Podcast Advertising Is Transforming Digital Ad Strategies: GroupMs Jen Soch Beet.TV [Video]

MARCO ISLAND, FL – Podcasts can expand the time people spend with media, giving listeners a way to hear a broad range of spoken-word content while they’re doing other things such as commuting, doing chores or working out. The audio format also gives marketers a way to reach engaged audiences with a data-driven advertising strategy.

“Audio is so much more than it used to be,” Jen Soch, executive director of channel solutions at WPP’s GroupM, said in this interview at the IAB Annual Leadership Meeting. “We used to just talk about terrestrial, and we’ve morphed into this new area with streaming and podcasting.”

During the early days of pandemic lockdowns, many celebrities who were stuck at home started podcasting to entertain fans. Their efforts helped to grow the audience among consumers who were hungry for fresh content.

“When people were home came this very personal experience of putting in your iPods …