We live in an age where customers are omnipresent. They're everywhere. Your brand needs to be omnipresent, and Sonic Branding is part of that.” Nikhil Arora (Chief Growth Officer, Albert) The Media Roundtable is back! This week we’re giving you all the best insights from our latest Chief Audio Officer event, the CAO Messaging Forum in NYC. Stew Redwine (VP of Creative Services, Oxford Road) hosts fellow Oxford Road audiophiles Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road) and James Ingrassia (EVP...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 97
“Media is not math. And anyone who's looking at media from a mathematical perspective is going to end up with the wrong answer and no competitive advantage. Media is human behavior.” Chris Binns, (Chief Strategy Officer, Open X, WPP) The Media Roundtable is back! This week we’re devoting the episode to one question that every Chief Audio Officer should ask themselves: “What’s the core purpose of Audio in an advertiser's ecosystem?” Steven Abraham (President, Oxford Road) hosts fellow Oxford Road...
May 09, 2024•51 min•Ep. 81
You can say you're compliant, but if there's no auditing, you're judging your own homework.” Neal Lucey (EVP, Strategy & Product, Oxford Road) It’s a brand new episode of the Media Roundtable, and we’re tackling the biggest audio stories of the day: big podcast revenues, platforms too big to quit, and becoming a sports giant. Back on the lead microphone, fresh from hosting Ad Infinitum, is Stew Redwine (VP Creative, Oxford Road). Stew’s joined by fellow Oxford Road experts James Ingrassia (E...
May 01, 2024•49 min•Ep. 85
“When we're creating sonic identity systems, [the] people we're dealing with are experts in absolutely everything in their job except this.” Joel Beckerman, Founder of Made Music The world’s only podcast solely dedicated to audio ads is back with a new episode! Presenting Ad Infinitum Season 2, Episode 3 - "Branding with your Eyes Closed." Host Stew Redwine (Oxford Road’s VP of Creative Services) welcomes a person whose name is so synonymous with sonic branding, he needs his own Sonic logo. Joel...
Apr 24, 2024•38 min•Ep. 90
The Media Roundtable is back, and we’re tackling all the nuances of one of the thorniest, most misunderstood, and most rewarding parts of audio advertising: B2B. This deep dive was inspired by the excellent recent report by Pierre Bouvard (Chief Insights Officer, Cumulus Media | Westwood One) on reaching B2B decision-makers through audio. “You can't just say, ‘hey, let's give audio a shot–we're just going to throw a bunch of money at it and see what happens.’ You really need to hone in on what y...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 99
“It's really about consistently showing people you care and just relentlessly reinforcing that the product or service you provide is getting better too.” Jason Calacanis, Entrepreneur and Podcaster In this episode of the Media Roundtable, we’re bringing you a very special fireside chat direct from our recent Chief Audio Officer event in SF. Oxford Road founder and CEO Dan Granger sat down with the one and only Jason Calacanis at the CAO Measurement Forum. Jason’s been shaping the internet for de...
Apr 10, 2024•42 min•Ep. 89
CAOs, did you miss out on Podcast Movement Evolutions? We have the cure for your FOMO right here–an all-new Industry Edition of the Media Roundtable recapping the biggest moments and distilling days of insights into bite-sized chunks with no travel. Dan Granger (Oxford Road founder and CEO) is back on the host microphone, joined by fellow attendees and agents of influence Stew Redwine (Oxford Road VP of Creative Services), Giles Martin, (EVP of Strategy & Insights, Oxford Road), and James In...
Apr 03, 2024•49 min•Ep. 74
AI translation seems all the rage, but it’s so yesterday. At Oxford Road, we're on to bigger and better things. In partnership with GoLocalise, we’re able to offer this week’s Media Roundtable podcast in your native tongue, whatever that may be. While everyone else is hyping up translating podcasts into foreign languages, we're breaking boundaries by making podcasts accessible to animals too! That's right, now your furry friends can absorb knowledge from our industry experts. Forget French, Mand...
Apr 01, 2024•29 min•Ep. 73
C.A.Os you are in luck–we have a new Industry Edition of the Media Roundtable for you and it will not disappoint. Dan Granger (Oxford Road founder and CEO) is hosting again, joined by fellow agents of influence Kristen Duenas, (Associate Media Director, Oxford Road), Giles Martin, (EVP of Strategy & Insights, Oxford Road), and Ricardo Martinez, (VP of Client Services, Oxford Road). And we’re beyond pleased to welcome back James Cridland, the world’s favorite audio futurologist (Podnews, Podc...
Mar 27, 2024•59 min•Ep. 72
The world’s only podcast solely dedicated to audio ads is back with a new episode! Presenting Ad Infinitum Season 2, Episode 2 - "Hosts are People Too." Host Stew Redwine (Oxford Road’s VP of Creative Services) discusses the importance of advertisers keeping in mind the hosts' humanity on the other end of those talking points they’re sending over. He welcomes a real host and real person who’s at the top of his game but always looking to get better–Jordy Meiselas. Jordy’s one of the three Founder...
