Tag: Podcasts

New Study: How Ad-Supported Audio Can Power Movie Marketing

New Study: How Ad-Supported Audio Can Power Movie Marketing

By Pierre Bouvard
Analysts predict a strong summer for the movie industry with twice as many films with $100M+ budgets set to release. Creating awareness and interest for movie releases is getting more challenging. To understand the media habits of theatergoers, the Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group® commissioned Maru to field a national study of 1,010 consumers aged 18+ in November of 2022. Here are the key findings.
Edison’s “Share Of Ear” Q4 2022: Streaming Is Now 20% Of AM/FM Radio Listening, Podcasts Have Surged, And AM/FM Radio Dominates Ad-Supported Time Spent

Edison’s “Share Of Ear” Q4 2022: Streaming Is Now 20% Of AM/FM Radio Listening, Podcasts Have Surged, And AM/FM Radio Dominates Ad-Supported Time Spent

By Liz Mayer
Edison Research’s quarterly “Share of Ear” study is the authoritative examination of time spent with audio in America. Edison Research surveys 4,000 Americans to measure daily reach and time spent for all forms of audio. These are the key findings from the Q4 2022 report.
AM/FM Radio Delivers Student Prospects, Generating Significant Incremental Reach To Online University Media Plans

AM/FM Radio Delivers Student Prospects, Generating Significant Incremental Reach To Online University Media Plans

By Ariella Leiter
Prospective students are turning to digital courses and online universities to further their education. Podcasts and AM/FM radio are effective media platforms for online universities and educational institutions to reach students who are interested in pursuing an online education.
Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Fall 2022 Report: Podcast Listeners Are Engaged, Following Hosts On Social Media And Showing Interest In Podcast Events

Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Fall 2022 Report: Podcast Listeners Are Engaged, Following Hosts On Social Media And Showing Interest In Podcast Events

By Lauren Vetrano
For the ninth edition of the Podcast Download series, Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights retained MARU/Matchbox to conduct an in-depth study of 603 weekly podcast listeners in October 2022. The Fall 2022 Report highlights trends from prior studies and examines new topics such as co-listening among parents with children and listener perceptions of brand safety and content appropriateness. This week the focus is on podcast engagement.
Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Fall 2022 Report: Podcast Listeners Have Few Concerns Over Brand Safety And Prefer Funny Host Reads

Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Fall 2022 Report: Podcast Listeners Have Few Concerns Over Brand Safety And Prefer Funny Host Reads

By Liz Mayer
For the ninth edition of the Podcast Download series, Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights retained MARU/Matchbox to conduct an in-depth study of 603 weekly podcast listeners in October 2022. Today's highlights from the report focus on podcast advertising.
Webinar Video: Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Fall 2022 Report

Webinar Video: Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Fall 2022 Report

By Lauren Vetrano
This week the Cumulus Podcast Network hosted a webinar highlighting key findings from Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Fall 2022 Report. The findings covered everything brands and advertisers need to know about podcast audiences, ad creative preferences, and the latest in watchable podcasts.
Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Fall 2022 Report: Watching Podcasts Generates Advertising Attentiveness Greater Than Linear TV; Advertiser Use Of Podcasts Soars To Record Levels

Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Fall 2022 Report: Watching Podcasts Generates Advertising Attentiveness Greater Than Linear TV; Advertiser Use Of Podcasts Soars To Record Levels

By Lauren Vetrano and Jeff Vidler
For the ninth edition of the Podcast Download series, Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights retained MARU/Matchbox to conduct an in-depth study of 603 weekly podcast listeners in October 2022. The Fall 2022 Report highlights trends from prior studies and examines new topics such as co-listening among parents with children and listener perceptions of brand safety and content appropriateness.
Edison’s “Share Of Ear” Q3 2022: AM/FM Radio Streaming Listening Surges, Now 20% Bigger Than Ad-Supported Spotify And Pandora Combined, And Podcast Audiences Explode

