Arielle and Bryan interview Sounds Profitable artist Jake Crowe, and talk about his inspirations, his process for designing the art of SP, and how everybody can draw. Jake Crowe Article: https://soundsprofitable.com/update/podscape-podcast Join Jakes Newsletter!: https://crowebot.ck.page/7b26e3390b Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable.com and Arielle Nissenblatt Audio engineering by Ian Powell Executive produced by Evo Terra of Simpler Media Special tha...
Dec 20, 2021•25 min•Ep. 12
What are the benefits of having in-app subscription services for your podcast? What are the downfalls? Is it worth the experiment to give them a try? Hosts Bryan Barletta and Arielle Nissenblatt speak with guest Lindsay Graham about his experience with subscription services, and talk about ideas for the future of the technology. Lindsay Graham of Airship Article: https://soundsprofitable.com/update/paid-subscriptions-hidden-costs Link discussed in Episode: https://soundsprofitable.com/update/app...
Dec 13, 2021•40 min•Ep. 11
Thanks for listening! A few links from this week:Spotify's announcement: https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/27/spotify-says-u-s-podcast-listeners-now-use-its-service-more-than-apple-podcasts/ A Vice article about the "battle" between Pandora and Spotify: https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy8q8a/how-pandora-won-its-royalty-battle-but-lost-the-war-to-spotify Pacific Content's 2022 Predictions article: https://blog.pacific-content.com/in-the-year-2022-320f4c175f6f Infinite Dial Live at Podcast Movement E...
Dec 10, 2021•13 min•Ep. 23
This week, Bryan and Arielle chat about podcasts they love, why third party research matters, and why you should care about studies. Guest Gabriel Soto from Edison research speaks with Bryan on the Latino Podcast Segment, studies done by Edison, and how much Bryan loves data. Gabriel Soto of Edison Research https://soundsprofitable.com/update/invest-in-latino-podcast-segment Link discussed in Episode: https://soundsprofitable.com/update/free-podcast-survey Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of So...
Dec 06, 2021•34 min•Ep. 10
Bryan's family is a bit under the weather, so we've taken the week off. But this gap in programming has allowed us to replay one of our favorite episodes, with guest Marcus dePaula, discussing how your current audio equipment influences how people perceive you in modern business. Cheers everyone! Marcus dePaula of Podcast Audio Lab https://soundsprofitable.com/update/audio-quality-and-your-brand Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable.com and Arielle Nisse...
Nov 29, 2021•36 min•Ep. 9
The six-country study we recently completed on in-car radio: https://www.worlddab.org/news/blogs/89/car-buyers-survey-2021 A tribute to Rosalie Trombley from Sean Ross: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/10-songs-cklw-curated-for-me-rosalie-trombley-bryan-adams-7325434/ The Infinite Dial UK: https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-infinite-dial-2021-uk-save-the-date/ The Top 50 Podcasts, Q3 2021: https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-top-50-most-listened-to-podcasts-in-the-u-s-q3-2021/ Sign up f...
Nov 26, 2021•14 min•Ep. 22
Does your podcast need to be monetized? Or can it just be a fun hobby? And does the normal road to monetization fit what you're looking for, or should you be looking into alternate means? Listen as hosts Bryan and Arielle, and guest Alban Brooke, discuss the differences you should distinguish, and the data behind those decisions. Alban Brooke of Buzzsprout https://soundsprofitable.com/update/anchor-serious-ad-channel Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable...
Nov 22, 2021•37 min•Ep. 8
Sometimes the best fix is being provided by someone else, and there's no shame in using it. In fact, that useful tool may be exactly what your company needs, at a more fair price. Arielle and Bryan talk with James Avery of Kevel about how it's even more than buy vs build with podcast technology, in that is should be "buy and then build upon". James Avery of Kevel https://soundsprofitable.com/update/buy-vs-build Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable.com a...
Nov 15, 2021•36 min•Ep. 7
The Spoken Word Audio Report (SWAR!) https://www.nationalpublicmedia.com/insights/reports/the-spoken-word-audio-report/ GWAR (GWAR!) https://gwar.net NY Times analysis of Spotify Data: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/opinion/sunday/favorite-songs.html My 2019 piece on why Spotify is getting into podcasting: https://tomwebster.media/spotify-music-and-podcasting-the-meteor-is-coming/ Who Was Prince? https://www.dcpofficial.com/who-was-prince A better explainer of NFTs than I am: https://www.the...
