Sounds Profitable

Sounds Profitable

Media Production

Austin, TX 3,116 followers

The Leading Voice for Education, Research, and Insights in the Business of Podcasting.

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Sounds Profitable is a collection of media properties — a newsletter, a podcast, and much more — that covers both strategic and tactical changes to the business of podcasting. Our primary goal with all the media we produce is to educate and empower the podcasting industry at all levels. Our aim is to provide: Insightful Content about all aspects of the industry, from Bryan, Tom, and an incredibly diverse collection of the brightest minds in podcasting Industry-Leading Research starting with The Creators, and Sounds Profitable Quarterly Research Series, to answer the most pressing industry questions, with free and open access for all Unmissable Events, where content producers, account managers, brand managers, and executives representing both buyers and sellers can interact, learn from each other, and make deals Peerless Advisory Services from Bryan and Tom, designed to keep your company in touch with the state of the art in the podcasting business and brief us about your latest developments

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Austin, TX
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    Lower Street

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    1,000 shows have stepped up to join Brands in Audio. BIA is the first-ever directory exclusively for branded podcasts. Its goal?  -Get transparent and share clear benchmarks in branded podcasting. - Help brand podcasts gain visibility - Share access to insights to understand where your podcast stands and how to make it even better. We launched BIA in collaboration with Sounds Profitable nearly a year ago, and we're so happy to see it growing. If you've got a brand podcast you want to share: enter your RSS feeds and agency profiles at brandsinaudio.com to make sure you’re represented.

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    Sounds Profitable

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    While there is no one-size-fits-all solution to fill Chartable's absence come December, Misener lists out some excellent options to fit individual needs, such as replacements for Chartable's Smart Links.

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    Gavin Gaddis

    Head of Content @ Sounds Profitable | Freelance Media Critic

    I'm back with another week of Download Distilled, bite-sized teasers of top stories from that day's issue of The Download. Today our top story is from Dan Misener at Bumper as he reflects on Chartable's place in the industry, and potential replacements for services provided once the platform is retired this December. For all the stories covered in today's issue, and to subscribe for future issues, head to SoundsProfitable.com. Audio by Nomono. Special thanks to Spreaker for sponsoring The Download.

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    The percentage of the population who has not listened to a podcast is not a monolith. As The Podcast Landscape 2024 finds, there's three distinct subcategories to that 26% of respondents, ranging from those who lack the mans (be it device or internet connection), to those who actively avoid podcasting due to misconception. But in the middle is The Persuadables, 20 million U.S. residents, who are open to the idea of podcasts if the medium demonstrated its value to them.

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    Gavin Gaddis

    Head of Content @ Sounds Profitable | Freelance Media Critic

    Don't adjust your screens, the Download Distilled is rotating! We're tweaking the video series slightly to allow for more in-depth coverage of one story while still keeping the videos as brief as possible. Today's top story teased from The Download: Tom Webster writes about "The Persuadeables," a subsection of respondents to The Podcast Landscape who have never listened to a podcast, but their responses show they would be open to podcasting if they were given reasons why the medium is worthwhile. Catch all of the stories covered and subscribe for future installments by heading to SoundsProfitable.com. Audio by Nomono. Thanks to Spreaker for sponsoring The Download daily newsletter.

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    Kellie Riordan

    Media executive / leadership / strategy / digital transformation. Director of Deadset Studios

    We haven't reached 'peak podcast' yet. How do I know this? Together with Leanne White (GAICD) from Insightfully, Deadset Studios has just launched #PodPoll 24 where Australians told us they're hungry for more #podcasts. No one ever says there are too many Taylor Swift songs in the world. So why say there’s now too many podcasts? Some context: The Podcast Index says there’s more than 4.2 million podcasts in the world. Spotify says there’s more than 6 million. Well, there’s almost 4 BILLION videos on YouTube, which increased by a billion last year alone! So, #podcasting is still a nascent industry. Want to know who's listening in Australia? More than 8 million Aussies listen regularly, and 2 million are listening daily. Search PodPoll 24 for more or read here from Sounds Profitable: https://lnkd.in/g66MH4c8 #audio #radio #podcast #stories #communications #marketing #research #insights

    Australia: two million podcast fans listen daily

    Australia: two million podcast fans listen daily

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    Sounds Profitable

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    With The New York Times launching a subscription tier just for podcasts, it's worth reflecting on podcasting's evolution from something widely regarded as a value-add for existing content/publications to becoming something big enough to stand on its own two feet as full-fledged content.

