Ever heard a Broadway ballad about bathroom fixtures? Or a devilish ditty about selling tires?From the 1950s to the 1980s, America’s biggest brands—Ford, Xerox, American Standard—commissioned full-scale, professional musicals for their employees, not the public. These “industrial musicals” were staged at sales conventions, lavish one-night-only productions designed to inspire, educate, and entertain. And they worked.In this special crossover episode, written & produced by <a href='https://ameliatait.com/'>Amelia Tait</a> and <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseyemmerling'>Casey Emmerling</a>, we hand the mic to the team at <a href='https://www.20k.org/'>Twenty Thousand Hertz</a> to explore this fascinating corner of audio history, led by comedy writer and collector Steve Young. You’ll hear unforgettable songs about silicones, diesel engines, bathroom bliss, and more—plus the human stories behind the people who created this unlikely art form.It’s easy to laugh at singing salespeople, but it’s harder to dismiss how powerful these productions were. People remembered them. They were moved. They sold more because of them. The question isn’t, "Why they did it?" It's, "Why did we stopped?Maybe it’s time to bring a little of that musical magic back to modern audio ads.<a href='https://www.acxiom.com/podcasts/' target='_blank'>Real Talk About Marketing</a>An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real...Listen on: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1463601023' target='_blank'>Apple Podcasts</a> &nbsp; <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/1rqiMbNFn3kAabnYC0K70a' target='_blank'>Spotify</a><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2253544/support">Support the show</a>Ad Infinitum is Presented by <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/oxford-road/'>Oxford Road</a> and Produced by <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlyn-spring-9614a974/'>Caitlyn Spring</a> & <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezrafox/'>Ezra Fox, MFA</a>, written & hosted by <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewredwine/'>Stew Redwine</a>, and sound designed by <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-mattaliano-17a3ab19a/'>John Mattaliano</a>, with audio production by <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-hahn-63a15827/'>Zach Hahn</a>.

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