Sounds Profitable

Bryan's family is a bit under the weather, so we've taken the week off. But this gap in programming has allowed us to replay one of our favorite episodes, with guest Marcus dePaula, discussing how your current audio equipment influences how people perceive you in modern business. Cheers everyone! Marcus dePaula of Podcast Audio Lab https://soundsprofitable.com/update/audio-quality-and-your-brand C...

The six-country study we recently completed on in-car radio:  https://www.worlddab.org/news/blogs/89/car-buyers-survey-2021 A tribute to Rosalie Trombley from Sean Ross:  https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/10-songs-cklw-curated-for-me-rosalie-trombley-bryan-adams-7325434/ The Infinite Dial UK:  https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-infinite-dial-2021-uk-save-the-date/ The Top 50 Podcasts, Q3...

Does your podcast need to be monetized? Or can it just be a fun hobby? And does the normal road to monetization fit what you're looking for, or should you be looking into alternate means? Listen as hosts Bryan and Arielle, and guest Alban Brooke, discuss the differences you should distinguish, and the data behind those decisions. Alban Brooke of Buzzsprout https://soundsprofitable.com/update/ancho...

Sometimes the best fix is being provided by someone else, and there's no shame in using it. In fact, that useful tool may be exactly what your company needs, at a more fair price. Arielle and Bryan talk with James Avery of Kevel about how it's even more than buy vs build with podcast technology, in that is should be "buy and then build upon". James Avery of Kevel https://soundsprofitable.com/updat...

The Spoken Word Audio Report (SWAR!) https://www.nationalpublicmedia.com/insights/reports/the-spoken-word-audio-report/ GWAR (GWAR!) https://gwar.net NY Times analysis of Spotify Data:  https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/opinion/sunday/favorite-songs.html My 2019 piece on why Spotify is getting into podcasting:  https://tomwebster.media/spotify-music-and-podcasting-the-meteor-is-coming/ Who Was Pr...

What's the difference between a synthetic voice and a deep fake? And what's the most ethical way to use this amazing technology? Sean King joins hosts Bryan Barletta and Arielle Nissenblatt to discuss the future of synthetic voices, and Sounds Profitable's recent foray into the Spanish language. Sean King of Veritone One https://soundsprofitable.com/update/sounds-proftable-in-spanish Check out the...

Pete Birsinger joins us to talk about the benefits of a Sounds Profitable Product Deepdive, and why Podscribe has been such a huge supporter. Pete Birsinger of Podscribe https://soundsprofitable.com/update/deepdive-into-adtech Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable.com and Arielle Nissenblatt Audio engineering by Ian Powell Executive produced by Evo Terra o...

A data slide of the Independent Podcast Listening Audience can be found at http://ihearthin.gs James Cridland's analysis of the Spotify news (recommended): https://podnews.net/update/spotify-q321 Source data for the Spotify announcement:  https://tomwebster.media/the-most-important-question-in-podcasting-2021/ Understanding Podcast Stats, again from James Cridland:  https://podnews.net/article/und...

Lets learn about lift reports and audience insights, and what those can do for you and your company. Megan Johnson of Podsights https://soundsprofitable.com/update/audience-insights Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable.com and Arielle Nissenblatt Audio engineering by Ian Powell Executive produced by Evo Terra of Simpler Media Special thanks to James Cridl...

My Podcast Movement keynote:  https://youtu.be/Ggy6Bs1FsLI Underlying data and observations about Facebook:  https://tomwebster.media/the-most-important-question-in-podcasting-2021/ Support the show at Buy Me A Coffee!  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Tomwebster See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Sounds Profitable talks sound quality with Marcus dePaula, and how a good microphone can both save AND make you money. Marcus dePaula of Podcast Audio Lab https://soundsprofitable.com/update/audio-quality-and-your-brand Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable.com and Arielle Nissenblatt Audio engineering by Ian Powell Executive produced by Evo Ter...