Nov 12, 2021•19 min•Ep. 21
What's the difference between a synthetic voice and a deep fake? And what's the most ethical way to use this amazing technology? Sean King joins hosts Bryan Barletta and Arielle Nissenblatt to discuss the future of synthetic voices, and Sounds Profitable's recent foray into the Spanish language. Sean King of Veritone One https://soundsprofitable.com/update/sounds-proftable-in-spanish Check out the Open Voice Network Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable....
Nov 08, 2021•40 min•Ep. 6
Pete Birsinger joins us to talk about the benefits of a Sounds Profitable Product Deepdive, and why Podscribe has been such a huge supporter. Pete Birsinger of Podscribe https://soundsprofitable.com/update/deepdive-into-adtech Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable.com and Arielle Nissenblatt Audio engineering by Ian Powell Executive produced by Evo Terra of Simpler Media Special thanks to James Cridland of Podnews Podcast hosting and dynamic insertion wi...
Nov 01, 2021•36 min•Ep. 5
A data slide of the Independent Podcast Listening Audience can be found at http://ihearthin.gs James Cridland's analysis of the Spotify news (recommended): https://podnews.net/update/spotify-q321 Source data for the Spotify announcement: https://tomwebster.media/the-most-important-question-in-podcasting-2021/ Understanding Podcast Stats, again from James Cridland: https://podnews.net/article/understanding-podcast-statisticshttps://podnews.net/article/understanding-podcast-statistics John Spurloc...
Oct 29, 2021•18 min•Ep. 20
Lets learn about lift reports and audience insights, and what those can do for you and your company. Megan Johnson of Podsights https://soundsprofitable.com/update/audience-insights Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable.com and Arielle Nissenblatt Audio engineering by Ian Powell Executive produced by Evo Terra of Simpler Media Special thanks to James Cridland of Podnews Podcast hosting and dynamic insertion wizardry by Whooshkaa Sounds Profitable Theme w...
Oct 25, 2021•32 min•Ep. 4
My Podcast Movement keynote: https://youtu.be/Ggy6Bs1FsLI Underlying data and observations about Facebook: https://tomwebster.media/the-most-important-question-in-podcasting-2021/ Support the show at Buy Me A Coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Tomwebster See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 22, 2021•8 min•Ep. 19
This week, Sounds Profitable talks sound quality with Marcus dePaula, and how a good microphone can both save AND make you money. Marcus dePaula of Podcast Audio Lab https://soundsprofitable.com/update/audio-quality-and-your-brand Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable.com and Arielle Nissenblatt Audio engineering by Ian Powell Executive produced by Evo Terra of Simpler Media Special thanks to James Cridland of Podnews Podcast hosting and dynamic insertio...
Oct 18, 2021•35 min•Ep. 3
Check out this Bonus Article featuring the synthetic voices of James Cridland of Podnews and Evo Terra of Podcast Pontifications ! Here's the article: https://soundsprofitable.com/update/sounds-proftable-in-spanish MARVEL.ai: https://www.veritone.com/applications/marvelai/ Join us for more narrated articles!: https://soundsprofitable.supercast.tech/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 14, 2021•11 min•Ep. 47
The Edison Podcast Listener Survey template: https://www.edisonresearch.com/edison-research-podcast-listener-survey/ Buy Me a Coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Tomwebster As always, I appreciate your support, and your subscriptions. You can get the newsletter version of this at http://ihearthin.gs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 14, 2021•7 min•Ep. 18
Sounds Profitable chats with Claire Fanning about the IAB fall podcast UpFronts, and how you should be capitalizing on what we've learned. Claire Fanning of SXM Media https://soundsprofitable.com/update/programmatic-podcast-ads-upfront Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable.com and Arielle Nissenblatt Audio engineering by Ian Powell Executive produced by Evo Terra of Simpler Media Special thanks to James Cridland of Podnews Podcast hosting and dynamic ins...
Oct 11, 2021•52 min•Ep. 2
Join Bryan and new cohost Arielle Nissenblatt as they discuss what's coming in Season Two of Sounds Profitable. ___Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable.com and Arielle Nissenblatt Audio engineering by Ian Powell Executive produced by Evo Terra of Simpler Media Special thanks to James Cridland of Podnews Podcast hosting and dynamic insertion wizardry by Whooshkaa Sounds Profitable Theme written by Tim Cameron Join the feed at https://soundsprofitable.sup...
