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RAIN Notes: Thursday, October 26
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
Consumers open to audio ads, and are sensitive to brand suitability (IAS study)
As part of a larger research series, Integral Ad Science (IAS) conducted a survey of 1,158 digital audio listeners in the U.S. to understand how consumers perceive and interact with advertising on digital audio platforms. The survey, called The Sound of Suitability, was fielded in June. A key focus is “brand suitability” — safe and dangerous advertising choices based on consumer responses to “risky” and “safe” ad types. Click for details, charts, and the download link. Continue Reading
Steve Goldstein: Sound to Screen: How to Shoot Video That Doesn’t Suck
by Steve Goldstein
In his latest guest column, Steve Goldstein gives the verbal stage to Steve Stockman, President of Custom Productions. He lays out a course of best practices for podcast videos. There is a difference between a podcast on YouTube and a YouTube podcast — and the difference lies in keeping the visual aspect interesting. “Video is a language.” This piece holds to high standards, but at low cost, and leans on the science of attention in visual presentations. An extraordinarily valuable and bracing interview. A must-read. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Monday, October 23
— A Default Winner (The Intelligencer)
— Expanding in DACH (Acast)
— Choosing The Best (The Webbys)
Gen Z much more likely than average to stream music every day (GWI)
Following on the heels of consumer insights platform GWI’s examination of Millennials (RAIN HERE), the consumer insights company sent us a study of preference in the young Gen Z cohort. U.S, Gen Z are nearly 70% more likely than the average American to use music streaming services every day. That translates to 46% of respondents. MORE. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: Friday, October 20
RAIN Notes: Thursday, October 19
RAIN Notes: Wednesday, October 18
— Easily Digested (Westwood One)
— Super-serving The Underserved (Steve Pratt)
— Investments Needed (E.B. Moss)
RAIN Notes: Friday, October 13
— Corpus Electrica (Manoush Zomorodi)
— The Apple Influence (Ross Adams)
— Transition (Eric John)
Will Ferrell’s pod network to create multi-platform comedy show and talent incubator
Will Ferrell’s podcast network, Big Money Players, is working with iHeartMedia to create a multi-platform comedy creators program and multimedia comedy show. The talent incubator part of this will roll out at Ferrell’s discretion, highlighting his personally selected comedians. Those individuals will join the BMP network and be showcased across the iHeartMedia ecosystem. Continue Reading