Learn to invent products for Walmart.   Sell your ideas to As Seen On TV industry experts who pay royalties.

Carrie Jeske reviews products and explains how inventors can sell product ideas and concepts without a patent.

A well made prototype and smartphone demo video is all that’s needed. See your ideas on the As Seen On TV shelf space of Walmart.
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So many inventors spend hours of time, money and energy worrying about the wrong things.     

I’m talking about Manufacturing, Warehousing and Order Fulfillment. 

 To launch a new product successfully these things are important.

However, they are not the most important considerations and often take care of themselves once you have a product consumers want to buy.

Winning As Seen On TV (ASOTV) products are not rocket science.  The materials and components tend to be simple.  This makes making molds and product design much faster.   In addition, the relationships between manufacture and marketer are long standing and maximize speed.

Materials management and economies of scale is easy.    Inventors need not worry about the production of the product, unless they want to.

Likewise, warehousing is not an issue.   Our partners, strategic allies and service providers have all the space needed and are well equipped to handle storage, as well as just in time inventory demands.     Order fulfillment is handled by professional and reputable partners who are fully equipped to take and manage millions of products a year, both direct to consumer and wholesale to mass market retailers such as Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, Bed, Bath & Beyond and more.

Dont Waste Time On Manufacturing!

Inventors often waste valuable time and energy pouring over the methods and cost of manufacturing, warehousing and order fulfillment.  

When done right, the costs of these important steps is a zero sum expenses since consumer purchases, along with shipping and handling costs are covered with each order taken. 

Plus, for products in the As Seen On TV category run in short form (120 second) tv commercials.

The retail price point is rarely over $39.95 so a quick look at materials from an experienced eye can usually ballpark costs quickly.

What inventors should spend the majority of their time, energy, talent and money on, is coming up with a solid marketing pitch. Really taking time to gain critical product feedback from non biased consumers and working to narrow exclusive benefits that spark a purchase is the second most important task of the inventor.  

Of course, the first is actually inventing the product, but that’s debatable since good marketing has skyrocketed.

Many products otherwise sitting with average sales on store shelves and in catalogs.    

Consider Magic Mesh, a product selling in Australian direct mail catalogs.

For two years prier to Will It Launch discovering the magic of the magnetic click, click, click to ignite consumer orders.  

Even today, with knock-offs everywhere, the product continues to break records. 

In the ASOTV category, the inventor goal is a successful market viability test.    Finding a product that solves a problem consumers are willing to pay to solve takes creativity.    Discovering a “Wow” factor or creating something visually appealing that inspires interest is the goal.  

 The more the inventor can do to learn these techniques and add sizzle to their pitch, the better.    Get that right, and everything else will take care of itself.

See you on the shelves,

Carrie Jeske

www.WillItLaunch.com

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The key to As Seen On TV product success is to learn to overcome failure.  Few products succeed, but if you hit just one, you could make millions in product royalties.

In As Seen on TV (ASOTV), you have to learn to fail forward.   It’s a life skill that will serve you well.   Learning to be an “overcomer” is an excellent character trait that will impact your life in ways far exceeding your ability to invent or find great TV products.   

At the same time, it’s important to balance prudence with hope because there is big money to be made in this distribution channel.   TV products are a hot trend right now so learning to invent in a category that moves with lightning speed and economic precision is worth the hit to an inventor’s ego when a product market viability test fails.    In this industry, failure is simply a necessary component of product success.   For every 5 products tested, about 3 will not perform at the standards required to merit additional funding.      It doesn’t mean the product idea is bad.   It simply means the market was not receptive to buying this product, at this particular time in history, in this one distribution channel.   

When I First Started!

When I first started in sales (back in the day) one of my mentors was Tom Hopkins.    He was a grass roots, go getter who knew how to handle rejection and keep on swinging.   His words inspired me then and now.    He drilled into our heads his attitudes toward failure:

1. “I never see failure as failure, but only as a learning experience.”
2. “Only as the negative feedback I need to change course in my direction.”
3. “I never see failure as failure, but only as an opportunity to develop my sense of humor.”
4. “Only as an opportunity to practice my techniques and perfect my performance.”
5. “I never see failure as failure, but only as the game I must play to win.”

These are good words to remember, in any situation, but in in testing products for market viability, they are a critical part of everyday life as an As Seen on TV inventor or product scout.   Failure is an inevitable part of success so we choose to embrace it and learn from it as fast and inexpensively as possible.