Edison’s “Share Of Ear” Q3 2022: AM/FM Radio Streaming Listening Surges, Now 20% Bigger Than Ad-Supported Spotify And Pandora Combined, And Podcast Audiences Explode

By Pierre Bouvard
Edison Research’s quarterly “Share of Ear” study is the authoritative examination of time spent with audio in America. Here are the findings of the just released Q3 2022 report.
Two Case Studies: AM/FM Radio And Podcasts Work For Pet Supplies Retailers

Two Case Studies: AM/FM Radio And Podcasts Work For Pet Supplies Retailers

By Pierre Bouvard
The Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group® commissioned a series of Signal Hill Insights studies to measure the impact of two pet retailer campaigns. One was for a retailer’s network radio campaign and one was for a podcast campaign. Both studies revealed AM/FM radio and podcast advertising can generate a significant brand lift and sales effect.
Auto Aftermarket Retailers: Fifth Installment Of Category Study Reveals AM/FM Radio And Podcast Listeners, Do-It-Yourselfers, And Mega-Milers Are The Ideal Audiences To Target

Auto Aftermarket Retailers: Fifth Installment Of Category Study Reveals AM/FM Radio And Podcast Listeners, Do-It-Yourselfers, And Mega-Milers Are The Ideal Audiences To Target

By Pierre Bouvard
The Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group® commissioned MARU/Matchbox to conduct the fifth installment of a comprehensive auto aftermarket category study to determine the current state of America’s auto parts retailers. 810 auto parts shoppers were surveyed in June 2022. Here are the key findings.
The Cumulus Media 2022 Audioscape: 7 New Findings About The Podcast Audience

The Cumulus Media 2022 Audioscape: 7 New Findings About The Podcast Audience

By Pierre Bouvard
The recently released Cumulus Media 2022 Audioscape examines the latest podcast consumer and smart speaker trends from Edison Research’s “Share of Ear” Report from Q2 2022 and Nielsen Scarborough’s Podcast Buying Power report. Last week, eight key findings on the smart speaker audience were covered. This week, here are the seven key findings on the podcast audience.
No Debate Necessary: All Podcast Ad Formats Are Extraordinarily Effective; Excessive Frequency Is Still Negatively Impacting Conversions And Sales

No Debate Necessary: All Podcast Ad Formats Are Extraordinarily Effective; Excessive Frequency Is Still Negatively Impacting Conversions And Sales

By Pierre Bouvard
Which podcast ads work best: live reads, talent pre-recorded ads, or pre-produced programmatic executions? A new study from Tom Webster and Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable called After These Messages looks at these ad formats and answers the question.
Veritonic: Political AM/FM Radio Ad Best Practices: Use The Voice Of The Candidate And Customize The Ad To The Station Audience

Veritonic: Political AM/FM Radio Ad Best Practices: Use The Voice Of The Candidate And Customize The Ad To The Station Audience

By Pierre Bouvard
According to AdImpact, for 2022’s midterm elections, political ad dollars are projected to reach $9.67 billion with “this election cycle outpacing 2020 by nearly $700 million dollars.” AdImpact expects AM/FM radio to take $270 million of the total political ad spend alone. How can political campaigns optimize their use of their AM/FM radio advertising?
“Share Of Ear” Q2 2022: A Five-Year Look Back Reveals Podcast Shares Have Tripled And AM/FM Streaming Has Doubled In Share, Beating Pandora Two To One

“Share Of Ear” Q2 2022: A Five-Year Look Back Reveals Podcast Shares Have Tripled And AM/FM Streaming Has Doubled In Share, Beating Pandora Two To One

By Pierre Bouvard
Edison Research’s quarterly “Share of Ear” study is the authoritative examination of American audio time use. Edison Research surveys 4,000 Americans to measure daily reach and time spent for all forms of audio. These are the key findings from the Q2 2022 release.