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    Gavin Gaddis

    Head of Content @ Sounds Profitable | Freelance Media Critic

    Today's edition of The Download Distilled almost didn't happen because of a pet emergency! This video kicks off with some light ribbing of the offending cat, before we get into the top stories: - A new report from Deadset Studios and Insightly, an Unbounce company finds Australia has 2 million daily podcast listeners. - Magellan AI charts the top brands for podcast ad spend in August, as well as the top movers and shakers (including an over 5,000% podcast ad spend increase from July to August by Intel Corporation). - Digiday posts new research looking into the strategies of news publishers to adapt their revenue streams, including some major publications switching to metered gating (allowing viewers a set number of daily free articles before the paywall appears). - and Ashley Carman covers the upcoming The New York Times Podcast subscription which will give access to full backlogs of NYT podcasts that are switching to limited-backlog (such as The Daily, which will only keep the newest three episodes freely-accessible). For our full write-up of the stories and quick hits not covered in the Distilled, head to SoundsProfitable.com. Video audio made possible by Nomono. Special thanks to Spreaker for sponsoring the Download daily newsletter.

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    Sounds Profitable

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    As Julie-Anna Needham reports in a recent Podnews piece: podcasting's latest wave of mergers and acquisitions comes with a more reserved, cautious tone. As industry experts interviewed in the article note, the last few years of podcasting have been educational ones, and new deals show more restraint.

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    Gavin Gaddis

    Head of Content @ Sounds Profitable | Freelance Media Critic

    Time to cap off the start of the week with another Download Distilled! - AdExchanger covers an FTC report four years in the making that takes issue with the personal data collection and retention practices of major social media and video sharing platforms. - Spotify reaffirms their policy regarding hateful, violent, and extremist content, as well as announces new SSAC partners like the ISD (Institute for Strategic Dialogue). - Variety shares how Armchair Experts' Dax Sheperd called podcasting the most 'liberating' industry to create in. - Julie-Anna Needham covers the second wave of M&A activity podcasting is experiencing, and what it needs to continue the wave, on Podnews. - Digiday covers the inclination for brands to seek apolitical influencers the closer U.S. election day approaches, including one case of a five-figure deal requiring zero political posts from September through January 2025. Don't forget to head to SoundsProfitable.com to subscribe for future newsletter installements. Video audio by Nomono. Special thanks to Spreaker for sponsoring the Download daily newsletter!

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    From VoxTopica's study of registered voters in the US 18+: 63% of respondents agree that podcasts change their opinions on issues or topics in the news. And they're listening frequently, with 34% of registered voters surveyed listening to at least 5 podcast episodes a week. Only 30% answered 0 to 1 episodes a week.

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    Gavin Gaddis

    Head of Content @ Sounds Profitable | Freelance Media Critic

    Today on the Download Distilled's recap of stories: - Voxtopica has a new study out looking at the podcast perceptions of registered voters. Spoiler alert, 85% of surveyed registered voters trust podcast more than any other news and information source. - The Information covers how the Justice Department antitrust lawsuit against Google could lead to changes in YouTube advertising, as a divestment of DV360 or requirement to let other services access YT advertising without DV360 would open up competition, sending ad prices down. - Digiday covers a Wurl report showing FAST (free ad-supported TV) channels had lower ad fill rates this year, likely a sign of a buyer's market and issues like transparency. - ADWEEK has Jason Notte on Yeah, That's Probably an Ad to discuss the "Travis Kelce effect" and what it means for brands, athletes, and entertainment. - and Digiday takes a look at how the Olympics played out for broadcasters and advertisers' expectations (second spoiler alert: things turned out pretty well). Catch the full write-up and subscribe for future issues direct to your inbox at SoundsProfitable.com. Thanks to Spreaker for sponsoring the Download daily newsletter, and thanks to Nomono for the audio in the Distilled.

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