“Podcasters are essentially the most inventive, fastest-growing, numerous wave of influencers to hit content material and advertising and marketing in years – simply as influencer advertising and marketing extra typically was turning into a key new option to attain audiences. This occasion got here collectively as a result of our podcast creators are deeply invested within the manufacturers and promoting that turn out to be a part of their exhibits, that they requested us to provide them an opportunity to take a seat down with entrepreneurs at scale and discuss what makes host-read inventive work,” mentioned Conan Byrne, CEO of the iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group.
“What actually differentiates podcasting and our iHeartPodcast Community from different mediums is that creators and followers anticipate the promoting to be endemic to the exhibits, typically voiced by the hosts and genuine to the listening expertise. It is a likelihood to roll up your sleeves and co-create, collaborate and showcase the simplicity, velocity and inventive potential of podcasting.”
The iHeartPodcast Community, the main podcast writer globally in response to Podtrac, is dwelling to a few of the largest podcast creators with greater than 800 iHeartPodcasts, all of that are influencer-driven, throughout all kinds of genres from enterprise, sports activities, spirituality and know-how to leisure, household, comedy and true crime – and every thing in between. Based on eMarketer, prior to now two years podcasts and influencers have been the quickest rising promoting channel for entrepreneurs. (68% and 58% advert spend progress respectively in 2023 vs. 2021.)
The occasion will characteristic workshops and provocative, forward-thinking discussions about the way forward for podcast promoting with iHeart’s strongest podcast influencers and revolutionary leaders in advertising and marketing to bridge the hole between creators and types. In breakout classes, creators like Malcolm Gladwell will join with manufacturers on tips on how to perceive his viewers and create a spot that pulls listeners in; whereas host Holly Frey of the profitable Stuff You Missed In Historical past Class podcast will placed on a masterclass in podcast advertising and marketing. Different subjects will embody tips on how to do nice audio influencer advertising and marketing, tips on how to choose creators, tips on how to collaborate with podcast influencers, tips on how to measure their impression on campaigns and extra.
“In case you can have taken comparable to Will Ferrell, Paris Hilton, Bethenny Frankel, Wilmer Valdarrama and different influential hosts as your inventive associate, think about the probabilities and the way highly effective your podcast marketing campaign can be,” mentioned Gayle Troberman, CEO of iHeartMedia. “This can be a breakthrough second for the advert trade to see why podcasting is the quickest rising medium with the bottom ad-skipping charges of any medium.”
“Audio storytelling has proven itself to be such a robust medium over the previous few years. At Pushkin Industries, in partnership with iHeartPodcasts, we’ve been capable of be part of that – creating and empowering a few of the greatest creators at work right now in podcasting,” mentioned Gladwell. “Connecting these creators with precisely the precise model companions is the opposite facet of the coin – a vital a part of our position – and we are able to’t wait to focus exhausting on that a part of the iHeartMedia summit.”
“Podcasting has been such a fantastic house for Black creators and the Black Impact Podcast Community to make an impression whereas retaining inventive imaginative and prescient, particularly with regards to working with manufacturers,” mentioned Charlemagne tha God. “Throughout the previous two years, whereas we’ve constructed the Black Impact, iHeart has all the time been an superior associate, collaborating with us to assist manufacturers discover ways to begin conversations which might be necessary to listeners, and to search out methods to uplift and encourage new, numerous audiences on this wonderful medium.”
“One of many issues that retains me motivated is seeing how podcasting continues to quickly develop and develop, whereas nonetheless sustaining the intimate expertise for listeners. Collaborating with different iHeartPodcast creators and types at this occasion to search out the perfect methods to create compelling podcast advertising and marketing for listeners is thrilling,” mentioned Frey. “I’m trying ahead to sharing my expertise of being a part of the ‘Stuff’ group because it has reached new heights, in addition to gaining recent insights into how manufacturers and creators can collaborate much more successfully to ship unimaginable outcomes.”
Entrepreneurs all in favour of becoming a member of the April summit on the iHeartMedia workplace in New York Metropolis can attain out to b2bmarketing@iheartmedia.com.
