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
Amplifi Media and Skyview Networks have entered a new audio partnership. The two parties will offer a new service for the creation of custom audio solutions for businesses, including branded podcasts and other digital audio solutions. Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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