Market Trends

Janny Beberian, Director of Business Development for Southern Europe at AdsWizz, highlighted the transformative changes in digital audio. She emphasized the market’s rapid growth, driven by significant advances in podcasting and programmatic technology.

• With the loss of third-party audience IDs, publishers are using technology platforms to leverage their first-party data for relevant, privacy-friendly ad experiences.
• Market expansion is being driven by growth in politics, retail, pharmaceuticals, and travel sectors.
• Digital audio use exceeds radio, with the industry maturing through better data accuracy and compliance with IAB standards.

Case Study – AudioPixel as a Measurement Tool

Morgane Peron, Director of Audience Data Operations at AdsWizz, showcased AudioPixel’s capabilities. AudioPixel analyzes performance metrics across campaigns aimed at user acquisition, traffic generation, and purchase intent. It can track activities from email collection during registration to detailed customer purchase journeys on e-commerce sites.

Clement Berthet, Associate Director of Digital at NRJ Global, then presented a case study illustrating Morgane’s practical application of this technology. He emphasized the importance of crafting audio-specific content rather than repurposing video assets, ensuring a clear call-to-action tailored for audio platforms, and leveraging the unique continuous engagement potential of audio formats through innovative strategies like Dynamic Creative Optimization (DCO) and interactive formats such as ShakeMe.

Publicis + Hawk Brand Lift with Happydemics

Nadine Picosson, Associate Director of Audio Trading at Publicis Media, outlined her company’s strategy to boost digital audio, focusing on transparency, contextual data, and advanced programmatic approaches. Concurrently, Mehdi Aroussi, Senior Director of Global Partnerships at Hawk, introduced their new AI-driven DCO to support partners’ needs.

Use Audio as a Lever to Think Outside the Box

Camille Biehler, Key Account Director at Acast, Albane Laclavière, Business Director at OMD, and Léa Paris D’Artigu, Head of Media and Communication at Biocodex, gave an overview on the success of host-read content in capturing audience attention.

Digital Audio: A Key Lever for Brand Image

Anne-Marie Kalinka, Managing Director, France at Amnet, and Virginie Chesnais, Chief Marketing Officer at Happydemics, stressed the impact of digital audio in improving brand recognition and favorability, demonstrating its efficacy through the effect of audio investments on brand perception.

Their presentation recapped the effectiveness of campaigns using high and mid-funnel indicators to understand audience responses. They compared these metrics with a benchmark of over 180 audio brand lifts across different countries and media types and tailored recommendations aligned with campaign objectives and industry best practices to maximize the impact of each audio strategy, thereby verifying digital audio’s flexibility and strategic value.

SoundCloud: A Social Platform Pioneer

Quentin Spineu, Account Director, EU, at AdsWizz, illustrated SoundCloud’s innovative role as a social platform that breaks conventional barriers between artists and audiences. SoundCloud is a launching pad for local trends to escalate into global phenomena, regardless of the artists’ origins, languages, or connections. The platform also facilitates music discovery, where fans find and share their next favorite artists, and fosters direct interactions between artists and fans without intermediaries. 

SoundCloud is pioneering Mood Targeting, a feature that allows brands to connect with listeners based on their emotional state. This enables advertisers to target audiences across different moods, such as Angsty, Chill, Energetic, Focused, Happy, Soothing, Love, Celebratory, and Relaxed, thereby enhancing receptivity to brand messages.

Case Studies

• Walmart and SoundCloud celebrated Black History Month with a series featuring emerging hip-hop artists and their commentary on identity in music.
• Adidas and SoundCloud’s “We Gave the World an Original” campaign spotlighted fashion-forward creators, featuring artist Stormzy.
• Hyundai and SoundCloud launched a track series and contest to promote Hyundai’s positive impact, awarding $5,000 to one winner.
• Toyota and SoundCloud’s SCENES documentary series explored culture-forward music communities. It featured Mexican artists and launched on Billboard Latin.

Panel: Data-Driven Strategies for Content

Participants

• Morgane Peron – Director, Audience Data Operations at Adswizz
• Laurent Dauron – Director, Digital Operations at Lagardère Publicité
• Jenna Cortaredona – Head of Data Offers and Partnerships at M6 Publicité
• Mickaël Gaspar – Deputy Director, Sales at Altice Media

M6: Mastering Data Precision

Jenna Cortaredona, Head of Data Offers and Partnerships at M6 Publicité, provided an in-depth analysis of how M6 Publicité leverages a sophisticated cross-channel Data Management Platform (DMP) to utilize first-party data effectively. She emphasized Single Sign-On (SSO) and logged-in users for data integrity and future services. Jenna also addressed first-party data fragmentation and solutions with contextual targeting for better platform scalability and integration.

