De-risking audio advertising — Scott Simonelli // Veritonic

Scott Simonelli, CEO of Veritonic, talks about how to accurately measure the ROI of your podcast. In order for your marketing efforts to be effective, your ads actually have to be seen by humans. Likewise, audio ads will have no effect if the right audience isn’t hearing them and tracking their performance means looking at multiple tools. Today, Scott discusses de-risking your audio advertising.
About the speaker

Scott Simonelli

Veritonic

 - Veritonic

Scott is CEO of Veritonic

Show Notes

  • 02:24
    De
    You should have an audio strategy managed by someone or a dedicated team. Brands like Indeed have become household names very quickly using this approach.
  • 05:01
    Managing the ad content creation process
    The person in charge of this process is tasked with determining your measuring platforms. So, theyre looking at where spend should occur, whats effective, and whether the ad worked.
  • 07:52
    Competitive intelligence and choosing partners to work with
    Competitive intelligence is being used to figure out where people are spending and where your audience is. It can also dictate the kinds of ads and content that will likely bring success.
  • 10:50
    Retargeting and improved data opportunities
    With retargeting, your advertising gets the chance to be more effective. You have a better cross section of people's behavior and youre better able to understand multitouch attribution.
  • 13:28
    Why podcast advertising works
    Audio creates an emotional relationship with listeners and is likely to elicit an emotional response. While theres some wayto go in terms of tracking, the digital audio space is constantly improving.

Quotes

  • "Your audio strategy should be led by somebody. I know this sounds basic, but it's just not happening. And the brands who are doing it are crushing it and they become household names in a hurry." -Scott Simonelli, CEO, Veritonic

  • "If you have a retargeting component, you have a better cross section of how people are behaving. And you're step closer to understanding multitouch attribution." -Scott Simonelli, CEO, Veritonic

  • "Audio is the most powerful media for creating an emotional and visceral response. It creates a very personal relationship with the listener and thats why podcast advertising is working." -Scott Simonelli, CEO, Veritonic

About the speaker

Scott Simonelli

Veritonic

 - Veritonic

Scott is CEO of Veritonic

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