So choose never to see failure, as failure, but instead learn from each experience and use that knowledge to find or create another product that solves everyday problems…. For $19.95 or less.    

You could have the next great As Seen on TV winner and I can’t wait to review and give feedback on your product submission.

Onward & Upward,

By Carrie Jeske

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Count The Cost of submitting products online…

We charge no fees and are more responsive.  .Carrie Jeske and Inventive Ideas do not charge inventors.    We are paid only on successfully selling products.    Our investors fund 100% of the process and control the distribution channel all the way to the retail store shelves.  They are the largest in the business.  The same folks that popular shows end up working with, without the cost.  The ASOTV industry is really quite small and a pre-existing relationship with the right people makes all the difference.

We are FAST and RESPONSIVE with your inventions, providing feedback with each product submission.      All I ask for is First Right of Refusal.  Give me 1 week to evaluate your invention and if I can’t help, you’re free to “Spray and Pray” it all over town if you want to.   Just give me the first shot before you give money you may not need to.    I have a lot of helpful educational info posted on this site and am accessible.

What’s worse, is the time you spend waiting for a response.  Here is a short list of other popular options for TV inventions and the fees they require.

DRTV Product Summit hosted by InventionHome

The broker’s fee is 20% of any gross revenue received for a license agreement or 5% of wholesale net revenue.

Edison Nation

A non-refundable fee paid to Edison Nation to defray the costs of evaluating an Innovation.   Each idea costs just $25 to submit. Insiders submit ideas for $20 each with the ability to submit them into other searches for free.

Split the licensing royalties 50/50 with you on the products selected.

Shark Tank

Inventors are required to enter into an agreement with Finnmax, the show’s producer, that gives Finnmax the option either to receive a 2 percent royalty on the operating profits of the company or take a 5 percent equity stake.

Inventive Ideas

• No submission fees.
• No royalty splits.
• Free inventor education.
• Fast and Responsive Feedback.

What can Inventive Ideas do for you? 

Find out more.

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The opportunity available to inventors now, through TV distribution, is the fastest, least expensive way to earn money on a product innovation.

You should mention this opportunity to your friends and family.  It’s amazing how many good ideas are out there, but often, people just don’t know where to start.  You do.  Very powerful.

Someone you know may have the winning invention.   You can help them and earn money yourself, in several ways:

1)      As joint inventor.  If their concept needs work that you add value to, agree to be joint inventors and split royalties 50/50%.

2)      As a licensing agent.   You earn 25% of their royalties for connecting them to me and my partners.    It’s fair, they wouldn’t find me with out you.

3)      As a product scout.   You earn ¼ % royalty when you find market ready products, already selling in limited distribution.    What a blessing you can be to an inventor that’s taken their product into early stage sales.

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Small business is thriving in Missouri.  I drove to the Missouri University in Columbia. Spoke with the advisors about As Seen on TV products.

And was really impressed.   The experts there have so much to offer inventors and entrepreneurs.

The Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers (MO SBTDC) help businesses in every stage. From concept to start-up, growth to renewal, mature to succession.

MO SBTDC experts, located statewide.

Providing help on a variety of business topics through:

• Professional business analysis
• Business consultations and access to technology resources
• Educational training seminars on a variety of business topics: financial analysis, strategic planning, technology commercialization, management, HR, social media, marketing, taxes, customer service, business plan, start-up and more.

Earn $330,000 Inventing Products for TV or $27,500 in Finders Fees.   Find Out More.

If you have a new product concept that can be licensed or manufactured.

Please contact us.    Too many inventors go into early stage small business debt.   We recommend low cost, high return inventing.

Be careful to avoid debt in the early stage of small business development.   It’s better to start small and make a profit along the way, rather then find yourself in a big hole you dug.

You may need to keep your full time job going.

And work extra hours to get your start-up small business off the ground.  That’s part of it.   Don’t give up.   Just keep increasing sales and keeping expenses low.

Learn and grow in a steady way.

Onward & upward

Carrie Jeske

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Learning to spot current trends and make a guess at future behavior is an important part of inventing a good As Seen on TV product.

Recently, I was up late watching  PAID PROGRAMMING, enjoying the latest As Seen on TV items available for 19.95 where I stumbled upon

a new show about public opinion.   Sure, is politically inspired but it contains public opinion information that leads to buying patterns and

behavior.    I was most interested with the idea of scanning the HEADLINES to gain a basic “feel” for the American mindset.

Under their website under “Most Recent Releases” you can scan a list of recent polls taken from the Rasmussen Report Public Opinion Polls.

