The growth of digital audio represents a historic opportunity for advertisers to benefit from the same advantages with programmatic audio that they already enjoy in other media.

Low awareness usually indicates a sales or marketing issue, depending on what exactly it is that has low awareness. However, in the case of why local advertisers aren’t buying more digital audio, low awareness is due more to an execution issue rather than sales or marketing.

Have connected speakers become the new home radio and music receiver? What are the key trends for advertisers and publishers?

The latest technological innovations in the digital audio world are allowing brands and agencies to diversify their advertising investment by taking advantage of new formats beyond radio and podcasting. Audio in video, text-to-speech and mobile games are already showing potential for exploitation. Here’s why.

After a decade of audience growth, podcasts remain a relatively untapped medium for advertisers. They offer a huge potential for brands to reach diverse audiences - who are often maxed out on visual inputs - in personalized and engaging ways.  They have proven to be one of the most effective advertising media.