Some of 2022's hottest audio topics included brand safety, contextual targeting, making podcasting a top tier player, and creative strategy. As we close out our 2022 On the Mic season, we thought it best to end on a subject that could potentially present a creative option for each of these topics: Programmatic Ad Buying.

In today's episode, Lindsay Smith sits down with Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable fame and Jordan Bentley, Founder of Audiohook, to discuss how programmatic ad buying works, the evolutions in the technology, and why we shouldn't be afraid to embrace this emerging tech.

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Best practices have a tendency to rule our life, even if you don’t always notice them. There’s the best way to load the dishwasher. There’s the best way to compose an email. There’s the best way to approach an advertising campaign…

But what if what we consider to be best practices are actually hindering us? Utilizing a “one size fits all” approach puts a limit on critical thinking and creativity and when it comes to advertising and creator content, what’s good for the goose definitely isn’t always good for the gander.

In this episode of On the Mic, host Lindsay Smith is joined by Creative Director, Tony Carnevale, and Associate Account Director, Andrea Schwarzbach to discuss best practices, when they’re appropriate, and when we should toss them out the window.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/proven-practices-process-stan-garfield/ - Proven Practices Process: Don't call it "best practice"​

https://anotheridea.substack.com/p/i-hate-best-practices?showWelcome=true - I Hate Best Practices by Tony Carnevale

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We all have systems and research data that we can safely rely on to craft compelling advertising campaigns, but have you ever seen an approach and wondered “how did that idea work?!”

In this episode of On the Mic with Ad Results Media, Lindsay and Nate are joined by Senior Copywriter, Ari Diozon, to break down human behavior and the subtle ways that advertisers can tap into human psychology to build more creative and impactful ads.

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When you think of conversations happening around the podcasting space, Heather Osgood has to be at the top of your list of sources to turn to. As the founder of True Native Media, Heather is truly a podcast advertising maven. From True Native Media, to the Podcast Broker, and hosting The Podcast Advertising Playbook, Heather is an absolute specialist in the space.

In this episode of On the Mic with Ad Results Media, Lindsay and Nate sit down with Heather to discuss her hot takes on programmatic buying, dynamically inserted ad reads, her newest project The Podcast Broker, and of course, the lime green elephant in the room: Spotify.

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What separates the content creators from the influencers? The answer might not be as simple as you think. On today's episode, Lindsay and Nate are joined by Liz Hawks, Stephanie Moore, and Allie Wilmes of FleishmanHillard—a global PR and marketing agency—to discuss the differences and overlap between these two familiar styles of digital media-makers, and the different approaches brands should take when partnering with each.

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As podcasting continues to grow, the industry events are getting bigger and better. On today's episode, Lindsay and Nate are joined by Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable and ARM's own Andrea Schwarzbach to discuss their takeaways from Podcast Movement, as well as how they hope the event—and the podcast industry as a whole—continues to evolve in the years to come.

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Without third-party tools like cookies, advertisers will have to work harder to reach the right audience—or will they? In fact, creators are already in the business of curating highly engaged audiences. And the right brand partnered with the right creator can mean life-changing growth potential for creators and lifelong brand loyalty from their audience. Today, Dave Coulter joins to talk to us about how Daily Driven Exotics got started, the impact of brand partnerships, what he thinks about the changes coming to third-party data, and the wisdom of letting creators do the driving (literally).

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For more on our thoughts on the power of creator marketing, check out our AdAge article on future proofing your brand. https://adage.com/article/marketing-news-strategy/futureproof-your-brand-creator-marketing/2424956. Also be sure to check out Daily Driven Exotics on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/c/DailyDrivenExotics

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Like it or not, Google promises its third-party trackers are going away… Eventually. And while the exact moment of the browser cookie’s demise is a bit up in the air, its impact on advertising is already undeniable. Will the impending Cookiepocalypse be the end of advertising as we know it? Not likely. Still, brands can and should start preparing now, while it’s still possible to see the cookie jar as half-full. Today, we’re joined by Gretchen Smith, Vice President of Media at ARM, to talk about how creator marketing can make brands resilient to the dawning of this brave new cookieless world.

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For more on our thoughts on the power of creator marketing, check out our AdAge article on future proofing your brand. https://adage.com/article/marketing-news-strategy/futureproof-your-brand-creator-marketing/2424956

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Which is better: Host-read, or scripted ad reads? According to a new ground-breaking study from Sounds Profitable, the best answer might be... Yes.

In this special edition of On the Mic, Tom Webster joins Lindsay and Nate to discuss what their latest study means for your podcast advertising strategy. Spoiler alert: there are no simple answers. But the data paints an incredibly useful picture for those of us who have been hungry for more data on the relative effectiveness of podcast ads.

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