Mar 20, 2024•38 min•Ep. 71
If you're looking for them to make a great impression with your ad, first, you need to make a great impression on the host.” - Dan Granger (Oxford Road founder and CEO) Chief Audio Officers, it’s time for an all-new Industry Edition of the Media Roundtable. Dan Granger (Oxford Road founder and CEO) is back on the host microphone, joined by fellow agents of influence Kyle Jelinek (Oxford Road VP of Client Strategy) Spencer Semonson (Oxford Road Media Buyer and Planner Extraordinaire), and Neal Lu...
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 70
“[What’s] fascinating about podcasts… is the idea of intimacy that it creates because people so often listen to podcasts while they're doing something else… and so then you become this friend in their ear.” - Joanna Robinson, Podcaster, Author It’s a brand new episode of the Media Roundtable, and for all our Chief Audio Officers, today we’re focusing on the other side of the microphone. That’s right, we have a bonafide star podcast host sitting down with our very Stew Redwine (Oxford Road). Taki...
Mar 06, 2024•41 min•Ep. 69
“If you are an advertiser who tried podcasting in the last two years, and it wasn't all that you ever dreamed it would be, it might be time to revisit it soon... because the performance has gotten better.” Pete Birsinger, CEO & Founder of Podscribe It’s a brand new episode of the Media Roundtable, and we’re going DEEP on data with Podscribe’s Q4 2024 Benchmark report. There’s a treasure trove of insights so we’re sifting, questioning, and transforming them into real action for Chief Audio Of...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 68
“Either do the hard work of finding words that work hard, or use words that make hard work for everyone else.” Mark Pollard, Author of “Strategy is Your Words” The world’s only podcast solely dedicated to audio ads is back with a new season! Presenting Ad Infinitum Season 2, Episode 1 - "Sound Strategy." Host Stew Redwine (Oxford Road’s VP of Creative Services) discusses the importance of strategy in audio advertising and ranks ads from five top audio spenders. But this job is too big for one pe...
Feb 21, 2024•43 min•Ep. 67
“I trusted what [the press] were telling me for the most part… and then social media comes along and says ‘Not so fast democracy!’ and it really just pulls everybody into their corners to never emerge.” Evan Shapiro, Media Cartographer, CEO of ESHAP In this episode of the Media Roundtable, we’re blowing things up and getting back to our roots–talking with a giant who’s making a ruckus about topics we care deeply about–the fragmentation and polarization of media and its impacts on democracy. Back...
Feb 14, 2024•58 min•Ep. 66
“You get to a size where there’s a lot more downside in taking on a risk of switching partners than upside.” - Dan Granger, Oxford Road founder and CEO Attention Chief Audio Officers! We’re back with a very special episode of the Media Roundtable. Dan Granger (Oxford Road founder and CEO) is hosting, joined by audio heavyweight Bryan Barletta, (Partner and Founder at Sounds Profitable) and Oxford Road’s newest Agent of Influence Nathan Aminian (EVP of Operations, Oxford Road). We’re talking abou...
Feb 07, 2024•37 min•Ep. 65
Chief Audio Officers, welcome back to another raucous episode of the Media Roundtable! Dan Granger (Oxford Road founder and CEO) is back to host, joined by fellow agents of influence Kristen Duenas (Associate Media Director, Oxford Road), Stew Redwine (VP of Creative Services, Oxford Road), and everyone’s favorite radio futurologist, James Cridland (Podnews, Podcast Business Journal). We’re talking virtual products, the podcast to TV pipeline, Seekr’s new brand safety bet, the next “cool” era of...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 64
“[Sonic strategy] is the blending of sound science with sound art in order to help us make sound decisions.” Steve Keller, Sonic Strategy Director, SXM Media’s Studio Resonate Ad Infitium, the world’s only podcast solely dedicated to audio ads is back with a very special Season 1 Finale. Presenting Episode 7 - "It's All in the Execution." Host Stew Redwine (Oxford Road’s VP of Creative Services) welcomes two Sound Strategists; Steve Keller, Sonic Strategy Director for SXM Media’s Studio Resonate...
Jan 24, 2024•42 min•Ep. 63
We're chasing something that's easier to transact, but not nearly as valuable as what they could be selling.” Dan Granger, Oxford Road founder and CEO Chief Audio Officers, the Media Roundtable’s back with a roundup of all the industry news you need to know–up this week, preserving and celebrating audio’s quirks. On the host microphone again is Oxford Road founder and CEO, Dan Granger. Joining him are fan-favorites Kyle Jelinek (Oxford Road VP of Client Strategy), James Cridland (Podnews, Podcas...
Jan 17, 2024•59 min•Ep. 62
“[Audio] is the last kitchen table conversation that exists in this country.” - Dan Granger, Founder and CEO of Oxford Roadn Chief Audio Officers, as we plan for 2024, it’s the perfect time to go back and see how well we predicted audio in 2023. Because as Churchill said, “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” So how did Oxford Road do on our 2023 predictions? TL;DR, scary good. Like a 90% hit rate. And not to toot our own crystal ball, but for all the CAOs who care abo...