Altice: Leveraging Content for Engagement and Revenue

Mickaël Gaspar, Deputy Director, Sales at Altice Media, discussed how Altice leverages content to generate additional activation opportunities while naturally increasing traffic on their platforms. With web-radio offerings, they can attract a diverse audience, particularly during seasonal events like the Olympics or Roland Garros. This strategy benefits publishers by enhancing engagement and audience retention, attracting new listeners, and expanding monetization opportunities.

Lagardère: Integrating Data and Content for Market Expansion

Laurent Dauron, Director, Digital Operations at Lagardère Publicité, discussed merging audience data with engaging content to bolster their cross-channel offerings. He also described the benefits of their partnership with SiriusXM Media, which helps Lagardère reach new markets and improve contextual targeting.

The Future is Bright (and Loud)

AdsWizz remains steadfast in our mission to push the boundaries of technology in audio adtech, as evidenced by AdsWizz Audio Days Paris 2024. The vibrant discussions and presentations from industry leaders underscored the transformative power of digital audio. The ongoing convergence of these creative minds will continue to pave the way for future innovations in our industry.

See you at the next AdsWizz Audio Days!

by Daniel Einhorn, Senior Manager, Content Marketing

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The Turning Point: Google Sets the Stage

Google’s 2020 announcement to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome was a wake-up call for the ad tech industry. Fast-forward to January 4, 2024, when Google began the phase-out, affecting 1% of Chrome users as a precursor to a complete ban later in the year. This bold step underscored the pressing need for innovation in how ads are delivered without compromising user privacy.

Leading the Charge: AdsWizz’s Approach to Cookie-Free Advertising

At AdsWizz, we saw the writing on the wall early. Our analysis reveals that while we expect the impact of third-party cookie deprecation in Chrome to be minimal across our platform overall, with less than 5% of daily ad requests logged on average, some signal disparities inherited from the type of environments operated might inflate the risk set by Google’s browser enforcement. Additionally, environments characterized by low signal and the absence of cookies, which are predominant in podcast and streaming mobile app listening, may encounter minimal impact due to the phasing out of third-party cookies. Conversely, publishers relying heavily on web environments might face a more significant effect. 

Innovation at the Forefront: Contextual and Mood-Based Advertising

Our leadership shines in contextual advertising, particularly within the podcast realm. We’re pioneers in introducing Comscore Predictive Audiences, leveraging our proprietary transcription technology to classify podcast content. This approach, combined with Comscore’s panelist consumption data, creates a content-to-content bridge that offers a nuanced view of listener preferences, setting a new standard in ad relevance without infringing on privacy.

Our Mood Targeting technology is another area where we’re breaking new ground. By understanding the emotional context of content, we enable advertisers to connect with audiences in a deeper, more meaningful way, enhancing trust and ad effectiveness.

Embracing New Technologies

Our commitment to innovation and privacy-respecting ad targeting methods remains steadfast, and there will be more to come from our ongoing work with Google’s Privacy Sandbox. Our efforts extend beyond technology to strengthen partnerships with major data vendors and industry bodies, ensuring a seamless transition to a post-cookie era.

Looking Ahead with Optimism

AdsWizz maintains its commitment to privacy-focused solutions as we navigate the evolving realm of digital audio advertising. We stand ready to tackle the challenges and seize the opportunities to help our clients engage with their target audiences effectively and responsibly.

We’re eager to hear from you! Contact us now to share your thoughts, questions, or insights. Let’s explore the future of audio advertising together!

by Maria Breza

Vice President, Audience Data Operations & Ad Quality Measurement at SXM Media and AdsWizz

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Vice President, Customer Success at AdsWizz

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Check out this byline by Garrison Dua, VP of Demand, North America!

Brand marketers and advertisers are seeing tremendous growth in podcasts globally and want to scale their investments, but they are increasingly concerned their messages could become associated with programs and content not aligned with their brands.

Today’s advertisers are operating in a market with more opportunities than ever to amplify their brand, but they also have greater expectations of certain guarantees, such as brand safety, for their coveted ad spend.

You can understand why when you look at the size of the podcast advertising market: eMarketer predicts that US marketers will spend nearly $3 billion on podcast advertising by 2026, accounting for a third of all digital audio services ad spending.

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AdsWizz has two exciting upcoming opportunities – to secure speaking panels at SXSW 2023 and a nomination for AdWeek's Reader's Choice "Best in Tech" Partner Awards. Cast a vote for your favorite Audio Advertising Technology provider, and help AdsWizz make waves.

 

About SXSW 2023

SXSW is one of the largest leading conferences in the tech, film, and music industries, attracting global professionals from around the globe to discover, learn, and network. This presents an exciting opportunity for AdsWizz, Simplecast, and SXM Media to stand front and center among a highly relevant and engaged audience. We submitted multiple panels for consideration, and winning panels will be based on the number of upvotes on SXSW’s PanelPicker platform. You can easily vote right now by clicking the links at lnk.bio/adswizz and casting your vote. Don’t forget to vote on SXM Media’s panels as well using their links which can be found here.

