MantelMount, the manufacturer of high-on-the-wall television mounting solutions, has created its first television advertising campaign to promote awareness of the MantelMount Brand and its patented solutions for problems inherent in mounting a TV high on the wall.
“We want to reach out to consumers with a strong message, making them aware that our patented pulldown and swivel TV mounts exist, and that MantelMount is the brand offering this solution,” said Lee Marc, CEO of MantelMount in a statement. “Our first VP of Sales used to say our biggest competitor was anonymity. Once consumers learn what a pulldown and swivel TV mount can do, with a little research, they’ll see how well MantelMount stacks up against traditional mounts in terms of features, value, performance, and quality. In fact, MantelMount actually opens up a whole new world of room configuration and mounting options for residential and business customers.”
The commercials are meant to create widespread exposure for MantelMount’s brand and overall awareness for its patented product category. Many people have TVs mounted high on a wall or above a fireplace, which creates a terrible viewing angle and can cause neck pain, eyestrain, and headaches. Most consumers are unaware that a TV mounting solution exists, allowing them to move their TV away from the wall and down to eye-level, while swiveling it for the perfect viewing angle. In doing so, they can enjoy the comfort and picture clarity commonly associated with 90-degree eye-level viewing.
“These commercials also benefit our dealer base,” Marc added. “The exposure will ultimately cause consumers to ask for MantelMount by name. And for those who don’t, increased awareness of pulldown and swivel mounts will motivate consumers to ask for the solution and recognize the brand when suggested by the dealer.”
MantelMount’s market research confirms this “pull through” strategy should be significant for their dealers. Of the 350 consumers who screened the MantelMount commercial, the majority would visit the website, and more than 50% indicated they preferred to use a professional dealer for purchase and installation. “As TV respondents visit MantelMount.com to learn more, dealers listed in our Find-A-Dealer database are sure to pick up new customers,” said Marc.
MantelMount’s TV ads begin airing November 23 and will consist of both 1- and 2-minute commercials, with shorter versions (30- and 15-seconds) created for later broadcast TV and online use. A holiday version, to run during the Black Friday time frame, will be added to the mix.
MantelMount sells a complete line of above-fireplace and pulldown flatscreen TV mounts, both manual and automated. The company’s newest offering, the MM860, is MantelMount’s first entry in the smart home category and is consistently receiving highly favorable reviews from both dealers and consumers. MantelMount sells its DIY line direct to consumers as well as its Professional line through authorized dealers.
At CES 2020, the new MantelMount MM860 won the CTA Mark of Excellence award. At CEDIA 2019, the MM860 received both a Residential Systems Best of Show Award and a CE Pro BEST Product Award. For more information, visit www.mantelmount.com.
