How much does an infomercial cost?
You may have seen other sites say that’s like asking how much a car cost. To some degree this is true. However, you can know the average price of a car. In 2006 the average new car cost $22,651. This can be broken down even further and say that in 2006 the average new domestic car cost $20,044 and the average new import car cost $28,739. (see http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/facts/2008_fotw520.html) The point is that, like automobiles, infomercials come in all shapes and sizes. Some items that can greatly affect the cost of an infomercial are talent, locations, amount of testimonials, animation and to some degree tape format. Both the caliber (celebrity status, previous credits, etc.) and the number of talents required can affect prices. The location variable typically has more to do with the number of locations in which filming needs to take place. Most infomercials have one main set and shoot dates during which the body of the program is filmed. In some circumstances mult
