A key to successful infomercial production involves having the right balance of entertainment and selling. An entertaining infomercial production can be instrumental in gaining the consumer’s attention and getting them to stop and watch your show. However, infomercial marketers need to make sure their infomercial production isn’t too entertaining and doesn’t do a good job of selling your product. A call-to-action (CTA) is the key-selling segment of an infomercial, during which the product benefits, offer and price are revealed to the consumer. Some infomercials do not reveal the price during the CTA, and this type of offer relies on the telemarketing firm to reveal the price and sell the product. This is referred to as a soft offer. Recent research has shown that by including more CTAs in an infomercial production an infomercial marketer can generate a better level of consumer response. Since consumers have so many media options to choose from, they are likely watching infomercials for shorter periods of time, so that’s why it’s important to provide them with the ordering information contained in the CTA more often throughout the infomercial production.

Before-and-After Photos, Product Demonstrations and Continuity Programs

Make sure before-and-after photos and infomercial product demonstrations are believable and represent what the product can actually help you achieve. Today’s consumer is more sophisticated than ever and can detect deceptive product representations. In addition, make sure you work with an experienced FTC lawyer to ensure that your infomercial production complies with all FTC rules and regulations. Many successful infomercials include a continuity program, where the consumer authorizes the infomercial marketer to ship a product to them on a regular basis. This can provide the infomercial marketer with an ongoing stream of income. Work with your telemarketer in establishing a continuity program that complies with all FTC rules.

Peter Koeppel is founder and president of Koeppel Direct

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