Author: Stacey Hultgren

Stacey brings nearly 20 years of digital advertising experience, leading advancements in ad quality, brand safety, audibility, and contextual targeting across AdsWizz and SiriusXM Media. As Director of Ad Quality, she drives major podcast and audio verification initiatives, develops AI-powered contextual solutions, and helped launch industry-first measurement tools with partners like Barometer, The Trade Desk, and the now-retired Oracle Moat platform. She also serves as SiriusXM’s Brand Safety and TAG Compliance Officer and contributes to key industry groups.

Barometer and AdsWizz Unlock Scale Through Episode-Level Context

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Podcast advertising has reached a level of maturity that demands more advanced infrastructure, but some of the systems supporting it still haven’t caught up.  Global podcast ad spend is forecasted to reach roughly $5.5 billion by 2026, making podcasting one of the fastest-growing advertising channels. Yet many brands still struggle to scale podcast investment because...

Inside the Global Shift Reshaping Podcast Advertising

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Podcasting has always been a medium built on intention. Listeners choose voices they trust, stay for full stories, and engage with a level of focus that most digital formats struggle to capture. That depth of attention continues to drive the growth of podcast advertising around the world. NumberEight’s new report, Global Podcast Advertising Compass, supported by...

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