079 Podcast Upfront, New IAB Advertising Stats and Podcast Branding 101

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Quick Episode Summary:

  • Intro :11
  • Promo 1: The Chip and Cern Show 2:15
  • Audio Rockin’ Libsyn Podcasts: Curve The Cube 3:34
  • Promo 2: The Book Guys 8:05
  • How we feature you! 8:30
  • Promo 3: Humans of Business 10:11
  • Rob & Elsie Conversation 10:55
    • Catching up on how Rob didn’t get the iPhone 7 right away
    • Apple Podcasting News, about the App Store and titles
    • Paul Colligan and no podcast support email address from Apple
    • Stitcher has made some changes on how they manage and deliver RSS feeds
    • LinkedIn now supports hashtags. We know you were totally waiting for that!
    • Audio feedback about troubleshooting to get the best audio ever and failing a la Spiritually Bizarre 22:40
    • Chris Christensen tells us about how he handles the transcripts for his show
    • Podcast transcription follow up and copy pasting from Google Docs follow up from Carey from Podcast Fast Track
    • There is a way that you can have your podcast downloaded even in countries that do not want explicit content! Audio feedback 33:29
    • What do you do about ads in your podcast and your podcast in YouTube? Audio feedback 37:47
    • Elsie loves Castro 2! And she tells us all about it
    • Are those download numbers from Product Hunt for real? We give you the scoop
    • Why your podcast’s survey is so important and why you shouldn’t promote it via social media
    • Are mobile download numbers going up and browser listens going up?
    • Peeps! Verify your YouTube account before you set up your destination!
    • We don’t really wanna exactly how obsessed you are about your stats
    • There was a WIRED article about what made podcast fiction a thing and it was wrong. We tell you what’s up
    • What’s with the random upticks to stats? Audio Feedback 1:06:27
    • And we get into the Podcast Upfront numbers
    • People! Stay away from Podcasts Connect! Leave it alone. Stop it!
    • iTunes search results revisited aka don’t use super generic words if you wanna be found
    • Rob defends his content vs marketing stance
    • Pinterest for podcasters!
    • Part 3 of Best Social Media Practices for Podcasters: A Lesson in Branding 1:26:23
    • Why Do You Hate Us Segment from The SeaHawkers Podcast! 1:37:46
    • Discussing the IAB new podcast advertising standards!
    • Mean and median numbers!

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