Long Live the Infomercial!

There’s nothing better than word of mouth advertising.  Last week I heard from two friends about the best workout regime they’ve ever tried.  Friends raved about P90x – which I’d never heard of before.  They were so enthusiastic about this product that I had to google it.  What I found was lots of youtube clips of people chronicling their 90 day journey using these workout DVDs. 

It all seemed so impressive – but then I saw the infomercial.  Wow.   Like so many others, I was sold.  This is a well-polished, professionally produced storyline that makes you WANT TO BUY the product.  Or maybe, I should say: make you buy into this high energy, health-conscious lifestyle.   

I don’t know much about the company behind the infomercial but one online source claimed they’ve sold over 500,000 units.  At $139 an order, that’s $69,500,000.00 in revenue.  Impressive!

You really need to see the entire infomercial but here’s a short teaser ad:

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