Podcast Advertising Best Practices — Todd Cochrane // Blubrry Podcasting

Todd Cochrane, CEO of Blubrry Podcasting, talks about podcast secrets that you need to know. If you have the budget to buy on a wider scale, podcast advertising can drive significant volume to your website. However, rather than just getting your ads on podcasts with massive audiences, you must do your due diligence to ensure that you’re investing in podcasts that resonate with your target audience. Today, Todd discusses podcast advertising best practices.
About the speaker

Todd Cochrane

Blubrry Podcasting

 - Blubrry Podcasting

Todd is the CEO of Blubrry Podcasting

Show Notes

  • 01:59
    The best ways to leverage podcast advertising
    When getting started in podcast advertising, start with shows you already love and trust. Buy 90 days' worth of advertising spots to allow the ad and your companys story to grow over time
  • 05:43
    Identifying the right shows to run podcast advertisements on
    Shows with medium or smaller sized audiences are more intimate and listeners are more likely to act on ads. Select shows that reach your target audience, ensure your creative is good, and CTA is clear and easy to remember.
  • 08:00
    What you should be paying for podcast advertising
    Its important to have a realistic expectation of what the ROI will be when advertising on a show. So, you should determine what your acquisition costs are and then you can determine if youre getting value for your spend on podcast advertising.

Quotes

  • "The thing about podcast advertising that makes it very unique is that the listener has opted in to listen to that content. They just aren't randomly being subjected to it like you are on the radio." -Todd Cochrane, CEO, Blubrry Podcasting

  • "Podcast advertising often delivers multiple times higher performance than any other type of advertising media." -Todd Cochrane, CEO, Blubrry Podcasting

  • "I believe if you're going to do advertising by buying space on a podcast, you should buy about 90 days worth of that content." -Todd Cochrane, CEO, Blubrry Podcasting

  • "Podcast advertising, if you have the budget to buy on a wider scale, can drive significant volume to your website." -Todd Cochrane, CEO, Blubrry Podcasting

  • "Shows that have a medium or smaller size audience are more intimate with that audience and those listeners are more than more likely to act upon the ad." -Todd Cochrane, CEO, Blubrry Podcasting

  • "The more broad the topic of the audience, then you are probably going to be down in the $20 and $25 CPM levels." -Todd Cochrane, CEO, Blubrry Podcasting

  • "The reason I've been able to hold a specific sponsor since 2005 on my own personal podcast is I deliver the value that they expect every month for the compensation that I earn." -Todd Cochrane, CEO, Blubrry Podcasting

  • "If you're spending $30 to acquire a new customer in other mediums, you would expect that the acquisition cost and podcasting would be lower." -Todd Cochrane, CEO, Blubrry Podcasting

About the speaker

Todd Cochrane

Blubrry Podcasting

 - Blubrry Podcasting

Todd is the CEO of Blubrry Podcasting

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