Archive for November, 2008

Subscription based products use DRTV

One time purchases of home products and gadgets have always been popular items that have used drtv \ direct response television to get their products to the masses.
It’s now common to see subscription based products such as LifeLock and  NutriSystem use infomercial marketing to drive new business and garner more sales.
The most cost effective channel [...]

True DRTV

Media agencies can help determine what is true DRTV and infomercial marketing. True DRTV campaigns are about ROI and measuring performance. This means:
1) Design your campaign
2) Measure responses
3) Footprint the channels that give you the best return for your spend
4) Document all spending

Infomercials and The White House

Its no secret that Infomercials have great impact when the presidential candidates are buying up air time. When Ross Perot ran for President in 1992, he aired 15 infomercials to market his campaign. This year both Hilary Clinton and later Barack Obama purchased air time to promote their candidacy. Hilary Clinton purchased 60 minutes from [...]