Here is a very detailed and lengthy article on podcast advertising for customer acquisition. Maybe you haven’t listened to a podcast in a while. For that reason, you might incorrectly assume that potential customers wouldn’t be listening to podcasts either. Use these tips and tricks to get the most out of podcast advertising.
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Brands like Dollar Shave Club, Squarespace, and ZipRecruiter have deployed podcast advertising for user acquisition for years, but it’s still a channel that flies under the radar. We have managed tens of millions of dollars in podcast ad spend for challenger brands and market leaders alike, and are eager to share some tricks of the trade.
If you want to test in a channel where early adopters are being rewarded with both attractive CAC and scale, here’s what you need to know:
- Podcast advertising is used very successfully as a direct-response channel with CAC on par with other consideration-stage activities. It is not just for awareness.
- Podcast reach is very good, reaching 51% of US audiences aged 12+ monthly.
- Ads read by hosts outperform canned “programmatic” ads.
- Tracking is harder than most digital channels and the cost to test the channel is higher than most digital channels.
Who listens, who advertises, and why bother?
Podcast listeners are a sought after group – the audience trends towards educated, early adopters with a high household income. You can find this profile elsewhere, but what makes podcasts unique is that they are choosing to consume that particular content time and time again. The host becomes a trusted voice to deliver them not only interesting stories and banter, but information on companies as well.
Often podcast advertisers are newcomers or start-ups, and the podcast ad might be the first time the listener has heard about that company. Having the first touch with consumers be from a thorough, personal, and often funny host-read interaction is incredibly valuable and helps brands jump over the credibility hurdle. Compare that to an impersonal banner ad, and I’d choose a podcast ad every time.
