Audio Advertising

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. announced that it has completed its acquisition of Stitcher and is moving forward as the premier full-service platform for podcast creators, publishers, and advertisers. With this acquisition, SiriusXM adds Stitcher, a longtime pioneer in podcasting, to its leading audio entertainment platform. Alongside Pandora, Simplecast, and AdsWizz, Stitcher strengthens SiriusXM's position in this fast-growing area. By combining Stitcher's leading programming and advertising networks with SiriusXM's existing…

Big Brother’s new reality multiplayer mobile game first to offer audio advertising with pass on listenership For the first time audio advertising has been designed into the gameplay experience in globally popular reality format AudioMob, the pioneer of audio advertising in mobile games and one of Google’s most exciting startups, has teamed up with Banijay’s award winning game studio 9th Impact, to put audio advertising at the heart of its Big Brother MMO mobile game which is launched, thrilling gamers and fans worldwide.…

Partnership with Vibenomics extends AOOH offering to reach in-store retailers at the point-of-purchase Vistar Media, the leading global provider of software for Digital-Out-of-Home (DOOH), is launching the first real-time bidding exchange for Audio-Out-of-Home advertising (AOOH). This offering is available via Vistar’s open exchange or through private marketplace (PMP) deals. Earlier this year, Vistar partnered with Vibenomics, a location-based AOOH advertising and experience company, to embrace AOOH and all that it…

Leading data science company Claritas has released a Podcast Survey entitled "Podcast Campaign Lift: A Guide to Accurately Analyzing Campaign Conversion Rates."

It’s hard to think of the phrase “I’m lovin’ it” and not immediately recall the “ba-da-ba-ba-ba” of the McDonald’s jingle. It’s catchy, appealing and has been repeated so often, that, love it or hate it, it’s etched in your brain like a pop song from high school. Chances are that the sounds you hear when you power up your laptop, log into Netflix or make a Skype call are also instantly familiar. These simple sonic signatures are easy to recall and exert a powerful influence over your emotions and behavior. Yet it’s a wonder…

Leading CTV Data Marketplace Expands Cookie-less Audience Targeting across 80MM+ Connected U.S. Homes In the second quarter of 2020, nearly forty percent of the brands and agencies using third-party data with the Tru Optik Data Marketplace for Connected TV (CTV) and smart speakers advertising campaigns, did so for the first time. With the massive growth in audience size, increased attention across streaming media platforms and concerns regarding brand safety on social media – advertisers demand and require scalable,…

Digital payment technology was already rapidly removing the need to physically exchange money long before the COVID-19 crisis came along. Recently published data suggests a significant decline in the use of cash in recent months as people concerned with associated health risks turn to the burgeoning array of digital services enabling people to control their income or expenditure such as mobile apps, websites and e-commerce experiences. But, consumers are also switching in large numbers to contactless payments in-store…

Online, in-app gaming is an estimated $65billion (£51billion) industry with huge, highly engaged audiences ranging across all age groups, gender and geos. Gaming has never been more popular than in the current moment with 45% more time now devoted to the medium since the Covid-19 crisis. Yet in-app advertising, which forms a significant portion of this revenue, has always posed a challenge for both publisher and advertiser, where traditional video and display advertising can be disruptive to the gaming experience. This can…

Today’s AdTech Roundup covers the latest in Native and Programmatic Advertising, Technology, TV Advertising, Audience Data announcements from Salespanel,  Adelphic, Bonzai, Digicel and Adverttu. Salespanel Launches Low-Cost B2B Facebook Advertising Software to Help Companies Engage  B2B marketing software Salespanel launches an advertising feature to help customers market to their business clients and properly engage them through the crisis, as people now spend more time on Facebook. Facebook advertising is usually more…

Veritone One was chosen for its audio advertising expertise and AI-powered performance analytics for radio, podcast and streaming advertising Veritone One, one of the world’s leading performance influencer and audio advertising agencies, announced that Purple, a leader in comfort innovation and the creator of the renowned Purple® Mattress, has selected Veritone One as an agency of record for audio advertising. Purple chose Veritone One for the agency’s audio advertising expertise and unmatched performance assessment,…