I think it’s a good idea for anyone inventing for TV or scouting for products to stay current on public opinion.

A few examples found on their Most Recent Releases page 

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Complaints, Reviews and Success Stories

At Inventive Ideas, we keep an eye on Who’s Who in the Inventing Zoo.    We monitor complaints, reviews and success stories from the inside of the industry.

So there are many companies looking at new products from the inventor community.    Never has opportunity been greater.

Stay tuned to the Inventive Ideas Facebook page to see our growing list.

So here are just a few of the many companies that contact us for help.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR YOUR BEST ORGANIZATIONAL ITEMS

Also as we continue to assemble our next year’s catalog (normally June) we are searching for more organizational products that resonate with our growing demographic.

We are interested in any strong or new merchandise that you may have which fits into the following general categories:

1. Kitchen Organization

2. Outdoor Organization

3. Automobile Organization

4. Home Organization

5. Office Organization

Please send us any sales sheets you can include that satisfy the above categories. Send all submissions to newproducts@taylorgifts.com.  We are ready to move fast on this proven item grouping.

With over 8,000,000 of our catalogs mailing between now and the end of 2013 we anticipate a continued strong response from our organization focused customers.

So we await your reply. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Merchandising Manager

Taylor Gifts

600 Cedar Hollow Road

Paoli PA 19301

610-725-1122 x529

____________________________________________________________

From: Gloria Martinez [mailto:gloria@unbeatablesale.com] Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2014 12:47 PM
To: orders@inventiveideas.com
Subject: Updating New Items on Unbeatablesale.com

We’re very interested in getting updated on your new products. Can you please send me the info for all new products in a spread sheet format like the attached sample along with images to match SKU? (Also you will notice that on the attached sample there is a second tab that defines what we want in each column on the first tab). Also, could you let me know the best way to download images (WeTransfer, dropbox, etc).

Thank you,

Gloria

Unbeatablesale.com

So these are just a few examples of companies looking at new products.    Many prefer to work with licensing agents like Inventive Ideas so they can move faster launching products rather then educating inventors.

For more information and education, checkout this page.

So Contact Inventive Ideas Today!

As a result we can help you get a licensing agreement

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ASOTV Inventing

ASOTV Inventing Techniques – Mix & Match.    I love watching products succeed  and finding new ASOTV Inventing techniques to share.  Check back often.

It’s a strategy taught in creativity classes to help people open up their minds to new possibilities.

When using it to invent clever new products for As Seen on TV (ASOTV), it’s brilliant and could be worth millions.

Consider these successes.

WINDSHEILD WONDER –  

It’s basically a Shammy on a Stick.     It solves a problem of cleaning the windshield crevas and wala… millions.

PILLOW PETS –

a Pillow mixed with a Stuffed Animal.    Providing comfort and security for little ones…. in the millions.

STORAGE CUTTER –

There are so many names for this product it’s hard to keep up with.   Basically matching a Storage Container matched with a Knife…. millions sold.

So when you’re inventing.  Start looking around at the everyday problems that plague humanity and mix and match a couple solutions into one great invention.

My goal is to build a relationship with you over time.   I’ll never ask you for money and will encourage you and support you on our quest for a million dollar idea.  If I can’t help, I’ll let you know quickly and introduce you to others if I’m able. My investor partners have a huge appitite for great products and world-wide distribution.  

Let’s connect and help each other be successful, having integrity and good character along the way.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR IDEAS  

SUBMIT YOUR IDEAS HERE

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Product development and product design are important considerations to any inventor or product developer.

Inventive Ideas, Carrie Jeske, serves, on contract,  as a Director of Marketing for R2FACT Product Development.           

Watch this great company overview on R2Fact – Startups: Made in Kansas City presented in KCPT.

KCPT was so much fun to work with on this project.   Working with R2FACT Product Development has been such a pleasure for me.   Steve Pope is one the best product design experts I know.   He’s created so many great lawn & garden product lines as well as medical device projects.

Deciding whether to patent or prototype is a tough choice for inventors.

I’ve seen people spend $10,000 on a utility patent only to find out the product specs cannot be manufactured.   On the other hand, I watched people waste money on product development, then find out the item is not patentable.

That can cost you so much time and money, don’t make these mistakes. Make sure to do all your research in detail.

These are hard decisions that must be made with the least cost and highest possible return.

Having a strong product developer evaluate your proof of concept is a wise first step to starting your own small business.

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Carrie Jeske

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