Billy Mays Infomercial Pitchmen
Billy Mays was a well know salesperson for infomercial products and resided in Florida. Some products Billy Mays was best known for promoting were Hercules Hook, SQV Ultimate Ladder, OxiClean, Kaboom and Orange Glo. Not only did Mr. Mays promote these products, but he also used them.
Billy Mays was known for his enthusatic approached and yelling to promote products. Mr. Mays was an unabashed company man. His thumbs-up TV pitches had helped make Orange Glo International one of the nation's fastest-growing companies.
Billy's in your face commercials had earned him celebrity status. He had a huge fan based. During his personal appearances people lined up to get his autograph and talk to him about the products he promoted.
After meeting with Orange Glo international Billy Mays was recruited to demonstrate a line of cleaning products and became their pitchman on a home shopping network.. Sales took off the very first day. Next came commercials and infomercials followed. Billy Mays became a public face with The Orange Glo products.
You can now Impact Gel Insoles to Billy's list of products! Billy made an infomercial for this product on his new show Pitchmen which aired on The Discovery Channel.
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Billy's son posted on Twitter,
"For Billy II sticker - Send self-addressed stamped envelope to 301 W. Platt St. #515 Tampa, FL 33606." "Since many of you are starting 2 receive your Billy stickers, we encourage you all to stick one somewhere cool and Twitpic it."
Billy Mays Last Commercial To Air Soon on Mighty Tape
- Bills Mays' Final Commercial Released
- Infomercial superstar Billy Mays died on June 28 of an apparent heart attack , but his commercials will live on. His final commercial, which was shot two weeks before his death, will air next month, according to TMZ.com .
The final ad, which can be seen here , features Mays promoting Mighty Tape -- a product he claims works underwater.
Passing of An Infomercial Legend - Billy You Are Missed!
Check Out What People Are Saying Of The Great Billy Mays
- AJ Khubani On The Passing Of Billy Mays
- AJ Khubani, founder/CEO of "As Seen on TV" product company, TeleBrands, and longtime friend and colleague of Billy Mays, released the following statement on the passing of Mays earlier today in Tampa:
"I am in a state of disbelief. Billy Mays was always a terrific and unique individual, both personally and professionally. He was a wonderful human being and a true family man. - Statement on the Passing of Billy Mays from Bill McAlister, Leading Infomercial Executive, Longtime Business Associate and Personal Friend of Billy Mays - Examiner.com
- "After having the pleasure of working with Billy for over 10 years, I speak for all of my associates when I say that we are devastated by the tragic and unexpected news of his passing.
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"Billy worked with determination over the years to develop as the supreme voice of the infomercial industry. It is his persona against which all pitchmen will be measured now and in the future.
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Products Billy Mays Promotes
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Articles on Billy Mays
- As seen on TV, pitchman Billy Mays cleans up with shtick
- PALM HARBOR, Fla. - Out in his three-car garage, next to the brand new black Bentley, TV pitchman Billy Mays keeps a long cabinet stocked with the cleaning products that are making him a household name.
Not only does Mr. Mays use OxiClean, Kaboom and Orange Clean on tough stains, he swears by the stuff. And he foists it on whoever visits, sending them home with tubs, boxes, spray bottles and helpful cleaning tips.
"I enjoy what I do," the amiable Pittsburgh native said. "I think it shows."
Mr. Mays, 44, is an unabashed company man. His thumbs-up TV pitches have helped make Orange Glo International one of the nation's fastest-growing companies - and put him and his wife, Deborah, in a big house with a pool in the back and luxury vehicles in the garage. - Billy Mays Products
- Billy Mays products, Mighty Putty, Hercules Hook, Awesome Auger, Liquid Diamond, Samurai Shark, Fix It, SQV Ultimate Ladder, OxiClean, Kaboom and Orange Glo.
- CNBC takes a look at world of Billy Mays, infomercials and our ad-diction
- Few TV targets invite more mockery than infomercials, which can obscure the fact that once the jokes end, infomercials get the last laugh. Because they work: infomercials are something like a $150 billion annual industry.
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Billy Mays
William Darrell "Billy" Mays, Jr. (July 20, 1958 ? June 28, 2009) was an American television direct-response advertisement salesperson most notable for promoting OxiClean, Orange Glo, and other cleaning, home-based, and maintenance products. His distinctive beard and impassioned sales pitches made him a recognized television presence in the United States and Canada.
Mays was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, and began his career as salesman on the Atlantic City boardwalk. He traveled across the United States for 12 years, selling various items before he was hired to sell OxiClean and other products on the Home Shopping Network. His success as a TV pitchman led him to found Mays Promotions, Inc. On April 15, 2009, the Discovery Channel began airing PitchMen, a documentary series that featured Mays. On the morning of June 28, 2009, Mays' wife found him dead in his home.
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Billy Mays was a great spokesperson and he did his job well and promoted many useful products. Nobody does it like Billy Mays did!
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- BoomerZoomas BoomerZoomas Jul 27, 2009 @ 4:03 pm
- R.I.P. Billy!
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- kiwisoutback kiwisoutback Jul 7, 2009 @ 9:27 pm
- We hardly knew ye, Billy. At least we'll have those infomercials forever.
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- We Miss You Billy! We Miss You Billy! Jul 1, 2009 @ 9:38 pm
- I cry when I think of him and his family and when I see his pictures. He really touched so many of us.
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- Bella Bella Jul 1, 2009 @ 9:30 pm
- I am so sad that Billy has passed. He seems like such a kind man. I find myself crying as I watch episodes of pitchmen re airing on TLC.
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- Treasures-By-Brenda Treasures-By-Brenda Apr 21, 2009 @ 8:06 pm
- Nicely done lens; blessed by an Angel.
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Billy Mays Important News
WE MISS YOU BILLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan made for a great team together on the TV reality show, "Pitchmen," for season 1. The show was a big hit!
Pitchmen Teaser On YouTube with Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan
Pitchmen Premiers April 15th, 2009 Wedsnesday at 10pm on The Discovery Channel
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- For the next two nights, I'm staying in the house that my dad built but never got to live in.. Mixed feelings.
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- I was just testing the program out with that last tweet. I should be a salesman. Maybe a spot opened up since Billy Mays left us.
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- My text conversation with Cali-boy highlights: Billy Mays is a zombie and being called "irresistably eccentric" is FAR better than "weird"
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