Check out this Bonus Article featuring the synthetic voices of James Cridland of Podnews and Evo Terra of Podcast Pontifications ! Here's the article: https://soundsprofitable.com/update/sounds-proftable-in-spanish MARVEL.ai: https://www.veritone.com/applications/marvelai/ Join us for more narrated articles!: https://soundsprofitable.supercast.tech/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

The Edison Podcast Listener Survey template: https://www.edisonresearch.com/edison-research-podcast-listener-survey/ Buy Me a Coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Tomwebster As always, I appreciate your support, and your subscriptions. You can get the newsletter version of this at http://ihearthin.gs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sounds Profitable chats with Claire Fanning about the IAB fall podcast UpFronts, and how you should be capitalizing on what we've learned. Claire Fanning of SXM Media https://soundsprofitable.com/update/programmatic-podcast-ads-upfront Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable.com and Arielle Nissenblatt Audio engineering by Ian Powell Executive produced by Ev...

Join Bryan and new cohost Arielle Nissenblatt as they discuss what's coming in Season Two of Sounds Profitable. ___Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable.com and Arielle Nissenblatt Audio engineering by Ian Powell Executive produced by Evo Terra of Simpler Media Special thanks to James Cridland of Podnews Podcast hosting and dynamic insertion wizardry by Wh...

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The Sounds Profitable podcast started impulsively as a way to test out the amazing ad tech I talk about. It's always been important to me that the people who talk about the technology know how to use it hands on and absolutely know what their clients experience. Now after 30 episodes and just finishing up our first year of Sounds Profitable as a newsletter, we're taking a month to completely refor...

The Facebook opportunity for podcasting: https://tomwebster.media/accidental-podcast-listeners/ The WSJ reporting on The Facebook Files: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-files-11631713039 Twitter: Before And After Trump: https://www.edisonresearch.com/twitter-before-and-after-trump/ Unfriending Facebook: https://medium.com/swlh/unfriending-facebook-new-research-on-why-people-like-facebook...

The Sounds Profitable podcast started impulsively as a way to test out the amazing ad tech I talk about. It's always been important to me that the people who talk about the technology know how to use it hands on and absolutely know what their clients experience. Now after 30 episodes and just finishing up our first year of Sounds Profitable as a newsletter, we're taking a month to completely refor...

Most of the podcasts I talk about are found on the Podcasts page of my website:  https://tomwebster.media/podcasts/ You'll have to go to Spotify for Deep Six: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ZeM4Zf9RVknahbM4gk8dS?si=NS9ME2l1TzyPa6l2e_rIIg&dl_branch=1 And I rescued the Mitch Joel episode of The Friday Five here: https://soundcloud.com/tomwebster/mitch-joel-on-2013-05-24-at-0803output See omnystu...

The Sounds Profitable podcast started impulsively as a way to test out the amazing ad tech I talk about. It's always been important to me that the people who talk about the technology know how to use it hands on and absolutely know what their clients experience. Now after 30 episodes and just finishing up our first year of Sounds Profitable as a newsletter, we're taking a month to completely refor...

Writers' Workshops, but for podcasters. That's the tweet ;) Also: an extended meditation on failing, failing fast, and the "just ship it" mentality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sounds Profitable podcast started impulsively as a way to test out the amazing ad tech I talk about. It's always been important to me that the people who talk about the technology know how to use it hands on and absolutely know what their clients experience. Now after 30 episodes and just finishing up our first year of Sounds Profitable as a newsletter, we're taking a month to completely refor...

Today we talk about whether or not podcasts and broadcasts are two great tastes that taste great together. I also reveal the six phases of radio's relationship with podcasting, the four things radio can do to showcase podcasts effectively, and quote from the great philospher H.I. McDunnough. Full text at http://ihearthin.gs "First Listen: KYCY" from May 2005: https://www.edisonresearch.com/first_l...

Let’s talk Podcasting! In the last episode of Sounds Profitable’s first season, Bryan speaks with producer Evo Terra, and editor Ian Powell to talk about the ins and outs of making a podcast, and what they’ve learned for Season 2.Key Links: Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions Ian Powell of Ian Powell Audio Article: https://soundsprofitable.com/update/finally-a-podcast Credits: Hosted by Bryan B...