Sounds Profitable
Bryan Barletta
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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Nov 25, 2024 • 3min
Australian Podcast Ads Grow, 2025 Focus on SEO Spend, & More
Here's what you need to know for this week in the business of podcasting: podcasting growth in Australia, new M&R, and more SEO spend to come in 2025.Find links to every article mentioned and the full write-up here on Sounds Profitable.
Nov 22, 2024 • 9min
Audible on Amazon Music, Audio "vs" Video Podcasting, & More
Here's what you need to know for this week in the business of podcasting: implications of Spotify for Creators, a report on video's rise in podcasting, and how brands are getting creative with podcast ads.Find links to every article mentioned and the full write-up here on Sounds Profitable.
Nov 21, 2024 • 5min
Looking @ Spotify's Video Pivot, Uptick in Gen-AI Sites, & More
Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: Spotify for creators, AI sludge, and the rise of video podcasting.Find links to every article mentioned and the full write-up here on Sounds Profitable.
Nov 20, 2024 • 5min
Taking Podcast Research Global, Apple's Top Podcasts of 2024, & More
Here's what you need to know for this week in the business of podcasting: layoffs in sports podcasting, redefining creativity in podcast ads, and Apple's top podcasts in 2024.Find links to every article mentioned and the full write-up here on Sounds Profitable.
Nov 19, 2024 • 5min
Audiobooks on Amazon Music, News Influencers Are Growing, & More
Here's what you need to know for this week in the business of podcasting: Amazon music has added Audible, a YouTube liaison opens up about the algorithm, and top podcast advertisers.Find links to every article mentioned and the full write-up here on Sounds Profitable.
Nov 18, 2024 • 5min
Paying Video Podcasts w/ Watchtime, Facebook 🔜 Views
Here's what you need to know for this week in the business of podcasting: Spotify pushes for more video, Facebook switches to views, and new FDA advertising standards.Find links to every article mentioned and the full write-up here on Sounds Profitable.
Nov 15, 2024 • 7min
Podcasting 🤝 OOH, Spotify Launches Partnership, & More
Here's what you need to know for this week in the business of podcasting: the new home of podcasting on Spotify, getting outside for podcasting, and an increase in mergers and acquisitions in Q3.Find links to every article mentioned and the full write-up here on Sounds Profitable.
Nov 14, 2024 • 5min
New Spotify Partnership Program, KANTAR Looks @ Podcast Ads, & More
Here's what you need to know for this week in the business of podcasting: the new home of podcasting on Spotify, the effectiveness of podcast advertising, and Amazon slashes its U.S. spending.Find links to every article mentioned and the full write-up here on Sounds Profitable.
Nov 14, 2024 • 6min
The Offline World
This week, Tom offers a section of his new book, The Audience Is Listening, on marketing in the “real world”Written and narrated by Tom WebsterAudio edited by Newton SchottelkotteHosted by SpreakerSounds Profitable: Narrated Articles is a production of Sounds Profitable. For more information, visit soundsprofitable.com.
Nov 13, 2024 • 5min
Spotify 📈 Q3, Influencer Blackouts are Over, & More
Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: Spotify's Q3 earnings report, infleuncer spending blocks from the election are over, M&A is up, and subscriptions are looking to be an area of focus for publishers in 2025. Register now for the live webinar on Wednesday, November 20th, at 2:00 p.m. EST.Catch the full write-up of today's episode on Sounds Profitable.
