Jul
4th

Independence Day (from Billy Mays, ShamWow and HeadOn)

Thanks for stopping by my personal blog on Marketing Technology! Over 50,000 visitors a month find my content worth returning for, so don't forget to subscribe to the Marketing Technology Blog RSS feed or to the Marketing Technology Email to have new content sent directly to your inbox. You may also find my other business blog helpful, Social Media Domination.

The television is often on in our home, but it’s usually background noise. If I do watch television, it’s usually the Discovery Channel. Today is a weekday, so I roamed the channels a few times. After a while, we just rented a movie. Here are 3 reasons why:

ShamWow

I hope this guy squints because someone poked him in the eye.

HeadOn

Self-prescribed after you see their commercial 47 times.

Billy Mays

The only thing this guy should be selling is hair and beard dye.

Terrible advertising is simply manipulation, not marketing. I don’t know what disturbs me more - these commercials or the fact that they must be working.

RSS feed | Trackback URI

1 Comment »

Comment by no imagePat East (SezWho)
2008-07-05 10:18:31

I hate the Head On commercials, but the stuff works. Anytime I have a really bad headache, I’ll use it and no more headache!
Rate this:
2.9
 
Name (required)
E-mail (required - never shown publicly)
URI
Your Comment (smaller size | larger size)
You may use <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong> in your comment.

My Comment Policy: I moderate comments. Please be patient:

  • Spam will happily be destroyed.
  • Use your real name, not some keywords. Otherwise it will be destroyed.
  • Mean comments aren't necessary. If I don't post them I will reply personally to let you know why.
  • Lewd comments will be edited, I don't want my readers leaving because of offensive content.
Great debate, criticism and colorful commentary is always appreciated and approved!