Synopses & Reviews
Praise For Make Millions Selling on QVC
"Nick's advice in this book is right on the money. He has managed to capture the inner workings of what it takes to be successful on QVC. I am sure that armed with his book, a great product, and most of all...a sense of passion for your product, you have a very good chance at succeeding with QVC."
Julia Benben, Color Loco, kids product specialist, inventor/entrepreneur/on-air guest with QVC since 1996
"If you are serious about getting your product on the shopping networks, you need this book. Everything you need to know, written in a simple, easy-to-read format, is between these covers!"
Barbara Russell Pitts, AskTheInventors.com, coauthor of The Everything Inventions and Patents Book and Inventing on a Shoestring Budget, cocolumnist of "2 for the Money," Inventors Digest magazine
"Nick Romer has written the ultimate resource for recognizing a winning QVC product, producing it, and then getting it on the air before 85 million viewers. It is a complete guide with sound advicea road map to success if you follow his advice. I strongly recommend it."
Joseph Sugarman, Chairman, BluBlocker Corporation (17 years on QVC)
"Nick unravels the mystery of being a QVC success, while offering a brilliant lesson in marketing basics. This book is perfect for the struggling marketer looking for answers, the successful marketer looking for further success, and for anyone who is looking to enrich their lives personally and professionally. Nick Romer is a real-life example of an entrepreneur with brains and heart."
Buz McGuire, author and entrepreneur, www.ViralHappiness.com
"This is a tremendous book, the bible for selling on QVC. It is full of simple, proven, practical ideas you can use immediately to generate sales and profits in large quantities."
Brian Tracy, author of Getting Rich Your Own Way
"When you want a business and marketing degree, go to Princeton, Yale, or Harvard. When you want a degree in entrepreneurship on exactly what it takes to wake up the millionaire inside you, then you must invest in Nick Romer's life changing book."
Trevor "ToeCracker" Crook, copywriter and international speaker,www.TrevorCrook.com
Synopsis
Make Millions Selling on QVC is more than just a guide to getting you and your products in front of millions of potential customers; it’s an inside look at how the largest television retailer in the world operates. The information and advice found throughout these pages will give you a distinct edge in this competitive business and allow you to exceed your professional expectations and enjoy the success you deserve.
Synopsis
An accessible guide to the art of selling through the popular QVC network
QVC (Quality, Value, and Convenience) broadcasts live 24 hours a day, 364 days a year (the Christmas show is pre-recorded), to more than 90 million homes; and ranks as the number two television network in terms of revenue. Author Nick Romer--whose Kreate-a-lope was a runaway hit on QVC--has mastered the art of selling on television. And now, with Make Millions Selling on QVC, he shares his extensive insights and practical know-how with others. In a fresh, conversational style, Romer takes readers from first inspiration to final thoughts as they strive to achieve their entrepreneurial goals. In 15 short, well-crafted chapters, Romer teaches people the fine art of product selection, pitching products, and preparing for television. Along the way, he also covers the concepts of niche products, mass marketing, and correct timing using familiar situations, real-life settings, and living breathing people to illustrate them.
Nick Romer (Basking Ridge, NJ) is founder of ScrapWow.com, owner of Green Sneakers, Inc., and inventor of a dozen products. He has appeared on QVC for more than 14 years in three countries, as well as other programs, including Good Morning Philadelphia and Good Morning Arizona. Romer's inventions have won numerous accolades, including Primedia's Award of Excellence and the Craft and Hobby Association Buyer's Choice Awards.
Synopsis
Make Millions Selling on QVC is more than just a guide to getting you and your products in front of millions of potential customers; it's an inside look at how the largest television retailer in the world operates. The information and advice found throughout these pages will give you a distinct edge in this competitive business and allow you to exceed your professional expectations and enjoy the success you deserve.
Synopsis
When Nick Romer initially envisioned the Kreate-a-lope® Envelope Makera template system that shows anyone how to make an envelope out of any kind of paper in secondshe was far from familiar with what it would take to sell his first invention. He had many questions with regard to marketing, manufacturing, and pricing, but the most pressing question of all was where to begin?
A short time into his journey, Romer discovered a then-fledgling home shopping channel called QVC (Quality, Value, and Convenience). He decided to introduce his little idea to the world through QVC and quickly watched his product skyrocket in popularity and profitability.
Romer has long since mastered the art of selling on television, and now, with Make Millions Selling on QVC, he shares his extensive experiences and practical know-how with you. Romer's engaging and informative testimonial reveals how anyonefrom the youngest inventor to the oldest entrepreneurcan use QVC to launch their product and make millions of dollars in the process.
In a fresh, conversational style, Romer takes you from first inspiration to final thoughts as he discusses how to:
Find or create hot products
Pitch your product for QVC acceptance
Prepare for your big moment on TV
Maintain a long-term relationship with QVC
Add easy money to your bottom line
Look beyond QVC and focus on other ways to drive your success
And much more
Through seventeen concise and well-crafted chapters, you'll not only discover the true power of QVCfrom both a monetary and marketing perspectivebut you'll also learn how QVC can be a springboard for other means of sales and distribution.
Make Millions Selling on QVC is more than just a guide to getting you and your products in front of millions of potential customers; it's an inside look at how the largest television retailer in the world operates. The information and advice found throughout these pages will give you a distinct edge in the competitive world of business and allow you to exceed your professional expectations and enjoy the success you deserve.
About the Author
Nick Romer is an award-winning inventor of over a hundred products developed for crafters and hobbyists. He has appeared on QVC in the United States for more than fourteen years, and his products have been featured on many other shows, including QVC United Kingdom, QVC Germany, The Shopping Channel Canada, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Good Morning Philadelphia, and Good Morning Arizona. Romer is a recipient of QVC's Million Dollar Sales Award, a two-time winner of Primedia's Award of Excellence, and has also won the Craft and Hobby Association Buyer's Choice Award. His innovations have been sold in over 22,000 stores in twenty-three countries and can be found on his Web sites, www.GreenSneakers.com and www.ScrapWow.com. As a business strategist and product development specialist, Romer has helped countless others pursue their dreams as well. Visit www.SellonQ.com for more information.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Chapter 1. How a Niche Product Generated $441,158.40 in Ten Minutes.
Chapter 2. The Home Shopping Phenomenon.
Chapter 3. How to Find or Create Hot Products.
Chapter 4. Be First and Fastest to Mass Market.
Chapter 5. How to Protect Your Product.
Chapter 6. How to Get On QVC.
Chapter 7. What QVC Looks For In a Product.
Chapter 8. Your First Meeting - Pitching Your Product for Acceptance.
Chapter 9. Your Product Has Been Accepted, Now What?
Chapter 10. How to Prepare For Your Big Moment on TV.
Chapter 11. A Day in the Life at QVC.
Chapter 12. The Most Important Word You Can Associate With Your Product.
Chapter 13. Getting Paid, Returns, Backorders and Surges.
Chapter 14. How to Add Easy Money to Your Bottom Line and Other Ways to DriveYour Success.
Chapter 15. Six Mistakes that Can Snap the Back of Your Business and How to Avoid Them.
Chapter 16. Open Doors to Greater Success.
Chapter 17. Beyond QVC – The Big Picture.
Final Thoughts.
Appendix A. Resource Directory.
Appendix B. Frequently Asked Questions.
Glossary.
About the Author.
Index.