RAIN Notes: Tuesday, November 14
— TPX New Hire (TPX)
— Elusively Wrong? (Meredith Rose)
— When in Sweden… (Entrepreneur Magazine)
News
Launch in April, and Q&A your listeners: Spotify’s success tactics for podcasters
Spotify for Podcasters released the 2023 edition of its Fan Study. The purpose is to discover how listener behavior might inform creator marketing strategies. It offers survey results which can guide podcasters to maximize listening by taking advantage of tools provided by Spotify. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Monday, November 13
As others raise subscriptions rates, SiriusXM lowers cost, reboots app, and targets “next generation” of users
Days after releasing its Q3 earnings, in which revenue and income numbers showed stability, SiriusXM is hoping to expand its usage footprint by lowering the subscription cost for streaming and in-car listening. Click for an industry-wide subscription price comparison and other details. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Wednesday, November 8
RAIN Notes: Monday, November 6
— Seeking (The Podglomerate)
— The Smartest (Tom Truitt)
— Certainty (Acast and Buzzfeed Studios)
LEADERS: Middle East for podcasts; LATAM for music streaming; Western Europe for radio (GWI/eMarketer)
An interesting chart consolidates data compiled by GWI. It is a table which compiles time spent consuming podcasts, streaming music, radio, and other media categories — across seven global regions. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Thursday, November 2
— Metrics of Talk (Edison Research & NPR)
— Hitching (Digiday)
— Patronage (Mark Mulligan)
RAIN Notes: Tuesday, October 31
RAIN Notes: Thursday, October 26
Spotify Q3 details & quotes: Users, Podcasts, Audiobooks
Spotify released Q3 earnings this week. We covered basic money metrics elsewhere. In this post, we scrutinize information gleaned from the earnings call. Below, three main topics: User growth, podcasting, and the audiobooks initiative. Audiobooks were of particular interest to investors, partly because it was difficult to coax financial predictions about them. Click for lots of detail and quotes. Continue Reading
Spotify ‘super excited’ over ‘stellar’ Q3. Profit attained.
Spotify’s Q3 earnings report gave the investor audience upbeat news and validation that the strategic adjustment made earlier in the fiscal year are working as hoped. Expenses down; user growth up. And … profit for the first time as a public company. Continue Reading