Move over greenwashing, there’s a new marketing strategy in town: recession marketing. Here’s a link to the story on NPR.

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Bumpits!

Seeing more of the Sham-Wow guy lately? Suffering from excessive exposure to the sole-grating images of the Ped-Egg? Is the Snuggie (or whatever the hell that monkish-looking blanket thing is called) leaving you a feeling a little cold? Well, thank the economy. Apparently a tanking economy means an absolutely stellar market for direct-response TV, aka infomercials. Here’s an interview with the man responsible for all this nastiness, courtesy of NPR.