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How to Sell on TV

Kachina624 — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 00:22:09 GMT

How successful do you think this technique will be? My QVC antenna station has a message on the screen proclaiming they will transmit audio only. Talk about buying sight unseen! Might as well make the Q a radio program. Maybe QVC only paid half of their bill?

Truthfully, I also get it on Roku so really don't care.

Re: How to Sell on TV

millieshops — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 00:33:39 GMT

@Kachina624 That's truly strange - wonder if there's some highly technical explanation or if the money involved is the reason.

Re: How to Sell on TV

Desertdi — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 01:06:32 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
How successful do you think this technique will be? My QVC antenna station has a message on the screen proclaiming they will transmit audio only. Talk about buying sight unseen! Might as well make the Q a radio program. Maybe QVC only paid half of their bill?

Truthfully, I also get it on Roku so really don't care.

@Kachina624 I got the SUPER BOWL broadcast in Spanish this year.......the "reason" being that buying the cable feed from Mexico was less expensive.

Re: How to Sell on TV

Kachina624 — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 01:26:04 GMT

@Desertdi What a bargain you found! I have enough trouble keeping up with what they're doing in English.

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Desertdi — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 01:40:15 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@Desertdi What a bargain you found! I have enough trouble keeping up with what they're doing in English.

@Kachina624 Ha (!!!) I pay my cable provider HUGE bucks, and they said to mute the TV, and tune in to ESPN radio. di

Re: How to Sell on TV

SilleeMee — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 02:21:49 GMT

Sounds like cost cutting to me. But what's the point unless you're blind.

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GenXmuse — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 05:09:26 GMT

I know some people keep qvc on to help them go to sleep so maybe they might use it so the light isn't flickering but gosh, other than that, seems pretty useless as it's not going to encourage sales. Maybe subliminal messages? Lol

Re: How to Sell on TV

Shanus — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 15:17:18 GMT

@Kachina624 Sounds like the old days of radio to me. Don't think I'd purchase something I could not see.

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Shanus — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 15:18:17 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
Sounds like cost cutting to me. But what's the point unless you're blind.

@SilleeMee A bit cruel, but so very true.

Re: How to Sell on TV

SilleeMee — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 15:22:36 GMT

@Shanus

I remember, a long time ago, when a caller thanked a host for explaining every detail about a garment on air and the caller went on to say that she appreciated that very much b/c she was blind and needed to hear it. I'll never forget that.

Re: How to Sell on TV

MezzieStarr — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 15:29:05 GMT

@Kachina624 Perhaps it's just some technical thing happening in your area? I get "QVC Over The Air" here in Michigan and it's showing as normal. I watch QVC on Fire TV or roku because the antenna version in my area doesn't broadcast in HD and looks horrible. An audio only version might improve things as bad as it looks

Re: How to Sell on TV

Spurt — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 15:48:17 GMT

@Kachina624

Sometimes there's a message alerting antenna TV users to rescan channels .....maybe thats the problem...

A number of broadcast networks have been warning viewers that their stations are moving to new frequencies. If you get your TV signals using an antenna, that means you’ve had to periodically rescan for channels to keep receiving those stations. Those who get TV from cable or a streaming service aren’t affected.

Re: How to Sell on TV

Shanus — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 16:12:13 GMT

@Kachina624 With Spectrum cable, we're lucky to get any channel on any given day with or without sound. Lol

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lovesrecess — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 16:35:36 GMT

I am guessing it is just for antenna and if you want to see video,it's will be for cable, streaming, etc. as it is now. If I could have only one, I would rather have video so I could see the merchandise...it's the audio that I avoid for a number of reasons. I just look on the website anyway.

Re: How to Sell on TV

Kachina624 — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 20:07:11 GMT

@lovesrecess I'd rather have video too, especially since I often watch on mute.

Re: How to Sell on TV

Desertdi — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 02:45:10 GMT

How can anyone run a television station without the "vision" part???