Death of a Salesman
Billy Mays was on the way up, he had many promising contracts coming up, Taco Bell and Microsoft were both on his plate from what I have read online. It’s always sad when the world loses someone and his spotlight in the public eye leads to an interesting situation. He had so many commercials he was making and had already made that with his passing many companies are left wondering how to proceed. It raises an interesting dilemma do we honor his memory and continue to use his television spots or move in a new direction? The public perspective is really what it comes down to, how are people going to respond to a person who has passed still selling products? To me it would not bother me even though I know he is gone, selling products and making commercials is what he did, to just stop using them seems like a waste. Its uncertain ground and Im sure some will use his work and some will move on, death affects people differently and everyone has different beliefs. He was a good man and was good at what he did, I know our company will miss him. Even though I did not know him personally I almost felt as if I did, he was a big part of our company and I saw his likeness on a daily basis.
February 8th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
This was a horrible tragedy. We lost the worlds greatest TV icon. Billy Mays was far more charismatic, helpful, and memorable than Michael Jackson whom the who loves to talk about. We need to remember a man that literally transformed an industry. Who brought out the best in everything he touched. Who we loved his life, who we imitated, and who we looked up to as we shall continue to in his death. A death which leaves the world in comparative silence, in the wake of his strong voice. RIP, Billy Mays