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Ronald Martin Popeil [1] (/ p oʊ ˈ p iː l / poh-PEEL; [2] May 3, 1935 – July 28, 2021) was an American inventor and marketing personality, and founder of the direct response marketing company Ronco. He made appearances in infomercials for the Showtime Rotisserie and coined the phrase "Set it, and forget it!" as well as popularizing the ...
Ron Popeil founded the company in 1964, [2] and infomercials for the company's products quickly made Ronco a household name. Popeil became known as the “father of the infomercial” and helped to establish the phrase, “Set it and forget it!” in reference to Ronco’s signature product: the rotisserie oven.
Ron Popeil, the prolific infomercial spokesman behind “as seen on TV” products like the Showtime Rotisserie and Hair in a Can, has died. He was 86. Popeil died early Wednesday morning at ...
For years, we've been moving toward a "set it and forget it" lifestyle, to borrow a phrase from the great salesman Ron Popeil. Some of us just don't have the time or the patience to manage every ...
Popeil’s creation of the product grossed more than $1 billion in domestic sales. Born in New York City on May 3, 1935, Popeil started his long career Infomercial Icon Ron Popeil Dies at 86
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
Veg-O-Matic is the name of one of the first food-processing appliances to gain widespread use in the United States. [1] [2] It was non-electric and invented by Samuel J. Popeil [3] and later sold by his son Ron Popeil [4] along with more than 20 other distributors across the country, and Ronco, making its debut in 1963 at the International Housewares Show in Chicago, Illinois.
Ron Popeil, the quintessential TV pitchman and inventor known to generations of viewers for hawking products including the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman, Mr. Microphone and the Showtime ...