The IoT allows more and more consumers to have an online presence almost 24/7 via devices: smartphones, tablets, smart boxes and sticks, smart speakers, watches — you name it. These developments open new opportunities for companies to reach and engage with their customers. Advertisers who opt for programmatic ads level up their marketing game in targeting various types of audiences. However, in 2020, it’s not just the programmatic that matters, but the type of content you choose — visual ads alone are no longer enough to…

Trinity Audio, the leading audio content platform, is now a member of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Audio Committee - a group of select media companies, brands and technology firms working on developing solutions that improve the interactive audio advertising and marketing ecosystem. The Audio Committee׳s goal is to establish industry guidance by creating standards and best practices to help bring clarity to the audio marketplace. Marketing Technology News: TEKLYNX Awarded 2020 Stevie® for Historic Customer…

AdsWizz New Self-Serve Platform Makes Premium Audio Advertising Accessible to Smaller Buyers AudioGO, the new self-serve audio ad-buying service from AdsWizz, announced new partners that will expand its footprint and empower more small businesses and agencies to run audio ads. AudioGO currently aggregates premium audio inventory from leading audio publishers in one easy-to-use platform to meet the needs of advertisers seeking an affordable way to expand into digital audio. The platform is specifically designed for smaller…

Influencer Bridge Gives Content Creators Unprecedented Access to Advertisers and Enables Them to Monetize Their Content through Sponsored Ad Placements Veritone One, one of the world’s largest full-service performance-based audio advertising and media agencies, announced the launch of Influencer Bridge, the first of a series of innovative new advertising services. Influencer Bridge is a pay-per-performance advertising platform for influential audio and video content creators on today’s top media channels like podcasts,…

While Audio Advertising has been relatively consistent for the better part of 50 years, it’s now going through a massive transformation. It’s no longer as simple as putting out a big (and often impersonal) ad campaign in an effort to reach the people you’re trying to reach. Today, it’s all about reaching the right people via the right platform at precisely the right moment while giving them a much more targeted and personalized experience. Over the past 15 years, we’ve watched the industry progress from “radio” to “audio”…

Enables Advanced Audience Targeting and Cross-Device Measurement for Political and Issue Campaigns The 2020 U.S. election cycle is expected to be the most expensive in history with an anticipated $10 billion or more being spent on advertising to influence voters across the nation. Successful campaigns will acknowledge the major changes in media consumption behavior and leverage new advanced targeting capabilities to reach specific audiences across over-the-top TV (OTT), connected TV (CTV) and streaming audio. Tru Optik,…

New Leading Digital Media Company Connects Brands to Multicultural Consumers at Scale Isabel Rafferty Wins Culture Marketing Council 2019 Rising Star Award Canela Media, a leading digital media technology company, announced its official launch in the US market to provide brands with the best of both worlds - the ability to reach multicultural consumers at scale with general market technology and know how. Canela Media’s founder and CEO Isabel Rafferty, recipient of Culture Marketing Council’s 2019 Rising Star…

While audio advertising has been relatively consistent for the better part of 50 years, it’s now going through a massive transformation. It’s no longer as simple as putting out a big (and often impersonal) ad campaign in an effort to reach the people you’re trying to reach. Today, it’s all about reaching the right people via the right platform at precisely the right moment while giving them a much more targeted and personalized experience. Over the past 15 years, we’ve watched the industry progress from “radio” to “audio”…

The competitive diversity scenario i.e. all-against-all will greatly intensify across the global television advertising market throughout 2019. Global platforms with bottomless pockets will quickly penetrate local markets; local traditional players will produce and license premium content for big platforms; technology will accelerate the disintermediation from large producers and rights holders to audiences; successful subscription models will be accompanied by new non-advertising formulas; traditional and virtual…

Using Instreamatic’s AI-Powered Technology, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Will Create Voice-Enabled Ads for Brands and Place Them with Publishers Leveraging Instreamatic’s Platform Instreamatic.ai, the platform for voice-enabled ads that allows media companies and advertisers to measure, manage, and monetize audio content by utilizing interactive voice AI technology, and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, one of the largest media advertising groups in Japan, announced a new partnership to introduce AI-powered interactive voice…