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Page 10 Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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It dices, slices but will
infomercial work anew?
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In this photo Jodi Berg, president of Vitamix Corp., demonstrates the Vita-Mix, in
Olmsted Falls, Ohio. The Vitamix Corp. maker of high-end food blenders marked the
60th anniversary of its clunky infomercial featuring founder William G. "Papa"
Barnard with a contest to find an on-air pitch-meister. It's also researching ways to
link the infomercial to social media. AP photo
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