Podcasting Strategy, Launch and Marketing

As a podcast production and marketing agency, we have run into several anonymous podcasting situations where someone wants to launch a podcast, but may wish to remain unknown rather than revealing a personal brand or identifiable information. A Disclaimer About Podcasting With A Pseudonym Please be advised that what follows is in no way a suggestion, endorsement or recommendation. Depending on the situation I strongly suggest getting professional legal advice if you are launching an anonymous podcast with a pseudonym. After having talked to several podcasters who want to do this, I have come across perfectly legitimate reasons for doing so. But there are also cases where podcasters are trying to circumvent employer guidelines or even legal requirements, and this could cause serious trouble down the road. Some podcasters may wish for their employer to remain un-aware of their podcasting efforts, for any number of reasons. For example, would you want your employer to know that you are ru...

Podcast Marketing With Social Contests And Give-Aways Promoting a newly launched podcast with a Facebook contest used to be a very popular podcast marketing tactic. The idea was to launch a contest featuring a relevant give-away and to boost it with paid Facebook ads. To enter the contest, contestants were asked to subscribe to the show, leave an iTunes review, and then to email the iTunes ID name used for the review to the podcast host as proof. The podcast host would then enter the applicant into the contest drawing. In today's episode we examine: The reasons why this is not as popular launch strategy anymore But also why this podcast marketing strategy is still a good idea today Prize selection tips and why they are key for this podcast marketing strategy Contest Structure We will cover some of the best paid and free contest platforms Tips for setting up and running such contests Need some help for your own contest launch? iTunes Focused Launches Have Changed Podcast marketing ...