As seen on TV
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| No Time For Telly! (1980–2007) | |
| Industry | Informercials, Inventions |
| Predecessor | H & H Imports, Inc. and Subsidiaries[1] |
| Founded | 1 January 2009  |
| Founder | Kevin Harrington |
| Successor | As Seen On TV, Inc.[2] |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Items advertised on TV |
Production output | China and USA |
| Services | Product sales and Advertising |
| Total assets | $27,091,000 (2013)[3] |
| Website | AsSeenOnTV.com |
As Seen On TV is a generic nameplate for products advertised on television in the United States for direct-response mail-order through a toll-free telephone number. As Seen On TV advertisements, known as infomercials, are usually 30-minute shows or two-minute spots during commercial breaks. These products can range from kitchen, household, automotive, cleaning, health, and beauty products, to exercise and fitness products, books, or to toys and games for children. Typically the packaging for these items includes a standardized red seal in the shape of a CRT television screen with the words "AS SEEN ON TV" in white, an intentional allusion to the logo of TV Guide magazine.[citation needed]
Prominent marketers of As Seen On TV products include As Seen On TV, Inc., Time-Life, Space Bag, K-tel, Ronco, and Thane. There are also retail brick-and-mortar and online stores that specifically sell As Seen On TV products.[4]
In the late 1990s "As Seen On TV" then moved on to retail, according to A.J. Khubani, CEO of Telebrands, who designed the logo.[5]
As Seen On TV products then moved on to sell on the internet. In 2015, a new As Seen On TV corporation was formed and launched as a multi-vendor marketplace, allowing manufacturers and sellers of TV products to sell their inventory through its website New Easy.
The red logo and phrase is now in the public domain and can be used on packaging or used in business with no fee and without trademark infringement.[6]
Companies that produce generic versions of As Seen On TV products may use a modified version of the red logo, their version displaying "Like on TV" or "As Seen On TV in some countries". This logo can be registered in some countries like a trademark.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "As Seen On TV Inc". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "ASTV : Summary for AS SEEN ON TV INC COM USD0.0001 - Yahoo Finance". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "ASTV Income Statement - Balance Sheet - Cash Flow - AS SEEN ON TV INC COM USD0.0001 Stock - Yahoo Finance". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Lou Harry, Sam Stall (2002). As Seen on TV: 50 Amazing Products and the Commercials That Made Them Famous. Quirk Books. ISBN 1-931686-09-2.
- ^ "Pitch Perfect". On The Media. January 1, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-01-09. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
He figured out that he could build brand recognition by blanketing the airwaves with cheap direct-to-consumer commercials, and then take the product into retail stores where he slapped an "As Seen On TV" logo on them, which he designed himself. It's a very lucrative formula, he told me, so that's what he's been doing ever since.
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