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

If you're a fan of web video, there's even a sort of infomercial for Gargoyle on Vimeo but relatively little additional information on the Gargoyle Group website.

And you don't need to adopt an insane diet, start taking truckloads of expensive pills or use one of those infomercial gimmicks that get peddled on late night TV.

«Still, in the heart of many inventors, they dream of an infomercial hit,» Hawthorne told me.

Or at least a new age of the infomercial.

There was an 18 % increase in the number of infomercials on the air since 2007, according to Nielsen, a market research firm.

But even as they increase in credibility and in sales, it is unlikely the low - rent aesthetics of infomercials themselves will change.

Even television stations aren't set up to handle the making of an infomercial from beginning to end.

Most advertising agencies can help you with the production of your infomercial.

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.

It touted itself with the get - rich - quick appeal of an infomercial.

We believe two major trends are driving the growth of the infomercial business.

But the point of an infomercial campaign isn't to maximize reach or CPM efficiency.

Kevin Harrington is the inventor of the infomercial, one of the original sharks from the hit tv show shark tank, and has generated over 5 billion dollars in TV and digital direct response sales.

I think of the infomercials and ads I've seen out there that claim this and I cringe.

You may see plenty of infomercials for gimmick lights that are designed to help seniors and others easily turn on and add lights in their home.

Yes, Arthur Schiff, whom the Post's Paul Farhi calls «the unseen king of the infomercial,» has died at the age of 66.

It also argues for legislation against «charlatans and quacks,» an issue that apparently arose long before the advent of infomercials.

Is this some kind of infomercial?

These are the fallout victims of infomercials that we never read about.

He has countless world records of feats of strength, He was an early Television pioneer, a pioneer of infomercials and television advertising, a chiropractor, an army veteran and countless more!

The mere fact that a branch of science has been devoted to this area is proof that it deserves critical investigation and is not just the domain of infomercial self help gurus.

It's a copy of a copy of a mediocre original, with the drab aesthetics of a TV movie and the emotional hollowness of an infomercial.

Synopsis: Once the night guard at the Museum of Natural History, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is now a successful purveyor of infomercial products.

Really, it's fun to see the Nintendo products, even if they are presented with the subtlety of an infomercial.

(4:00) is a «go green» sort of infomercial hosted by children.

They don't want to be hit every day with the social media equivalent of an infomercial pressuring them to buy your book.

Ask the children to respond to the following questions in the context of their infomercial: What kinds of promises can you make about your invention?

VIN NOUVEAU Hip Tastes: The Fresh Guide to Wine, an oh - so - chatty primer by 28 - year - old San Francisco sommelier - cum - social events organizer Courtney Cochran, is like one of those infomercials where you hear more about what you're going to learn than anything else but there's a much better, albeit very small book buried under all the cuteness.

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

Referencing the inventive and compelling storytelling of the infomercials that have inspired her, Rottenberg explains, «it's magic — finding little solutions for things that were not necessarily a problem.»

When looking at them we find that at some points the painted marks seem to merge with the image, and indeed Okiishi painted the screens with the videos playing so that he could respond to formal aspects of the infomercial's unfolding narrative, and at the end of the process he often slightly edits the footage to make its compositional continuity with the painted marks even tighter.

We begin with a 360 - degree tour of a Gothic church, complete with the graphics of an infomercial or MTV show, before the 1979 fire at a Manchester branch of Woolworths (in which 10 people died) is recounted in similar fashion.

Opening night will feature live reenactments of infomercials and commercials in front of vibrantly hued wall hangings.

People buy things they don't actually want off of infomercials because if they «ACT NOW!»

Directed audience members for three consecutive tapings of an infomercial for Beachbody's T25 upon entrance, in the holding room and in the studio

He says his show is paid expert programming, along the lines of an infomercial, except that he makes every attempt to rise to the challenge of not being too obvious.

You are the «before» of an infomercial, but don't worry — the best food storage containers are hiding in plain sight, don't require three payments of $ 9.99 plus shipping and handling, and are super affordable.

The only thing they had in this room was one of those infomercial «ab loungers» covered in dust... you know, the ab - chair looking thingy that they hawk on the infomercials as being the end - all solution to a flabby stomach... telling you that you can get a flat stomach and perfect abs just by sitting on this thing and rocking a little bit while you lazily watch tv.