I always wondered about this guy...so i googled him. He is a real american hero.
he has done such infomercials as:
At a Pittsburgh home show in 1993, Mays struck up a friendship with rival salesman Max Appel, founder of Orange Glo International, a Denver-based manufacturer of cleaning products. He was then hired by the company to promote their line of cleaners, OxiClean, Orange Clean, and Orange Glo, on the Home Shopping Network in St. Petersburg, Florida.[2]
Customer response to Mays' sales pitches were enthusiastic, with a sharp increase in sales after his first day on the network, although some reviews have been poor. For example, Washington Post staff writer Frank Ahrens called him "a full-volume pitchman, amped up like a candidate for a tranquilizer-gun takedown."[3] The website Consumerama similarly panned Mays' style, comparing his appearance to "a bouncer in a cut-and-shoot' bar" and describing his delivery as "rat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat....". Consumerama awarded him its "Naked Mole-Rats of Marketing Award" for "shameless consumer abuse." [4]
Following the success of the Home Shopping Network campaign, a line of successful television commercials and infomercials for the products were produced, featuring Mays demonstrating the effectiveness of the products to viewers hands-on. He typically begins such commercials with "Hi! This is Billy Mays with [advertised product]." Their success led to OrangeGlo International being named among the top ten privately growing companies from 1999 to 2001 by Inc. magazine, and its eventual buyout by Church and Dwight. Appel credited Mays' salesmanship for much of the company's success.
Mays is the CEO and founder of Mays Promotions, Inc., based in Dunedin, Florida. His services as a pitchman became highly sought-after, and he has appeared in commercials for many diverse "as seen on TV" products.[5]
he has done such infomercials as:
- OxiClean, Orange Clean, Orange Glo, Zorbeez, and Mighty Putty
- Hercules Hook wall hangers
- Simoniz Fix It Scratch Remover
- Ding King automotive dent remover
- Lintmaster BellyButton Lint Collection System
- Zorbeez absorbent towels
- Lint-B-Gone lint brush
- Samurai Shark knife sharpener
- Liquid Diamond car waxing product
- AwesomeAuger Ground Auger, Weed Auger, and Power Extender gardening tools
- Turbo Tiger vacuum cleaner
- FreeFone wireless phone holder
- Fish Magician
- Beaner-Be-Gone
- Handy Switch remote light switches
- Mighty Putty
- FoneFree wireless cellphone headset
- Easy Off Bam!
- Sealtite Tire Sealant
- Currie Motors Chrysler Credit Hotline
- EZ Black-In-The-Yard Detector
- Vidalia Slice Wizard
- Liquid Magnet
- Steam Buddy wrinkle remover/creaser
- Cutco Kitchenware
- Street Options Auto Accessories
At a Pittsburgh home show in 1993, Mays struck up a friendship with rival salesman Max Appel, founder of Orange Glo International, a Denver-based manufacturer of cleaning products. He was then hired by the company to promote their line of cleaners, OxiClean, Orange Clean, and Orange Glo, on the Home Shopping Network in St. Petersburg, Florida.[2]
Customer response to Mays' sales pitches were enthusiastic, with a sharp increase in sales after his first day on the network, although some reviews have been poor. For example, Washington Post staff writer Frank Ahrens called him "a full-volume pitchman, amped up like a candidate for a tranquilizer-gun takedown."[3] The website Consumerama similarly panned Mays' style, comparing his appearance to "a bouncer in a cut-and-shoot' bar" and describing his delivery as "rat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat....". Consumerama awarded him its "Naked Mole-Rats of Marketing Award" for "shameless consumer abuse." [4]
Following the success of the Home Shopping Network campaign, a line of successful television commercials and infomercials for the products were produced, featuring Mays demonstrating the effectiveness of the products to viewers hands-on. He typically begins such commercials with "Hi! This is Billy Mays with [advertised product]." Their success led to OrangeGlo International being named among the top ten privately growing companies from 1999 to 2001 by Inc. magazine, and its eventual buyout by Church and Dwight. Appel credited Mays' salesmanship for much of the company's success.
Mays is the CEO and founder of Mays Promotions, Inc., based in Dunedin, Florida. His services as a pitchman became highly sought-after, and he has appeared in commercials for many diverse "as seen on TV" products.[5]
