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Lauren Vetrano

Podcast Advertising Is Ideal For Reaching The Ad-Free Subscription Video Audience; Audio Is Also Ideal For Video Streamers to Promote Their Brands, According To Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download Fall 2025 Report

By Lauren Vetrano
In November of last year, Cumulus Media | Westwood One and Signal Hill Insights released the fifteenth installment of the Podcast Download series. Quantilope conducted an in-depth study of 603 weekly podcast consumers October 8th-21th 2025. The Fall 2025 report highlighted audience trends such as platform preference, content preferences, advertiser usage of podcast advertising, and more. Today’s focus is how advertisers can use podcasts to reach consumers who are difficult to reach with TV or advertising-free streaming video platforms.

New Knit Podcast Consumer Study: Podcast Audiences Have An Appetite For New Podcasts And Want Relevant Topics And Humor In Podcast Promos

By Lauren Vetrano
The Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group® presented a keynote last Thursday along with Amplifi Media and System1. The topic of the discussion was “Unleashing the Power of Effective Audio Promos” and included findings from a study conducted in partnership with Knit, a survey platform that collects video responses.

Podcast Consumers Engage With Social Media And Listen To Episodes Within A Day Of Release According to Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Fall 2023 Report

By Lauren Vetrano
For the eleventh edition of the Podcast Download series, Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights retained MARU/Matchbox to conduct an in-depth study of 608 weekly podcast consumers in October 2023. The Fall 2023 Report highlights trends from prior studies and examines topics such as co-listening among parents with children, consumer reaction to podcast ads, and perceptions of brand safety and content appropriateness. Today, the focus is how engaged podcast consumers are with podcasts and hosts, from following them on social media to how quickly they listen to a podcast after release.

4th Largest Podcast Platform? Facebook: Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Spring 2023 Report

By Lauren Vetrano
Earlier this month, Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights released the Podcast Download – Spring 2023 Report, the tenth edition of the series. Today, the focus is on how Facebook and other social media platforms play in the world of podcasts.

Webinar Video: Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Spring 2023 Report

By Lauren Vetrano
Yesterday the Cumulus Podcast Network hosted a webinar highlighting key findings from Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Spring 2023 Report. The findings focused on YouTube's dominance as a podcast platform and the latest on watchable podcasts.

Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Fall 2022 Report: Podcast Listeners Are Engaged, Following Hosts On Social Media And Showing Interest In Podcast Events

By Lauren Vetrano
For the ninth edition of the Podcast Download series, Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights retained MARU/Matchbox to conduct an in-depth study of 603 weekly podcast listeners in October 2022. The Fall 2022 Report highlights trends from prior studies and examines new topics such as co-listening among parents with children and listener perceptions of brand safety and content appropriateness. This week the focus is on podcast engagement.

Webinar Video: Cumulus Media And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Fall 2022 Report

By Lauren Vetrano
This week the Cumulus Podcast Network hosted a webinar highlighting key findings from Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Fall 2022 Report. The findings covered everything brands and advertisers need to know about podcast audiences, ad creative preferences, and the latest in watchable podcasts.

Branded Podcasts: Who’s Creating Them And Best Practices For Getting Them Right

By Lauren Vetrano
What do marketers and agencies think about branded podcasts? New data from Advertiser Perceptions shows the future of branded podcasts is bright. Plus, best practices from podcast expert Steve Goldstein for advertisers considering getting into the world of branded podcasts.

CUMULUS MEDIA And Signal Hill Insights’ Podcast Download – Fall 2021 Report: Platform Wars Heat Up As Spotify Is Now The Leading Listening Destination And The Big Three (Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify) Expand Share

By Brittany Faison and Jeff Vidler
For the seventh edition of our Podcast Download series, CUMULUS MEDIA | Westwood One and Signal Hill Insights retained MARU/Matchbox to conduct an in-depth study of 600 weekly podcast listeners in October 2021. The Fall 2021 report highlights trends from prior studies as well as examining new topics such as the emerging array of social audio platforms.