Joe Sedelmaier Tribute

About this episode

This episode pays tribute to the late commercial director Joe Sedelmaier, highlighting his iconic work in advertising.

This week, we pay tribute to one of the greatest commercial directors in the ad business. You may not know the late Joe Sedelmaier by name, but you certainly know his work. He directed the famous “Fast Talking Man” ad for FedEx and a landmark commercial for Wendy’s that contained the line “Where’s the beef?” I did several commercials with Sedelmaier, and he kicked me off the set of my own commercial once.  It’s a great story. We know you want to listen to all the ads in this show. On the off-chance you  don’t ,  subscribe ad-free here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Terry O'Reilly

Topics covered

• advertising
• commercial directing
• media tribute
• marketing history
• cultural impact

Keywords

• Joe Sedelmaier
• advertising
• FedEx
• Wendy's
• commercials
• Fast Talking Man
• Where's the beef?
• Terry O'Reilly

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FedEx, Wendy’s

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