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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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    • 4.3 • 21 Ratings

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.

    2024 Ambies Winners, Top Executives Love Podcasts, & More

    2024 Ambies Winners, Top Executives Love Podcasts, & More

    Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting, brought to you from the floor of Evolutions by Podcast Movement: The 2024 Ambies happened last night, Signal Hill Insights shares the podcast listening habits of influential exeutives, why marketers need to embrace the funny when it comes to podcasting, how to turn a comedy podcast into a comedy documentary, and Indigenous Screen Office pairs with Acast. 

    Find links to everything mentioned in today's episode and the full writeup on Sounds Profitable.

    • 4 min
    Political Podcasting Survey, Spotify's Education Experiment, & More

    Political Podcasting Survey, Spotify's Education Experiment, & More

    Here's what you need to know for today in the busines of podcasting: Sounds Profitable will be returning to Evolutions by Podcast Movement with the Partner Lounge and two public panels, Podcastle's U.S. survey finds which podcasts are hot with politically-attentive respondents, eMarketer finds poltical ad spend is nearly triple what it was in 2016, and Spotify is testing video-based learning courses in the UK version of the app. 

    Find links to everything mentioned and the full write-up here at Sounds Profitable. 

    • 4 min
    Podcasting's March Madness Potential, New Host-Read Programmatic Tool, & More

    Podcasting's March Madness Potential, New Host-Read Programmatic Tool, & More

    Here's what you need to know for this week in the business of podcasting: March Madness TV ads are sold out, RedCircle launches new tool for host-read programmatic ad management, RadioDays Europe talks podcasting’s power, and advertisers are skittish on TikTok spending after recent political developments. 

    Find links to every article mentioned in this episode and the full write-up here on our website.

    • 8 min
    AdvertiseCast to Rebrand, Podcasting's Ad Responsibility, & More

    AdvertiseCast to Rebrand, Podcasting's Ad Responsibility, & More

    Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: LibSyn is rebranding AdvertiseCast to Libsyn Ads, Bryan Barletta's article on owning pocasting's responsibility to audiences, a Podimo survey shows Finns are 62% likely to pay a premium for podcasts, and why Super Fans are something brands should prepare for. 

    Catch links to everything discussed here on Sound Profitable. 

    • 5 min
    Streamlining Host-Read Ads, BBC Proposes UK Podcast Ads, & More

    Streamlining Host-Read Ads, BBC Proposes UK Podcast Ads, & More

    Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: Ad Results Media announces platform-agnostic programmatic host-read ad management tool, a server anomaly that caused millions of dollars in false bids last week, BBC to potentially run ads on podcasts accessed on third-party platforms in the UK, Spotify is launching a new Ad Studio product, and TikTok's podcast boom might be a bust. 

    Find links to every article mentioned and the full write-up here on Sounds Profitable.

    • 5 min
    Owning Podcasting’s Responsibility

    Owning Podcasting’s Responsibility

    Podcasting has long dealt with double standards when it comes to adtech problems that are part of larger systemic problems. The industry is in a position to establish a higher quality baseline than others who get away with murder.
    Written by Bryan BarlettaEdited by Gavin GaddisAudio edited by Gavin GaddisHosted by Spreaker
    Sounds Profitable: Narrated Articles is a production of Sounds Profitable. For more information, visit soundsprofitable.com.

    • 10 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
21 Ratings

21 Ratings

Bradford Swanson ,

Critical information for the podcasting industry

Sounds Profitable’s series of podcasts have been so helpful to me as I’ve tried to keep up-to-speed with the changes across podcasting and media. I’ve relied on their coverage and insights to learn about how the AdTech industry works and evolves, but have also appreciated their in-depth research and analysis of news across the industry. Highly recommended!

~ Violet ~ ,

Jolly Badvertising

They ran some experiments with their feed early on so now I have 4 separate feeds for this in my player. And the main part of their feed is now a whole different show, which is essentially a ripoff of another persons show. So I really struggle with this one. There seem to be some good people involved with this production. And if small creators can get some ad revenue to help cover costs, that’s cool. But so much of Internet advertising is so bad (in every way), podcast advertising is especially challenging, and ad tech tends to mess with the downloading and playback experience. There are so many fake metrics and scams and so much corruption, that the upbeat pro advertising tone of this show seems at least irresponsible if not deliberately deceptive. I’m pretty sure most listeners do everything they can to skip ads. Even the listeners and poll respondents who pretend to enjoy the ads so their favorite creators can get paid. Would be cool if this show dug into how to make podcast ads more listenable. Or more skipable. I would predict they’d find much shorter ads, fewer ad breaks, ads that sonically match the show yet are distinct from it, ads in their own chapter breaks, and non-intrusive whole-season sponsorships would be more pleasant and effective than what we’re getting now. Ads are quickly driving me away from podcasting and helping me create my “never buy” list. This show is telling the industry the opposite. I’d be suspicious of whatever it is this show is selling.

consciousdave ,

Great podcast for those interested in ad tech aka podcasters

Bryan and now Tom, are great researchers; been following them both for a while. Bryan is passionate about the podcast space and how ads fit into it. Tom comes from Edison research and has a heavy research background- very knowledgeable about podcast data. They’re already making a great team and I look forward to continue to track this space with them. They too do a good job of helping indies by giving a lot of free game and webinars etc. Definitely recommend to fellow podcasters that want to monetize and run ads

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