Infomercial
noun
A long advertisement that looks like a TV show and tries to sell a product or service.
I watched an infomercial last night and ended up buying a vacuum cleaner.
Often appears as...
- watch an infomercial
- infomercial product
noun
A long advertisement that looks like a TV show and tries to sell a product or service.
I watched an infomercial last night and ended up buying a vacuum cleaner.
Often appears as...
- watch an infomercial
- infomercial product
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Pro Tip 1/3Lengthy Ads
Infomercials are usually longer than regular ads, often about 30 minutes.
The infomercial for the exercise equipment lasted half an hour.
Pro Tip 2/3Persuasive Tone
Infomercials use a convincing tone to encourage viewers to buy the product or service.
The host on the infomercial was so persuasive, I felt tempted to buy the blender.
Pro Tip 3/3Entertaining Format
Infomercials are designed to look like regular TV shows to keep viewers engaged.
Despite being an infomercial, it was entertaining enough that I watched the whole thing.
Pro Tip 1/3Lengthy Ads
Infomercials are usually longer than regular ads, often about 30 minutes.
The infomercial for the exercise equipment lasted half an hour.
Pro Tip 2/3Persuasive Tone
Infomercials use a convincing tone to encourage viewers to buy the product or service.
The host on the infomercial was so persuasive, I felt tempted to buy the blender.
Pro Tip 3/3Entertaining Format
Infomercials are designed to look like regular TV shows to keep viewers engaged.
Despite being an infomercial, it was entertaining enough that I watched the whole thing.
Pro Tip 1/3Lengthy Ads
Infomercials are usually longer than regular ads, often about 30 minutes.
The infomercial for the exercise equipment lasted half an hour.
Pro Tip 2/3Persuasive Tone
Infomercials use a convincing tone to encourage viewers to buy the product or service.
The host on the infomercial was so persuasive, I felt tempted to buy the blender.
Pro Tip 3/3Entertaining Format
Infomercials are designed to look like regular TV shows to keep viewers engaged.
Despite being an infomercial, it was entertaining enough that I watched the whole thing.
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Video examples
Marc Pachter: The art of...
and if all you're going to get from the interviewee is their public self, there's no point in it. It's pre-programmed. It's infomercial, and we all have infomercials about our lives. We know the great lines, we know the great moments,
Video examples
Marc Pachter: The art of...
and if all you're going to get from the interviewee is their public self, there's no point in it. It's pre-programmed. It's infomercial, and we all have infomercials about our lives. We know the great lines, we know the great moments,
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Quote examples
Mike Lindell
American Inventor
I always had the dream of doing a 'real' infomercial because I had done smaller home shows and fairs. Everyone said it wasn't going to work. 'You need a movie star,' they said. But I wanted to do it myself because I'm selling the passion - there is a problem and I have a solution - that had resonated well with people.
Quote examples
Hasan Minhaj
American Actor
Comedy is very disarming. It's a way to talk about things and still be light-hearted. And when it's done really well, you never see the strings, whereas when you watch an infomercial or a politician speaking, a lot of times you can see the strings, you can see what agenda they're trying to push.
Quote examples
Jean Chatzky
American Journalist
No purchase is so urgent, no bargain so rare, that you don't have time to research it thoroughly, despite what they might have you believe. This applies, in particular, to infomercials that urge you to 'Call now, while supplies last,' or 'Call in the next 10 minutes for a free gift.
Quote examples
Kurt Cobain
American Singer
Every time I see documentaries or infomercials about little kids with cancer, I just freak out. It affects me on the highest emotional level... Anytime I think about it, it makes me sadder than anything I can think of.
Quote examples
John Oliver
British Comedian
I think Americans still can't help but respond to the natural authority of this voice. Deep down they long to be told what to do by a British accent. That's why so many infomercials have British people.
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Tim Ferriss
American Author
I suppose my professional life can be split into writing books that all sound like infomercial products, most notably 'The 4-Hour Workweek,' and then tech investing.
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Billy Mays
American Businessman
The infomercial business has been good to me.
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Matthew Lesko
American Entertainer
I've done a dozen or two dozen infomercials.
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Carson Daly
American Entertainer
No one's on at my time but infomercials.
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Tracey Ullman
British Comedian
I like infomercials.
Quote examples
Mike Lindell
American Inventor
I always had the dream of doing a 'real' infomercial because I had done smaller home shows and fairs. Everyone said it wasn't going to work. 'You need a movie star,' they said. But I wanted to do it myself because I'm selling the passion - there is a problem and I have a solution - that had resonated well with people.
Quote examples
Hasan Minhaj
American Actor
Comedy is very disarming. It's a way to talk about things and still be light-hearted. And when it's done really well, you never see the strings, whereas when you watch an infomercial or a politician speaking, a lot of times you can see the strings, you can see what agenda they're trying to push.
Quote examples
Jean Chatzky
American Journalist
No purchase is so urgent, no bargain so rare, that you don't have time to research it thoroughly, despite what they might have you believe. This applies, in particular, to infomercials that urge you to 'Call now, while supplies last,' or 'Call in the next 10 minutes for a free gift.
Quote examples
Kurt Cobain
American Singer
Every time I see documentaries or infomercials about little kids with cancer, I just freak out. It affects me on the highest emotional level... Anytime I think about it, it makes me sadder than anything I can think of.
Quote examples
John Oliver
British Comedian
I think Americans still can't help but respond to the natural authority of this voice. Deep down they long to be told what to do by a British accent. That's why so many infomercials have British people.
Quote examples
Tim Ferriss
American Author
I suppose my professional life can be split into writing books that all sound like infomercial products, most notably 'The 4-Hour Workweek,' and then tech investing.
Quote examples
Billy Mays
American Businessman
The infomercial business has been good to me.
Quote examples
Matthew Lesko
American Entertainer
I've done a dozen or two dozen infomercials.
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Carson Daly
American Entertainer
No one's on at my time but infomercials.
Quote examples
Tracey Ullman
British Comedian
I like infomercials.
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