As podcast audiences broaden, so should advertiser engagement with listeners
The increasing appeal of podcasts to general audiences is exactly why brands and agencies need to be tracking engagement with them and leveraging the opportunities in their marketing strategies and campaigns.
Podcasting today
This issue of Podcasting Today presents an overview of who is listening to podcasts, how often they’re listening, as well as insights into the unique ability of podcasts to drive stronger brand recall than traditional forms of advertising.
Lighter podcast listeners are fueling audience growth
Today, almost half (49%) of U.S. podcast listeners are light users: people who listen anywhere from one to three times a month. That’s a notable contrast from how the industry viewed the typical podcast listener five or 10 years ago.
Reporting in a Mainstream Social Justice Movement World
The Black Lives Matter movement has broken through as a collective mission finding allies across genders, ethnicities, and communities of all sizes.
The Podcast Audience is Growing, But Advertiser Focus Should be Sharpening
41% of U.S. podcast listeners are non-White, which makes the podcast audience more diverse than the country’s total population.
Podcasting Today
While the growth in podcast listeners in the U.S. over the past decade has been dramatic, audience diversity is following a similar path as our national population, as non-White podcast audiences have grown faster than White audiences.
Host-Read Podcast Ads Pack a Brand Recall Punch
Listeners’ affinity for podcast show hosts is just as important from an ad perspective as it is for show content. That’s because the ads that hosts read drive more brand recall than non-host-read ads.
More Than Dialed In: Audio is a Co-Worker Remote Employees Can Rely On
When the pandemic kept consumers in the confines of their respective homes, they turned to their old friend, radio, to keep them company and inform them, as it has always done so reliably throughout history.
Total Audience Report Series
Welcome to The Nielsen Total Audience Report hub, which features the latest reports, data and insights related to the report series. Discover how audiences are connecting with media today and how this is shifting our culture, as well as the advertising and media industry.
Driven to Action: Podcast Listeners are a $302 Billion Opportunity for the Auto Market
Podcast listeners should be high on any auto marketer’s list. According to a recent analysis, 35.8 million people were shopping online for vehicles at the height of shelter-in-place restrictions in the U.S., and 10.5 million of them were listening to podcasts.