January 8, 2015

CMO’s Want ROI From Digital – What it Means for Radio

Is digital advertising a direct response or brand medium? Many people have long assumed the correct answer was direct response. Yet, Media Post reported in December that, “The CMO Council’s latest take on where digital dollars are going shows big increases in digital branding versus direct marketing…marketers are running 33% more digital ad campaigns than direct response.”
December 18, 2014
Pat Higbie for MediaPost - December 2014

“5 Internet Radio Predictions for 2015,” XAPPmedia in MediaPost

XAPPmedia CEO Pat Higbie shares his Internet radio predictions for 2014 with MediaPost in an article published today. He predicts a lot of changes and growth when it comes to advertising in internet radio.
December 15, 2014

Taylor Swift vs. Spotify: What Advertisers Need to Know

Taylor Swift leaves Spotify and takes her music with her. Ed Sheeran comes to Spotify's defense by contributing his success to its streaming services. XAPPmedia's Bret Kinsella had a featured article on Adotas today where he breaks down both sides of the debate, presents important data, explains what advertisers need to know and how they can benefit from internet radio.
December 10, 2014

Mobile Marketer: “Audio is emerging as the mobile ad unit of choice.”

As the year comes to a close, marketers are starting to plan their advertising strategies for 2015. A Mobile Marketing article addressed this task directly and suggests that audio ads on Internet Radio will be an increasingly powerful tool. In particular, the article highlights sponsored content as a popular and effective audio ad format. Some other strategies suggested by Mobile Marketer include...
October 29, 2014

Advertising Doesn’t Need to Fight the Machines

Many in the advertising world think of Big Data as a damper to the creative process and the cause of the "wind tunnel" effect. What they don’t realize is that Big Data is more likely to become marketing’s biggest ally than its mortal enemy.
October 22, 2014

Experience XAPP on Your Phone Today

Many people have asked us whether they could get a demo app to better understand the user experience and show colleagues what the XAPP Ad format enables. Previously, we only made this available to integration partners, but now anyone can download the XAPP Ad demo app for their iPhone.
October 2, 2014

XAPPmedia Launches Interactive Audio Content Promos for Internet Radio Publishers & Advertisers

Today, XAPPmedia announced Interactive Audio Content Promos, a proprietary voice interaction solution that allows consumers to access content by speaking while using audio apps. The microphone on mobile devices is used to allow the 100 million American consumers listening to audio through mobile apps to access content hands-free and eyes-free.
September 30, 2014
Out of Touch, Still Connected

Watch the XAPP Advertising Week Panel

Today at 10:30am EST, XAPP is proud to sponsor the Advertising Week Panel titled Out of Touch but Still Connected: Today's Ultramobile Consumers. Moderated by Mark Bergen of Advertising Age, it is the only panel dedicated to mobile marketing trends driving Internet radio’s rapid growth.
September 29, 2014

Advertising Week Panelist Spotlight: Pat Higbie, XAPPmedia

Co-founder and CEO of XAPPmedia, Pat Higbie is one of four panelists on tomorrow's Advertising Week panel, "Out of Touch but Still Connected: Today's Ultramobile Consumers." He shares how XAPP got involved in the advertising industry and mobile continues to alter the landscape of Internet radio.