 

About AdWeek's Reader's Choice "Best in Tech" Partner Awards

AdsWizz has been nominated for AdWeek’s Reader’s Choice “Best in Tech” Partner Awards. AdsWizz has historically been recognized by leading publications in the industry, but this would be our first from AdWeek. The award serves to recognize the top advertising and marketing technology providers in the industry – a well-aligned award for AdsWizz. You can cast your vote on AdWeek’s website by signing up for free, and the great thing is, you can vote multiple times as long as your votes are 24 hours apart.

 

Chip in and cast your vote for AdsWizz, Simplecast, and SXM Media!

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With a soaring reach and appeal, podcasts are at their peak. Needless to say, advertisers have gotten the memo and are starting to spend accordingly. Selling such a diverse podcast inventory and enabling advertisers to reach the right audience without audience identifiers is no easy feat.

Audience data has historically been the foundation for the success of any advertising campaign. Podcasts have functioned without traditional forms of audience data, such as mobile IDs or cookies, for a long time, data that conventional media has heavily relied on. With Predictive Audiences, we can continue to enrich our data capabilities and further harness the power of podcasts.

So What is Comscore Predictive Audiences Targeting?

Comscore Predictive Audiences lights up the data path to ideal podcast audiences, making them readily available for campaign targeting and easily available through privacy-friendly contextual signals. Through our partnership with Comscore, Predictive Audiences provides future-proof podcast targeting, enabling access to over 300 audiences across numerous categories, such as TV viewership, commercial signals, gaming habits, location-based behaviors, life stage, and more. 

An industry-first, cookie-free targeting capability paired with AdsWizz AI Transcription Technology, Predictive Audiences removes the uncertainty from the signal-light podcast environment by creating a trustworthy and contextually relevant pathway for target audiences. Advertisers and publishers select relevant segments based on TV viewership, over-the-top (OTT) consumption, and consumer behaviors related to automotive purchase data, location data, B2B data, or non-Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) financial data. The AdsWizz platform delivers ads on episodes that include topics for which the target audience has a high affinity.

As an Advertiser, What Do I Get Out of This, Exactly?

Let’s say you’re building a campaign for an automotive company to boost sales for one of their high-end models. You can refine your targeting by choosing the brand you’re advertising from over 50 automotive brands available with Predictive Audiences, such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche. Behind the scenes, Predictive Audiences identifies listeners interested in automotive brands and maps their behaviors and interests to well-defined content preferences. As a result, AdsWizz’s platform delivers ads on podcast episodes that focus on content that interests your target audience.

And if I’m a Publisher, How Can I Leverage These Tools? 

Our Inventory Forecast tool can predict available inventory based on the selected Predictive Audiences segments. The intricate forecasting algorithm considers such audio-specific metrics as ad-break duration, the maximum number of ads in an ad break, and potential ad clashing. We run estimates on the likely number of available impressions. You can use our Custom Reports tool to see how your Predictive Audiences segments have performed. Using the Predictive Audiences (Targeted) dimension, the report will return the number of audio impressions delivered for each targeted segment.

So, in a Nutshell…

Recap:

• Advertisers/resellers struggle to reach audiences in a scaled manner within podcasts because they are signal-light.
• Advertisers are becoming increasingly concerned about consumer privacy and any perception that their data usage may be in violation.
• Predictive Audience segments allow advertisers and resellers to reach over 300+ audiences without relying on traditional identifiers.
• Predictive Audiences are privacy-friendly, powered by context, not user identifiers.
• Benefits for resellers and publishers – maximize revenue, increase podcast discoverability, and expand reach.
• Benefits for advertisers – expand reach, improve episode-level targeting, boost ad relevancy.

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by Daniel Einhorn, Senior Manager, Content Marketing

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SiriusXM and media measurement firm Comscore have agreed to bring the latter’s cookie-free targeting tool, Comscore Predictive Audiences, to the audio company’s podcasts and ad tech podcast ecosystem Adswizz. With more targeting capabilities, the audio company is aiming to increase programmatic podcast ad revenue.

The deal will let marketers target their audio ads at hundreds of audiences on podcasts, based on attributes tied to content consumption, using Comscore’s global opt-in panels and Adswizz’s artificial intelligence contextual categorization engine. As such, the companies note Predictive Audiences is developed from an initial set of privacy-compliant consumer data. The cookie-free targeting capability will let marketers target consumer audiences, based on topics like their TV and streaming consumption, gaming habits and life stage, among others.

 

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Check out this byline by Marsha Fischer, VP, Strategic Partnerships at AdsWizz!

Warning: never come between gamers and their games. Conventional wisdom might tell you this is a lesson usually learned the hard way if you’re the family member, partner or friend of someone who plays games. While brands may be eager to get in front of this highly-engaged, ever-growing, and increasingly lucrative audience, gamers are traditionally reluctant to interact with conventional ads and sales messages.

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