Steve Goldstein: 11 Podcast Stats Worth Knowing
by Steve Goldstein
Who doesn’t love some stats? Steve shares the recent numbers from around the podcast industry that have piqued his interest and curiosity. Continue Reading
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Steve Goldstein: Finding Your Voice
by Steve Goldstein
The Amplifi Media CEO recaps the highlights and takeaways from the Voice Summit conference. The event covered “the good, the bad, the weird” of this early stage in voice technology. Continue Reading
Steve Goldstein: How many of the 706,000 podcasts are still in production?
by Steve Goldstein
People starting a podcast are a dime a dozen. So are people who stop podcasting. Steve Goldstein shares some statistics from Blubrry about the stopping and the starting. Continue Reading
Steve Goldstein: New Medium, Old Strategy – The Popularity of “Host-Read” Ads Explained
by Steve Goldstein
Host-read sponsor endorsements are common in podcasting, which owes its success in large part to leveraging the relationship between hosts and listeners. In this guest column, Steve Goldstein takes a fascinating trip through the history of live reads, including pioneer Paul Harvey who created the original playbook. Continue Reading
Steve Goldstein: “Subscribe” is a bad word for podcasting
by Steve Goldstein
Most podcasters are used to issuing a call-to-action of “subscribe,” but that language may be sending the wrong impression to the vast audience of non-podcast listeners and keeping them away. Continue Reading
Steve Goldstein: Who’s going to listen to all of this stuff?
by Steve Goldstein
As more creators hop on the podcasting bandwagon and more new shows launch, audiences for the audio format may find themselves facing the same questions as they do for streaming video. Read of for insights on programming and the paradox of choice. Continue Reading
Steve Goldstein: Why ESPN is all in on podcasts; We interview ESPN’s Traug Keller
by Steve Goldstein
Traug Keller of ESPN talks to Steve about the sports specialist’s approach to podcasting. He shares insights on the network’s popular shows and how it developed a strategy. Continue Reading
Steve Goldstein: Finding your voice
by Steve Goldstein
One week after CES, Steve attended a conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The subject? Amazon Echo and how people will respond to and use the technology. Continue Reading
Steve Goldstein: At CES, Audio Was The Thing
by Steve Goldstein
Audio was the big deal at this year’s CES. Google dominated. Autonomous cars hitting a speed bump? The founder of Amplifi Media shares CES impressions. Continue Reading
Steve Goldstein: Podcasting and Smart Speaker Notes from CES – and a smart toilet
by Steve Goldstein
Amplifi Media CEO Steve Goldstein comes back from CES with a review. of podcasting and smart speakers. More about smart speakers tomorrow from the Amplifi Media founder, plus connected cars. Continue Reading
Steve Goldstein: Time-Shifted Audio Deserves More Respect
by Steve Goldstein
Amplifi Media CEO Steve Goldstein gives some attention and respect to time-shifted audio. He argues that the broader industry should do the same; here’s why. Continue Reading
Steve Goldstein: Why is the Google Podcasts App Failing So Hard?
by Steve Goldstein
The Google Podcasts app seemed like a big move when it was first announced. Amplifi Media CEO Steve Goldstein reached out to several leaders in audio and podcasting to get a better understanding of why the app hasn’t been a smashing success yet. Continue Reading