Sentences with word «pitchman»

He signed on as pitchman for sunglasses brand Ray - Ban, Pennzoil motor oil, Hertz, Rolex, United Airlines and many other companies.

In the annals of pitchmen, Mr. Mopar and Accy fall somewhere between Mr. Clean, whose sudden appearance in a commercial was unnerving but effective, and that inefficacious prevaricator, Joe Isuzu.

Just for Men pitchmen like Keith Hernandez may promise we will «Go from Grey to Great» but some are finding an unpleasant catch to the inexpensive hair and beard dye.

You may know Colonial Penn from its TV commercials with pitchman Alex Trebek.

But the report, loaded with inaccuracies and distortions, ultimately proved that a study commissioned by a teachers union is about as valid as preposterous claims made by a 3 am TV pitchman hawking wrinkle cream.

With the web overrun by pitchmen and opinionators, all working desperately to get attention, how can consumers separate good and bad advice?

Winnebago Man (Unrated) Viral video documentary about Jack Rebney, aka Winnebago Man, the foul - mouthed, corporate pitchman who became something of an internet sensation when the outtakes he shot in 1988 for a car commercial later ended - up on Youtube.

The former pitchman for Subway is said to have possessed and distributed child porn and traveled across state lines for sex with a minor

For starters, Mark Messier was one of hockey's best pitchmen, and he starred in this campaign at the peak of his popularity in America's biggest market (New York City).

Here, Damon stars as Steve Butler, a farm boy - turned - itinerant corporate pitchman employed by a gas conglomerate to fast - talk country folks into turning over their drilling rights.

Among them: Jeffrey Sterling, the former CIA officer who was convicted in 2015 of leaking classified information about Iran's nuclear program to The New York Times; Jeffrey Skilling, Enron's disgraced CEO; Rafael Cárdenas - Vela, an ex-leader of the Mexican drug - trafficking Gulf Cartel; and Jared Fogle, the former Subway pitchman convicted of distributing child pornography and having sex with minors.

«The Dodge brand's irreverent tone and attitude make Ron Burgundy the perfect pitchman for the new 2014 Dodge Durango.

They're susceptible to schemes from get - rich - quick hustlers, infomercial pitchmen like that ShamWow guy, politicians, child experts and cynical magazine editors.

Without its master pitchman, Apple didn't get the kind of adulation for the iPhone's new features to which it's accustomed.

LeBron James, the Samsung pitchman featured on several commercials, letting his 12 million Twitter followers know Wednesday afternoon that his (likely) Samsung phone had deleted all of his info.

LeBron James, the Samsung pitchman featured on several commercials, letting his 12 million Twitter...

He's probably better known to you as the ShamWow Guy, the ubiquitous television pitchman who has been phenomenally successful

The issue of contracts narrowly escaping legislative scrutiny arose in June, when Newsday reported that Nassau had given two consulting contracts to Richard «Bo» Dietl, a former NYPD detective who is now a cable television show commentator and product pitchman.

Riggs» sexist buffoonery reveals a deeply flawed man, but far from the caricature he presented to the general public as he played pitchman for the «Battle of the Sexes.»

A washed - up actor turned dog - food pitchman with the dashing name of Phoenix Buchanan also wants the book to explore its hidden secrets for his own nefarious purposes.

A coalition of big - name environmental groups introduced earlier this year a grinning new pitchman for the «clean coal» - debunking crowd.

The company cemented its place in pop culture in 2009 with a multimillion - dollar Super Bowl ad featuring Ed McMahon and MC Hammer, in which the two pitchmen sold increasingly absurd gold items (sledgehammer, hip replacement) for cash.

And part of its growth is also due to CEO and pitchman Galen Weston Jr., who, between Rana Plaza and the Shoppers deal, appeared to come into his own in the last year.

Consider Subway, whose most prominent pitchman since 2000 has been Jared Fogle, a man whose sole accomplishment is losing 245 pounds on a diet consisting of the company's sandwiches.

It's fronted by Ontario - born actor and pitchman Alan Thicke, star of the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains.

Ron Burgundy may be the greatest (fictional) broadcast news anchor who ever lived, but now, ahead of the December release of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, he's the latest pitchman for Chrysler's Dodge Durango.

Harrelson has been making the rounds to promote the paper in recent months, but he's no mere pitchman - for - hire; the two - time Oscar nominee holds the title of co-founder of Prairie Pulp & Paper, and has invested in the company three times.

You see the pattern here: Obscure companies with little more than a white paper are springing up and raising millions of dollars on the Internet and — in at least some cases — with the assistance of a celebrity pitchman.

That a grocer has maintained a place in Canadians» hearts, despite skyrocketing food prices and handing off pitchman duties to CEO Galen G. Weston, speaks to the power of quality products and services.

From quiet explainer to energetic pitchman, exceptionally persuasive people are a gloriously diverse group, but they share a few fundamental personality traits.

Speaking of advertising anything, you can't forget Wayne Gretzky, hockey's most predominant pitchman over the last three decades.

What's more, in this province, a trusted pitchman can transform a brand, as proven by actor Claude Meunier's 25 - year relationship with Pepsi, which long outsold Coke in Quebec.

He's been such a successful pitchman, he was featured on the cover of Ad Week.

The uber - polite Morneau isn't cabinet's most dynamic pitchman, true, but, as a former Bay Street executive, he knows the many

Dollar Shave Chief Executive Officer and lead pitchman Michael Dubin calls them «butt - wipes,» underscoring the startup's ethos that consumer goods aren't as fancy or expensive as giant companies such as Procter & Gamble and Unilever would have shoppers believe.

One day after Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank called President Donald Trump a «real asset» for U.S. companies, one of his company's most important pitchmen shot back.

For many years now, the monocled Mr. Peanut has been Planters nutty pitchman.

Bob Evans was a gimcrack pitchman.

North of Cuba, along the homeward route of the old Spanish fleets, there are many wrecks that have yielded more, or that might yield more, or that are at least more convenient and easier to work, but still, like a slick carnival pitchman, this one unrewarding old carcass buried in the middle of nowhere keeps pulling divers back for another try.

Kuchar has been a trendy pick at all three majors, but last week was another disappointment as the lanky Grey Goose pitchman never factored on the weekend.

The occasion was all for show, of course, since Nike delivered a shiny new bat to its star pitchman before Sunday's finale, and McIlroy pledged to return the scuba diver - salvaged iron to Trump after the game so he could ostentatiously display the world's most famous 3 - iron.

Ring Master With a quick wit and a vivid imagination, pitchman Don Elbaum has a promotion for every occasion

Or is it possiblethat 32 - year - old David Beckham — ball - bending savant, global pitchman, thenewest member of the American sports firmament — isn't acting alone?

On some holes a player needed the instincts of a guess - your - weight pitchman to stay out of the water hazards.

Jim Palmer, the Hall of Fame pitcher and Jockey pitchman, is relating a brief encounter with Wells.

That's what Tiger's comeback amounts to for Miller, who could not be a prouder host, or a more excited pitchman, of the Napa, Calif., event that Woods will put on the map if he's game - ready by Oct. 13.