Bret Kinsella, Author at XAPPmedia

September 7, 2017

SoCast and XAPPmedia Partner to Bring Radio to Voice-Activated Devices

****Reprint of Announcement Originally Distributed by SoCast**** XAPPmedia and SoCast have launched a new partnership to integrate XAPPmedia on SoCast’s digital platform for radio. This partnership […]

July 27, 2017

Scripps Selects XAPPmedia to Launch 34 Radio Stations on Amazon Alexa

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2017 – XAPPmedia, the leader in interactive voice engagement, today announced it was selected by The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) to bring the company’s 34 radio stations in 13 states to Amazon Alexa-supported devices.

June 22, 2017

9 Alexa Skill Best Practices for Brands – Report

Today, we published a report that outlines 9 Alexa Skill Best Practices that we believe every brand should consider when planning their next voice app.

January 3, 2017

User Thank You for We Study Billionaires On Alexa

Team XAPP has focused for the past four years on building great interactive voice experiences. Sometimes, those experiences are so subtle that people don’t even notice […]

October 13, 2016

XAPPmedia Transforms Joseph Benson’s Fifty-Seven Brand Haikus Book into an Amazon Alexa Skill

WASHINGTON D.C., October 13, 2016 – XAPPmedia, the leader in interactive voice engagement, announced the availability of Brand Haiku, a new Amazon Alexa Skill based on the book Fifty-Seven Brand Haikus written by brand strategist and filmmaker Joseph Benson. This is believed to be the first book to be fully transformed into an interactive voice experience for Amazon’s Alexa.

September 29, 2016

Podcasters Take Note: Amazon Alexa is an Audio-Driven platform with Millions of Users, Time to Get Moving

Podcasting is an audio media. Amazon Alexa and its Echo devices use voice for interaction, but are designed to consume audio media. By our count, there are fewer than 10 podcasters on Alexa as of September 2016 and half of those are either AOL or NPR affiliated properties.

September 19, 2016

Insurance Company Demonstrates Amazon Alexa Skills Are for Everyone

Liberty Mutual released a skill for Amazon Alexa last week for its Safeco brand called Insurance Advisor. It also announced the flagship Liberty Mutual brand would have its own skill soon.

July 25, 2016

Audio.Ad Launches Interactive Audio Advertising with XAPP Ads® in the United States and Latin America

Audio.ad will offer XAPP Ads® that enable mobile consumers of music streaming services and other audio apps to interact with advertising simply by speaking. Audio.ad will be XAPPmedia’s exclusive representative in Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market.

June 15, 2016

XAPPmedia and Audioemotion Partner to Connect Mobile Listeners to Interactive Audio Ads and Content in Spain

Audioemotion, the market leader in Internet audio sales in Spain, and XAPPmedia, the leader in interactive audio services for advertising, content discovery and app navigation, today announced the integration of XAPP interactive audio into Audioemotion’s advertising network.