So you’ve come up with a fantastic podcast idea and you need some tips to get up, running and heard. Or perhaps you’ve already gained your good bunch of loving listeners, the ones that will be with you through the highs, the lows and the changes in your content, but you feel the right time has come to up your podcasting game.
One thing’s for sure, a good vocal story requires good listening ears.
According to “The Infinite Dial 2015,”a study produced by Edison Research and Triton Digital, researchers found that 49% of the public are familiar with the term podcasting and 33% have listened to podcasts. Moreover, Facebook is the most used social media channel with nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of people using the service.
With podcasting growing in popularity, social media can be used as a catalyst to increase your podcast’s growth. Running a social media campaign is much more than gaining organic reach.
As part of your digital marketing strategy, social media campaigns can yield results beyond the normal constraints. Gains like brand awareness, website traffic, and podcast subscriptions are just a few additional by-products.
A social media campaign doesn’t begin when you send out a tweet. Like Spreaker podcasters understand, trends drive the efforts of the most successful brands. Depending on the scale of your campaign, you should spend days, even weeks just planning.
Social media is a powerful marketing tool. It opens doors to gaining personal connections with your podcast subscribers. To benefit the most, develop a strategy that will increase your reach and save yourself time.
When email and Facebook are inaccessible, 45% of users feel “worried or uncomfortable.” Social media is rapidly playing a larger part in our lives and work environments. Our connected lifestyles produce a social shift in how we interact with our family, friends, and coworkers.
Smartphone penetration is making social media soar with affordable prices and faster wireless networks. With nearly 7.2 billion people on the planet, 1.7 billion people have active social media accounts.
Each social media channel opens opportunities for podcasters to adapt to the behaviors of their listeners. Neal Schaffer, a recognized social media speaker, believes that effective social media must start by operating with a plan.
If you desire to accelerate your podcast’s growth, it’s time to build a strategy. Here are some techniques for four social media channels:
