The Sonic Truth

On this episode of The Sonic Truth, Sport Clips’ Senior Director of Marketing, Danielle Linden, joins us to discuss the compelling nature of audio as a marketing vehicle, the impact of their recent ASMR campaigns, and the role measurement plays in a successful audio strategy. Download transcript The post Did You Hear that Sizzle? Talking ASMR & Audio Measurement with Danielle Linden of Sport C...

On this episode of The Sonic Truth, Veritonic’s VP of Marketing, Kristin Charron, is joined by Sam Sweig, Associate Director, Analytics at Havas Media to discuss the role of audio in brand marketing today, how budgets are increasingly shifting to the indispensable, mobile-first channel, and how Havas is evolving their approach to audio as it […] The post Audio: The Indispensable Marketing Ch...

On this episode of The Sonic Truth, Veritonic’s VP of Marketing, Kristin Charron, is joined by Hana Golden, Marketing Director of Tostitos at PepsiCo to discuss how the Tostitos brand has amplified the use of audio in their marketing mix, the power of audio as an advertising vehicle at large, which podcast host would make […] The post Add Some Bite to your Audio with Hana Golden from Tostito...

On this episode of The Sonic Truth, Alyssa Meyers, Reporter at Morning Brew, discusses what it’s like to cover audio in today’s ever-evolving media landscape, including trends in the utilization of podcasts by brands and agencies, how the rise and use of audio and podcasting compares to other forms of media, predictions around where audio […] The post Hot off the Press: Trends fr...

On this episode of The Sonic Truth, Michele Dale of Wonder Media Network discusses the ever-changing podcast marketing space, innovations the team has exercised to veer from the status quo, the role of cross-network collaboration, favorite podcast purchases, and more! Download transcript The post Throwing Away the Standard Marketing Playbook with Wonder Media Network appeared first on The Sonic Tr...

On this episode of The Sonic Truth, Maria Tullin, VP, Managing Director, Advanced & Digital Audio at Horizon Media sits down with Kristin Charron of Veritonic to discuss the increased role that audio is playing in today’s omnichannel marketing mix, including the characteristics of audio that make it such an impactful medium, how new data […] The post The Role of Audio In A Modern M...

Season six of The Sonic Truth is here, and we are kicking off by welcoming Katie Boline of Hubspot and Marques Pfaff and Reggie Risseeuw of AdvertiseCast. Katie, Marques, and Reggie sit down Kristin Charron, VP of Marketing at Veritonic, to discuss the inclusion of audio in Hubspot’s marketing strategy, including the ideation, creation, and […] The post Taking Risks, Measuring ROI, And...

This week on The Sonic Truth, Veritonic’s Kristin Charron and Theresa Vallejo are back to discuss exclusive data from the third installment of Veritonic’s Podcast Listener Insight Series. If you’re interested in learning more about how podcast consumers are engaging with audio ads including purchasing, perceptions of intrusiveness, and more, check out this episode and […] The post Podcast Li...

This week on The Sonic Truth, Veritonic’s Kristin Charron and Theresa Vallejo are back to discuss exclusive data from the second installment of Veritonic’s Podcast Listener Insight Series.  If you’re interested in learning more about how podcast consumers are engaging with audio ads including skipping, perceptions of intrusiveness, and more, check out this episode and […] The post Podca...

In this episode of The Sonic Truth Podcast Veritonic is giving you a sneak peek of the first of a 3-part Podcast Listener Insights Series, to be released on June 30th. Part one is on Media Consumption Habits. Interested in attending our webinar to receive the full report? Visit veritonic.com to sign up. The post Podcast Listener Insights Series – Part 1 appeared first on The Sonic Truth .

Our guest today is Anthony Frasier, Founder and CEO of ABF Creative. ABF Creative is at the forefront of creating engaging and insightful podcast content, built by and for multicultural audiences. Anthony discusses the role that brands can play in diversifying podcast content, while tapping into a huge population of highly engaged podcast consumers that […] The post Multicultural Storytellin...

This week on The Sonic Truth Podcast we welcome Stew Redwine, VP of Creative Services at Oxford Road. He’s in conversation with our host this week, Kristin Charron, VP of Marketing at Veritonic. Our guest gives his forecast on where the audio industry is headed next, and what trends he has noticed in the creative […] The post Insights from the Creative Frontier of Podcast Advertising appeare...

This week on The Sonic Truth we welcome Ian Orekondy from PranifyRx. PranifyRx is an ad optimization platform for pharmaceutical marketers. Intrigued? Listen as Ian, CEO of PranifyRx, dives deep into the power of their platform and the audio channel as a marketing vehicle with Justin Zandri, Business Development Director at Veritonic. The post A Podcast Per Day Keeps the Dr Away: Podcast Marketing...

Welcome back to The Sonic Truth. This week our guest is Pierre Naggar, SVP Global Demand at AdsWizz.  AdsWizz holds the keys to the intricate ecosystem that enables digital audio advertising transactions to flow easily between buyers and sellers, with their suite of digital audio advertising software. Sit back and enjoy the conversation between Veritonic’s […] The post From the Driver’...

On this episode of The Sonic Truth, Veritonic’s GM of International, Damian Scragg, speaks with Charlie Cadbury, CEO of Say it Now.  Say it Now is an award winning leader in voice commerce that builds voice apps and enables actionable audio advertising across platforms like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. To download the white paper […] The post The Why and How of Building a Voice Ap...

Why are host-reads difficult to scale? Gumball has the answer and a way to make it easy. Marty Michael, Co-founder of Gumball is on The Sonic Truth to talk you through the process that is making podcast advertising more efficient and future-proof. The post Harnessing the Power of a Host-Read Podcast Ad appeared first on The Sonic Truth .

This week on the sonic truth podcast we welcome Kal Amin, CEO of Sounder.fm. This episode is for podcast creators and advertisers, and focuses on the new technology that is making podcasting easier for everyone involved through both AI and automation. The post Every brand will have a podcast, just like they had a blog. appeared first on The Sonic Truth .

On this episode of The Sonic Truth Podcast CEO and Founder of Veritonic, Scott Simonelli, is in conversation with three exceptional guests: Alan Patricof of Greycroft Partners, Caitlin Strandberg of Lerer Hippeau, and Daniel Borok of Newark Venture Partners. They are not only some of the biggest champions of growth in audio, but they are […] The post Investing in the Growth of Audio appeared...

This week we welcome Fatima Zaidi, CEO and Founder of Quill, Inc.  In this episode, Fatima dives deep into the value of having a sonic identity and branded podcast strategy for brands.  She also discusses branded content creation on podcasts, and how the burgeoning channel can provide value for brands beyond the standard commercial break. The post The Branded Podcast...

This week we welcome Shantae Howell, Creative Director at Acast. She talks about branded content creation on podcasts and how the burgeoning channel can provide value for brands beyond the standard commercial break. The post Measuring the Value of Branded Content appeared first on The Sonic Truth .

Listen as adtech and podcasting expert Bryan Barletta shares with our host, Scott Simonelli, why podcasting is the space for brands to be in 2022. The post Making Your Podcast Ads Profitable – with Bryan Barletta appeared first on The Sonic Truth .

Welcome back to The Sonic Truth! We are thrilled to kick off Season 5 with the President of Katz Digital Audio, Scott Porretti. Scott Porretti and our host Scott Simonelli discuss the impact a state’s COVID vaccination campaign had on the unvaccinated with data collected using Veritonic’s new brand lift capabilities. Read the case study […] The post Measuring the Impact of Podcast Ads on Vac...

Most brands concentrate on the question, “What is our voice?” Our guest on this episode, Shira Atkins, CMO and Co-founder of Wonder Media Network, points out the more important question for brands to ask is, “Who are the voices of the people we want to support and align with?”  This week we bring to you a great […] The post Does your brand sound like it cares? – With Won...

Download the 2021 Audio Logo Index here to follow along during the discussion or go to thesonictruth.com and download the index from the episode description.  On this week’s episode of The Sonic Truth podcast, we welcome the CMO of Audacy, Paul Suchman. Paul and our host Scott Simonelli start by discussing Audacy’s rebrand (formerly Entercom). Next they get […] The post H...

Click to reserve the 2021 Audio Logo Index or go to veritonic.com to reserve. On this episode, we’re in conversation with Seth Goldberg, VP of Brand Strategy and Bruce Henderson, Chief Creative Officer of SmileDirectClub. While SmileDirectClub is the first and largest direct-to-consumer tele-dentistry company, their brand promises something bigger: it’s about giving people con...