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It can be hard to measure the effect of advertising on in-person sales. Men’s Wearhouse partnered with measurement agency Ovative to see what was working.

Greg Glenday weighs in on why Acast is resisting the allure of video, the trade-offs of accepting political ad bucks and positioning influencer marketing as audio’s entry point into the omnichannel mix.

Brands need more automated tools for buying podcast ads at scale, says Publicis Groupe. Now, Barometer will provide brand safety rankings for all of Acast’s podcast inventory to assist pre-campaign planning.

if programmatic audio keeps chugging along in its growth, it could make up a sizable share of audio in a few years’ time.

Telling, a new podcast media agency and consultancy, is zeroing in on performance marketing in the UK and European markets.

The dynamic creative company A Million Ads, which focuses on the audio market, launched a new personalization product Wednesday that changes creative elements like voice, sound effects and companion images based on who the customer is.

Podcasting is still growing at a fast clip – two times faster than digital advertising overall. But it’s in the midst of a slowdown. In a sign of the podcasting pullback, Thursday’s IAB Podcast Upfront took place over one day, versus last year’s three-day event.

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Podcast listeners bear a striking resemblance to CTV audiences. The majority (62%) of weekly podcast listeners regularly stream ad-supported content, according to research from Acast, a podcast monetization and distribution platform.

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Titans Are Tired So many entertainment hubs – Netflix, Amazon Prime and Freevee, Paramount+ and sister app Pluto TV, Apple TV+, HBO Max, Discovery+ and the Disney triumvirate of Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+ – so little time. Which means there just isn’t […]

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. An Influx Of In-Ear Influencer Inventory Outside of hard news and true crime, podcasting has come to be dominated by influencers. Advertisers are increasingly trying to capitalize on internet celebrities’ and reality TV stars’ massive followings through the tried-and-true podcast marketing method of […]

The podcast market is growing like crazy, with ad spend set to break $2 billion by 2023, double the number eMarketer has forecasted for this year. But there are still a few roadblocks standing in the way. Measurement is a big one. “It’s the elephant in the room,” says Elli Dimitroulakos, head of automation in […]

  Lack of measurement has long deterred brands from investing heavily in podcasts. Apple, which has dominated podcast listening in the United States for years, has a history of obscuring how many people actually heard an ad after downloading a podcast episode through its player. That left brand advertisers to negotiate for CPMs without knowing […]

The podcast industry has been on a crazy ride for the past month and a half. As people spend more time at home, listeners are still gravitating toward their favorite programs, but they’re engaging at different times of day and through home devices such as smart speakers. In the initial days of the pandemic, podcast […]

The podcast industry is in flux, with more content moving behind paywalls and under big streaming platforms. Podcast hosting and analytics platform Acast wants to keep podcasts accessible across all listening apps. To do that, it’s acquired Pippa, another podcast hosting and analytics platform that works with independent creators, the company said Thursday. Terms of […]

Swedish podcast advertising and distribution platform Acast raised $35 million in a Series C funding round from a group of European investors. The latest round, announced Wednesday, brings the company’s total funding to $67 million. Acast, which operates in eight countries, will use the funds to expand into new and non-English speaking markets and develop […]

The BBC is testing audio ads for the first time in its 96-year history. The British broadcasting giant is partnering with podcast platform Acast to monetize inventory outside of the UK in a deal announced Tuesday. The ads will only run on podcasts accessed by international audiences. Because the BBC operates as a public service […]