Nod to The Legend · The techniques · 1926
The Wheaties Jingle
Often called the first radio jingle
"Have You Tried Wheaties?" was sung on radio in Minneapolis in 1926 and is often cited as the first commercial jingle. Sales picked up where it aired, and the jingle became an industry.
Still heard: Short, catchy, mixed loud: every ad spot starts here.
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