The pace of change the podcast industry is undergoing is staggering. The implications for podcasters, hosting providers, podcast listening app developers, and advertisers and agencies are enormous. And so is the growth potential. Presented as a companion to the weekly newsletter of the same name, our podcast provides you with direct access to our narrated articles, interviews with industry experts, bleeding-edge research, and can't miss industry news recaps. That Sounds Profitable, right? Assumptions and conventional wisdom will be challenged. Easy answers with no proof of efficacy will be exposed. Because the thinking that got podcast advertising close to a billion dollars annually will need to be drastically overhauled to bring in the tens or hundreds of billions of dollars podcast advertising deserves.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 4 hours 26 minutes
episode 5: Elephants, Shar-Peis, and Hedgehogs: What Recent Podcast Platform Data Really Tells Us
Subscribe to the I Hear Things newsletter at http:ihearthin.gs. All the data I cited is represented there.
James Cridland's exploration of the Libsyn/Buzzsprout data: https://podnews.net/article/spotify-apple-podcasts-market-leader
It's Fun Not To Count Things (on the distinction of "inactive shows" by hosts): https://tomwebster.media/archive/its-fun-not-to-count-things/
Podcast Industry Insights (the source of the total number of podcasts): https://podcastindustryinsights...
episode 15: Taking DAI Seriously w/ Heather Osgood
If you listen to Sounds Profitable, you listen to DAI. It’s an amazing tool which allows you to basically assemble the lego blocks of a podcast, and swap and replace things at any point in the future. Building your podcast towards DAI is easy, and should be on everyones mind. Heather Osgood speaks with me on the subject, and we talk about why DAI is the right way to go.Key Links:
- Heather Osgood of True Native Media
- Article: https://soundsprofitable...
episode 4: What Happened to Podcast Listening in Canada?
This is one episode that I encourage you to check out my newsletter at http://ihearthin.gs for additional analysis--there are lots of graphs there which help process the data better for those with a visual preference. Also, a couple of your asked about removing the background music. I saw no reason not to oblige. Links I mentioned: The Infinite Dial Canada: https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-infinite-dial-2021-canada/ Canadian employment stats: https://www150.statcan.gc...
episode 3: The "Accidental" Podcast Listener
Link to subscribe to the I Hear Things Newsletter, including graphs of the data Tom mentioned in the show: http://ihearthin.gs Bryan Barletta's Sounds Profitable newsletter: https://soundsprofitable.com Register for Clubhouse Users in America: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6516203299295/WN_U80SXPDQROenIIxcNmYPJA Rookies vs. Veterans research from Podcast Movement: https://medium...
episode 14: Spotify Is Not Going to Kill Podcasting w/ Nick Hilton
Spotify isn’t ending the world. They’re acquiring quite a few properties, and are obviously big and imposing on the landscape, but I believe that they’re not actively killing the podcasting dream. But how far they have to go to do that is open to debate. A debate we have on this episode.Key Links:
- Nick Hilton of Podot Pods
- Article: https://soundsprofitable...
episode 2: The Provenance of Podcasting
This week, I have an early candidate for the Real Heroes of Podcasting Hero of the Year (RHOPHOTY), and the most interesting-yet-largely-ignored-by-podcasters news story of the past couple of weeks. First, a detour from the world of art, or as we say here in Boston, aht.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
episode 1: The One Thing Podcasters Must Do To Prepare For Paid Podcast Subscriptions
Paid subscriptions on Apple Podcasts: should you? What you NEED to do if you go down that road. Also: how Clubhouse should spend its sweet VC cash.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
episode 13: Post-Roll is Bulls#!& w/ Dane Cardiel
Getting people to listen all the way to the end of your podcast is already tough enough. How do you plan to entice them further when they know there’s an ad waiting for them at the end? Dane Cardiel of Simplecast joins us to talk about rebranding post-roll, and figuring out ways to use DCI to make your podcast better.Key Links:
- Dane Cardiel of Simplecast
- Article: https://soundsprofitable...
episode 12: Targeting Demographics in Podcasting w/ Jay Green
Demographics in Podcasting get a bit murky sometimes. With digital households and the death of cookies, figuring out how we use demographics may be the future. I talk with Jay Green about how marketers should be looking at demographic targeting, and how diversifying your campaign strategies can be your best bet for your buck.Key Links:
- Jay Green of Cadence13
- Article: https://soundsprofitable...
episode 11: Spotify is in it to Win it w/ Griffin Caprio
Spotify is looking to dominate the marketplace of what goes in your ears. And currently, it doesn’t look like anyone is trying to stop them. Join host Bryan Barletta and guest Griffin Caprio as they discuss the future of audio, and what it means to you.Key Links:
- Griffin Caprio
- Article: https://soundsprofitable...