Audio & Creator
Podcast Advertising
Buy Podcast Ads That Convert and Can Actually Be Measured
12 lessons4 modules9h 40m durationbeginner level
About this course
Podcasts are one of the highest-trust, hardest-to-measure advertising channels, which is exactly why so many beginners waste their first budget. This course teaches the modern audio buying playbook end to end: how host-read endorsements differ from dynamically inserted programmatic spots, how to vet a show beyond its download number, how CPM is calculated and what the going rates are, and how to track a channel that has no click using promo codes, vanity URLs, and survey-based attribution. Every lesson uses named platforms, real CPM ranges, and worked numbers so you can place a buy and prove whether it worked.
Curriculum
Module 1: Foundations: Why Podcasts Convert and How the Ads Work
- The Trust Channel: Why Podcast Ads Punch Above Their ReachPreview
- Host-Read, Announcer-Read, and Programmatic Spots🔒
- Baked-In vs. Dynamically Inserted Ads and Why It Matters🔒
Module 2: Show Selection: Finding Audiences That Convert
- Reading Download Numbers Without Being Fooled🔒
- Judging Audience Fit and Host Suitability🔒
- Buying Direct, Through a Network, or Programmatically🔒
Module 3: Pricing, Negotiation, and the Media Plan
- CPM, Spend, and the Numbers That Set the Price🔒
- Negotiating Placement, Read, and Flight Terms🔒
- Building a Media Plan Against a CPA Target🔒
Module 4: Attribution: Measuring a Channel With No Click
- Promo Codes and Vanity URLs: The Direct-Response Toolkit🔒
- Pixels, Surveys, and Lift: Catching the Listeners Codes Miss🔒
- Reading the Report: Renew, Scale, or Cut🔒
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