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Why Podcast Advertising is More Effective than the Industry Ever Thought: Understanding the Apple iOS 17 Update

As a champion of the open ecosystem of podcasting, Acast has consistently been an advocate for more transparent measurement, especially when it comes to understanding podcast downloads and unique listens. We understand that it’s the listener that fuels our industry – more listeners to a podcast means increased spend from advertisers and effectively more money directly into the pockets of podcasters.

Podchaser Brings Radio’s Relied-On Airchecks feature into 21st Century for Podcast Advertisers

Podchaser, the podcast industry’s intelligence engine, today announced Airchecks to provide advertisers with a deeper understanding of podcast ad campaigns. More specifically, Airchecks leverages a sophisticated machine learning algorithm to identify keywords and patterns in the audio waveform. These transcriptions and insights are then made available to media buyers and planners to not only confirm that their ad ran across the intended podcast, but also to quickly understand the brand positioning and representation within the ad by the podcaster to help inform current and future campaigns. 

Why Podcast Advertising Is Effective: Benefits and Statistics For 2023

Revealing with statistics why podcast advertising is so effective for brands.

Acast and Henkel Celebrate Conversations about Hispanic Hair Care in Podcast Advertising Campaign

Acast, the world’s largest independent podcast company, today announced the success of a podcast advertising campaign with the well-known multinational consumer goods company Henkel. The campaign highlighted Henkel’s Schwarzkopf Keratin Color across Acast’s “Yo Quiero Dinero” and “Se Reglan Dudas” podcasts and was developed to authentically attract Hispanic consumers, especially those who speak Spanish in their homes. ‍According to a brand lift study conducted by Acast at the conclusion of the campaign, exposure to the ads resulted in an astounding 43% lift in intent to purchase Schwarzkopf Keratin Color within the next month. 

Warner Bros. Discovery Names Acast Exclusive Podcast Distribution and Monetization Partner for Select Brands

Acast, the world’s largest independent podcast company, has inked a new partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to be the legacy entertainment company’s exclusive podcast distribution and monetization partner for select brands. Now, Acast will become home to podcasts from the Food Network, TLC, HGTV, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, and the Travel Channel including Curiosity Daily, Food Network Obsessed, A Ghost Ruined My Life with Eli Roth, and more.

Podchaser Launches Industry-First Predictive Language Modeling

Podchaser - the podcast industry’s intelligence engine - today announced the launch of Predictive Demographics, an industry-first predictive language modeling capability that allows advertisers to refine their podcast audience targeting even further. Through Predictive Demographics, Podchaser uses AI, as opposed to first-party data, to analyze the language spoken within a podcast to predict the age and gender of its likely audience.

Five proven ways to positively impact your brand’s KPIs when advertising in podcasts

Unpacking the optimal number of brand mentions, ad formats, voiceover types, number of speakers and ad length for host reads and audio ads.

Acast Reveals Podcasts as the Most Influential Media Channel in Singapore

Luminary partners with Acast to bring Luminary Original podcasts to wider audience

Acast, the world’s largest global podcast company, and Luminary, the premium podcast network, have announced a strategic partnership to broaden the reach of selected Luminary Original podcasts. Six shows—including Under the Skin with Russell Brand, Joking Not Joking with Mo Amer and Azhar Usman and How I Masaba with Masaba Gupta—will be made available to listeners across all listening platforms, via Acast. Acast will also serve as Luminary’s exclusive monetization partner for these podcasts across all platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.