The Digiday Podcast

Barstool Sports CEO Erika Nardini: ‘I don’t think you survive on an ad model’


Listen Later

Barstool Sports, to put it mildly, is not for everyone. It’s content veers decidedly in the frat-house direction, features a section devoted to scantily clad girls, venerates all things Boston and holds that anything and everything can be a source of amusement. But it is also a media brand with something more valuable than ever: loyalty. CEO Erika Nardini joined the Digiday Podcast to explain why the company’s close ties to its users allows it to have a diverse business model that relies on advertising for just half its revenue. "Advertising will be about 50 percent of our revenue, maybe less. It’s a great thing," she said. 

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Digiday PodcastBy Digiday

  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4

4.4

103 ratings


More shows like The Digiday Podcast

View all
Pivot by New York Magazine

Pivot

9,552 Listeners

Decoder with Nilay Patel by The Verge

Decoder with Nilay Patel

3,138 Listeners

Channels with Peter Kafka by Vox Media Podcast Network

Channels with Peter Kafka

552 Listeners

HBR IdeaCast by Harvard Business Review

HBR IdeaCast

166 Listeners

Digiday Live by Digiday

Digiday Live

7 Listeners

Masters of Scale by WaitWhat

Masters of Scale

3,996 Listeners

The Modern Retail Podcast by Digiday

The Modern Retail Podcast

79 Listeners

Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques by Matt Abrahams, Think Fast Talk Smart

Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

794 Listeners

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway by Vox Media Podcast Network

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

5,554 Listeners

Hard Fork by The New York Times

Hard Fork

5,524 Listeners

The Powers That Be: Daily by Puck | Audacy

The Powers That Be: Daily

374 Listeners

Ankler Agenda by TheAnkler.com

Ankler Agenda

118 Listeners

On with Kara Swisher by Vox Media

On with Kara Swisher

3,526 Listeners

DealBook Summit by The New York Times

DealBook Summit

83 Listeners

Prof G Markets by Vox Media Podcast Network

Prof G Markets

1,428 Listeners

Mixed Signals from Semafor Media by Semafor Podcasts

Mixed Signals from Semafor Media

199 Listeners

The Grill Room by Audacy | Puck

The Grill Room

61 Listeners