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 61
Welcome to 2024, Chief Audio Officers! Podcasting is now old enough to order a beer. And of course, the Media Roundtable is back to prepare you for what looks to be a very eventful year in audio. Back as host is Oxford Road founder and CEO, Dan Granger. And by popular demand, we’ve brought back the Wizard of NYU, Steve Goldstein (founder and CEO at Amplifi Media). We’re talking about the big money questions of audio: from CPMs to content investments, and why our theme music is so terrible on thi...
Jan 04, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 60
“To… refer to videos of podcasts as podcasts–every time that happens, a little piece of me dies.” - Skye Pillsbury, Author of The Squeeze It’s almost 2024! So with one ear to the past and one to the future, we’ve assembled an unparalleled group of audio journalists and industry experts. And what’s more, we’ve gotten them to take strong positions on the trends of 2024 that we 100% will hold them to (mostly). Back on the host microphone is Oxford Road founder and CEO Dan Granger with the World’s F...
Dec 27, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 59
We hope you’re stocking up on holiday cheer and doing your last minute shopping because the season’s almost over! Why are we inciting panic? Because it’s time to talk about ads and scarcity. That’s right, the world’s only podcast solely dedicated to audio ads is back with a special edition–a very limited-time offer! We’re covering the Audiolytics™ key components of offer, scarcity, and path. Presenting Ad Infinitum Episode 6 - “Why Now?” Host Stew Redwine (Oxford Road’s VP of Creative Services) ...
Dec 20, 2023•36 min•Ep. 58
"Audio is its own unique language. It has shades of digital, shades of influencer, shades of traditional media–it is all of them and it is none of them." - Dan Granger, Oxford Road Founder & CEO So much happened for audio in 2023 that the Media Roundtable needed to take an inside look at the stories and trends that shaped the soundwaves. Back on the host microphone is Oxford Road founder and CEO, Dan Granger with fellow agents of influence James Ingrassia, Spencer Semonson, and Stew Redwine....
Dec 13, 2023•57 min•Ep. 57
With 2023 almost over, it’s time for the Media Roundtable to look back at the big shifts we’ve seen in the industry. Hosting is Oxford Road founder and CEO, Dan Granger with special guest, Steven Goldstein, an internationally recognized executive and leader in the audio space. Steven is the Founder and CEO of Amplifi Media, an audio innovation firm that’s been shaping soundwaves since the early days of podcasts. Steven’s also behind the top branded podcast in the US, and is an NYU professor teac...
Dec 06, 2023•57 min•Ep. 56
“Don't think you have to solve these problems yourselves–there's 130 years of experiments into how to persuade people more effectively.” Richard Shotton, author of “The Choice Factory” The world’s only podcast solely dedicated to audio ads is back with an all-timer of an episode. Presenting Ad Infinitum Episode 5 - “Trust Factories, or Illusions of Credibility.” Host Stew Redwine (Oxford Road’s VP of Creative Services) welcomes Richard Shotton, author of “The Choice Factory” and “The Illusion of...
Nov 29, 2023•37 min•Ep. 55
Happy Thanksgiving to all our Chief Audio Officers–we’ve got a lot to be thankful for, including an all-new episode of Media Roundtable: Industry Edition! Hosting this auditory feast is Oxford Road Founder and CEO, Dan Granger, with fellow Oxford Road celebrants, Jennifer Laine, Spencer Semonson, and Stew Redwine. We’re talking brands and politics, Spotify’s surprising podcast trend report, and the quarter-trillion marketing engine. Pass the stuffing and let’s dig in. See Privacy Policy at https...
Nov 22, 2023•54 min•Ep. 54
We’re back with an all-new episode of Media Roundtable: Industry Edition! Back on the host microphone is Oxford Road Founder and CEO, Dan Granger. Joining him are fellow Oxford Road luminaries, Neal Lucey, Julia Palermo, and Kyle Jelinek. We’re talking big brand bucks, Bill Gates’ AI podcast picker, podcasting from behind bars, and streaming audio–the quiet juggernaut. Let’s dig in. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-...
Nov 15, 2023•49 min•Ep. 53
Calling all Chief Audio Officers–it’s time for another all-new episode of the Media Roundtable: Special Edition! To give you the tools to ask the right questions, we’re bringing you a deep dive into an issue that has plagued the industry since its inception - “What is a Download?” And we couldn’t ask for a better group of guides on this journey. Making his hosting debut is long-time guest, Oxford Road EVP of Strategy & Insights, Giles Martin. Joining him are fellow Oxford Road Luminary and V...
Nov 08, 2023•50 min•Ep. 52
The old is evaporating very slowly, and the new is trying to find its footing, but nothing is quite where it's going to land for a long period of time.” Dan Granger, Oxford Road Founder and CEO Calling all Chief Audio Officers–it’s time for another all-new episode of the Media Roundtable: Special Edition! Leading us once again is Oxford Road Founder and CEO, Dan Granger. Joining him are fellow Oxford Road Experts Miranda Romano, James Ingrassia, Jennifer Laine, and Giles Martin. Last week in New...
Nov 01, 2023•49 min•Ep. 51