Oct 04, 2021•20 min•Ep. 1
The Tucker Carlson graph Most recent Share of Ear Share of Ear by device Support the show at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Tomwebster Subscribe to the I Hear Things newsletter at http://tomwebster.media...
Oct 01, 2021•14 min•Ep. 17
The Sounds Profitable podcast started impulsively as a way to test out the amazing ad tech I talk about. It's always been important to me that the people who talk about the technology know how to use it hands on and absolutely know what their clients experience. Now after 30 episodes and just finishing up our first year of Sounds Profitable as a newsletter, we're taking a month to completely reformat and improve the podcast to make it a better listening experience. For the month of September I w...
Sep 26, 2021•30 min•Ep. 34
The Facebook opportunity for podcasting: https://tomwebster.media/accidental-podcast-listeners/ The WSJ reporting on The Facebook Files: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-files-11631713039 Twitter: Before And After Trump: https://www.edisonresearch.com/twitter-before-and-after-trump/ Unfriending Facebook: https://medium.com/swlh/unfriending-facebook-new-research-on-why-people-like-facebook-less-74894b927a0 The newsletter edition of this podcast: http://tomwebster.media/podcasting-for-con...
Sep 24, 2021•13 min•Ep. 16
The Sounds Profitable podcast started impulsively as a way to test out the amazing ad tech I talk about. It's always been important to me that the people who talk about the technology know how to use it hands on and absolutely know what their clients experience. Now after 30 episodes and just finishing up our first year of Sounds Profitable as a newsletter, we're taking a month to completely reformat and improve the podcast to make it a better listening experience. For the month of September I w...
Sep 19, 2021•32 min•Ep. 33
Most of the podcasts I talk about are found on the Podcasts page of my website: https://tomwebster.media/podcasts/ You'll have to go to Spotify for Deep Six: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ZeM4Zf9RVknahbM4gk8dS?si=NS9ME2l1TzyPa6l2e_rIIg&dl_branch=1 And I rescued the Mitch Joel episode of The Friday Five here: https://soundcloud.com/tomwebster/mitch-joel-on-2013-05-24-at-0803output See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 17, 2021•29 min•Ep. 15
The Sounds Profitable podcast started impulsively as a way to test out the amazing ad tech I talk about. It's always been important to me that the people who talk about the technology know how to use it hands on and absolutely know what their clients experience. Now after 30 episodes and just finishing up our first year of Sounds Profitable as a newsletter, we're taking a month to completely reformat and improve the podcast to make it a better listening experience. For the month of September I w...
Sep 12, 2021•35 min•Ep. 32
Writers' Workshops, but for podcasters. That's the tweet ;) Also: an extended meditation on failing, failing fast, and the "just ship it" mentality.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 10, 2021•12 min•Ep. 14
The Sounds Profitable podcast started impulsively as a way to test out the amazing ad tech I talk about. It's always been important to me that the people who talk about the technology know how to use it hands on and absolutely know what their clients experience. Now after 30 episodes and just finishing up our first year of Sounds Profitable as a newsletter, we're taking a month to completely reformat and improve the podcast to make it a better listening experience. For the month of September I w...
Sep 05, 2021•29 min•Ep. 31
Today we talk about whether or not podcasts and broadcasts are two great tastes that taste great together. I also reveal the six phases of radio's relationship with podcasting, the four things radio can do to showcase podcasts effectively, and quote from the great philospher H.I. McDunnough.Full text at http://ihearthin.gs "First Listen: KYCY" from May 2005: https://www.edisonresearch.com/first_listen_ky/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 02, 2021•21 min•Ep. 13
Let’s talk Podcasting! In the last episode of Sounds Profitable’s first season, Bryan speaks with producer Evo Terra, and editor Ian Powell to talk about the ins and outs of making a podcast, and what they’ve learned for Season 2.Key Links: Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions Ian Powell of Ian Powell Audio Article: https://soundsprofitable.com/update/finally-a-podcast Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable.com Audio engineering by Ian Powell Executive ...
Aug 29, 2021•31 min•Ep. 30
There’s two sides to attribution. Hang out with Bryan and Omer as they talk about the great feeling of helping creators get the revenue they need to keep their visions going, by getting them good attribution.Key Links: Omer Jilani of Claritas Article: https://soundsprofitable.com/update/tracking-podcast-ad-performance ---- ___Credits: Hosted by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable - bryan@soundsprofitable.com Audio engineering by Ian Powell Executive produced by Evo Terra of Simpler Media Special...
Aug 22, 2021•28 min•Ep. 29
