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30th Sep 2022

The Podmaster Ponders - Wait, so people are shocked brands do this to get audience?

I wasn't planning on publishing this one today, but I'm so staggered on this news story I couldn't resist.

I literally felt like a plus-sized model chaser who's been getting head from Ashley Graham for two whole minutes. (Ok, I'd have probably felt like that closer to forty five seconds into it these days...)

I had the audio up in Adobe Audition, and I was past the point of no return.

And here we are.

Some bonus content released before the first full episode featuring Marcus Sheridan.

Thanks to an article from Ashley Carman in Bloomberg, everyone is in up in arms about iHeartMedia doing something that's seen as a bit shady by the whole world.

Mostly because many podcasters are the definition of participation trophy children.

This whole story further confirms for me a worrying theory I have about not just podcasters, but particularly those people who would seek to coax money out of poor unsuspecting victi.... sorry, 'clients' for 'professional podcast marketing' services.

I mean, there were some pretty high profile podcast people getting all bent out of shape about this on social media.

It was really quite embarrassing.

Anyway, this bit of ranting contains:

  • Why you shouldn't be surprised by this 'news' about iHeartMedia's marketing strategy (which is definitely not as smart as it might seem)
  • Why you can expect more of these kinds of revelations (and why you should ignore them!)
  • What you've needed to know for your whole podcasting life, or get clear on before you start!

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The Podmaster: podcasting growth advice and insights for people and brands
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I'm 'The Podmaster', here to help you with podcasting growth advice and insights, whether you're a brand or an individual who's looking to grow your podcast and attain 'podmastery'.

My name is Neal Veglio and I've been in the podcasting game since 2001, when I became the first person in the UK to upload audio of my then radio show online, and generate an audience.

This audience followed me throughout my radio career and engaged with my various other podcasts.

But it wasn't always easy.

And when I took a career break from radio for a few years in 2007, I had to learn how to build audience without the lift of an FM frequency.

I now help other podcasters to achieve their goals through my company Podknows Podcasting.

Each episode, I'll be offering you some insights into what I've done and what I've helped my clients do with our podcasts in the hope we can help YOU increase your podcast's chances of becoming more successful!

And ensuring you can avoid the dreaded 'podfade'!

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Neal Veglio

As the UK's longest serving podcaster (having started in 2001 before it was even known as a 'thing') I've seen a lot of changes to the industry. Having launched more than 100 podcasts over the years, I help brands and entrepreneurs to get their marketing messaging out 'in the wild', but in a compelling, not boring way.