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Advertisers say they’ve never been more interested in podcast advertising - and never used it more. That’s the results of the eleventh year of the Advertiser Perceptions study by Westwood One and Cumulus Media. However, the study suggests, brands are just “sticking their toe in the water” in terms of budgets; and suggests that it’s time that brands invested 5% of their overall spend in podcasting.
Could open video podcasting be a little closer? Podpage now supports HLS podcasts, and explains its benefits. Here’s the example show’s website on Podpage.
PodWoman, a podcasting event dedicated to women in podcasting, is back for a third year in Madrid, Spain - this time, its first in-person edition. The Spanish-language event will feature talks, activities, and a networking area designed to connect professionals and creators in the podcasting world. It’s on Oct 18.

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How To Get 50 MILLION Downloads with Gary Arndt — How do you grow your podcast to massive numbers? I invited Gary onto the Smarter Podcasting to find out. He is the host of Everything Everywhere Daily, and recently hit 50 million downloads! How?!
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