Inspirational Journal

January 2002 Vol 1, Issue 2

Infomercial Queen?

By Jane L. Wilcox
T he old sayin g hitch yo ur w agon to a star often im plies a sure road to success. It also suggests follow in g in som eone elses footsteps. From small-town girl to big-city boss, Nancy Marcum realized during her initial breakthrough, she was the one who had to become the star in her own right. Developing, nurturing, and relying on her inner strength is the primary reason that N ancys career survived the rock y road through the Milky Way. A series o f training gro unds provided the platform for N an cys launch into a w orld of paid programming television production. Unethical behavior, get-rich-quick schemes, and unscrupulous managers dominate this field. Nancy would be the one to change this. It all started in the summer of 1982, when Nancy heard a charismatic speaker with contagious enthusiastic ideas about how to get rich in real estate. That man was future millionaire P aul S im on. W ith N ancys vision and hard work, Paul worked his oratory magic on crowds all over the country for more than two years. When Paul showed signs of burning out, a new idea hit. Why not tape his two-hour seminar, turn it into a commercial, and air it on cable TV? The word info m ercial w as still unknow n. T he S im on video was two hours long, and the product was a $295 real estate get-rich package. Paul Simon becam e a m ultim illionaire, and N ancys new focu s was the art of producing Paid Programming. Through a basic set of values drilled into her from an early age, she focused on putting her clients first and helping them realize her dreams. Clients come to her with an idea and she works with them hand-in-hand, helping them every step of the way, through market values to scripting out an effective production. Three years ago, Nancy performed a professional and personal merger with husband Joe Acker of Acker Advertising. They were to become a dynamic duo, providing all facets of media services for their clients. This was an exciting new addition for Nancy Marcum & Associates. The merger almost did not take place. One night, Joe was experiencing pain in his chest, yet dism issing it as nothin g. N ancy insisted that h e go to the doctor, and drove him herself. Nancy credits her k een intuition for literally savin g Joes life. R ight there in the doctors office, Joe w as having a heart attack. The experience brought them closer together, and they wasted no time w ith the w edding. N an cys thou ghts w ere live for today, think about tom orrow w hen it com es. The Nancy Marcum & Associates client list reads like a W hos W ho am ong infom ercials. F rom S usan P ow ter/S top the Insanity, Jakes H ip and T high M achine, P erfect A bs, P ow erR ider, L arry N orths G reat A m erican Slim-dow n, M icrow ise Microwave Cooking, Men are from Mars, TFAL Ingenio Cookware, SmartStacks, Radiant Health, to the FlavorWave Oven. She maintains exclusive contracts with TNN and has preferred status with Lifetime television, the Food Network, and CBS Cable. N ancys can-do A N Y T H IN G attitude has earned her the reputation of the In fom ercial Q ueen. S he directs her fo cus to positive outcomes and refuses to allow daily challenges to influence her. Who wants to be a millionaire? Call Nancy Marcum at 602-952-8558 to have your dreams realized.