Fragmented, volatile identity signals are making it harder for audio to earn the spend and credit it deserves. Many audio impressions arrive without consistent identity. Sometimes identifiers do exist, but they aren’t shared with DSPs in a way that makes them usable. At the same time, many advertisers have not made the same investments in...
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Simplify Audio Advertising Reporting with AdsWizz
In audio advertising, reporting should empower teams to move faster and make better decisions. But too often, it becomes time-consuming manual work, from rebuilding recurring reports to jumping between disconnected workflows and pulling the same insights from multiple systems. We’re making reporting simpler with a new unified experience across AudioServe, AudioMatic, AudioMax, and AudioGo. The...
How Podcasts Are Driving Audio and Video Convergence
For years, media planning treated audio, video, and social media as separate entities operating in silos. Now, this channel-based approach is rapidly becoming obsolete. One look at modern audience behavior confirms why: audiences now move fluidly across formats, even if the underlying buying and delivery systems remain fragmented. Audiences are now platform-agnostic, effortlessly juggling watching...
How to Maximize the Value of Every Podcast Impression
Pricing audio inventory shouldn’t feel like guesswork, but for many publishers, it still does. How much is an impression actually worth? Why does one show command a $25 CPM while another struggles to reach $8? And how much of that difference is within your control? CPM benchmarks provide a useful starting point, but they don’t...
Barometer and AdsWizz Unlock Scale Through Episode-Level Context
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...
Breaking the Attention Barrier With Second Screen Video Retargeting
Your audience isn’t glued to one screen anymore. They move between audio, mobile, and Connected TV (CTV) throughout the day, often within just a few hours. Someone might listen to a podcast during a commute, browse on a laptop later, then unwind with CTV in the evening. For advertisers, this shift provides new ways to...
Simplecast Unifies Video and Audio for Growth and Discovery
Podcasting has always been personal. That feeling of connection, hearing a host’s voice, spending time with ideas that matter—it’s what has attracted audiences in from the start. But as podcasting continues to grow and evolve, so have the ways people discover new shows. According to Edison Research’s Infinite Dial, 33% of weekly podcast listeners in...
Why a Unified Audio Marketplace Is the Future of Audio Buying
Advertisers aren’t questioning the value of audio anymore. This channel works, and everyone knows it. Recent insights from Edison Research show that digital and streaming audio now reaches 76% of Americans aged 12 and up, and 158 million people in the US listen to podcasts every month. With an audience that large, the real challenge...
How Innovation Is Redefining the Listener Experience
The world of audio is changing exponentially, driven by innovation and measurable impact. According to Sounds Profitable’s 2025 research, podcast advertising achieves an 86% ad recall rate among its most active listeners—proof that well-crafted audio content sticks with audiences long after they’ve tuned out. For brands seeking to connect more deeply with their audience, sound...
Hit the Right Note With Contextual Music Targeting
Ever Notice How the Right Song Can Change Your Entire Mood? Now imagine your ad appearing right then, in sync with that feeling. With contextual music targeting available across AudioMax, AudioServe, and AudioMatic, advertisers can reach listeners in the moments that matter most. With three powerful targeting capabilities, advertisers can now move past mood to...