March 9, 2015
Mobile Marketer Magazine Features XAPPmedia

Mobile Marketer: “[Internet radio] advertisers mistakenly focus on graphics and touch engagement”

Last week, Mobile Marketer published an article about the current state of Internet radio advertising. Michael Barris calls out advertisers and marketers for missing some of the key dynamics involved in the audio experience. He applauds innovators such as NPR for use of tactics that are more conducive to the consumer experience, such as XAPPmedia technology.
February 23, 2015
Paying Subscribers as % of Total Mobile Music Users

Internet Radio’s Ad-Supported Present and Future

This past fall there were a lot of comments in the media about Internet radio’s two preeminent revenue models: subscription and ad-supported. Recent data from Strategy Analytics and reported by RAIN News suggests that advertising is the present and future of Internet radio listenership.
February 19, 2015

Download the Internet Radio Ad Load Report

Advertising is quickly becoming the primary economic engine for Internet radio and music streaming services. However, there is very little data available on how the industry is implementing its ad serving strategies. To fill this gap, XAPPmedia collected data between November 2014 and January 2015 to shed light on Internet radio ad serving practices over the winter holiday shopping season.
January 29, 2015
JAX Drives Mobile Revenue

Helping Broadcast Radio Drive Mobile Revenue

Yesterday, XAPP announced JAX, a new service to help broadcast radio drive more mobile revenue. JAX = jaccapps + audio + XAPP Ads. jacapps’ large network of over 300 radio broadcasters were looking for something new that would attract advertiser interest and drive mobile revenue, which XAPP can deliver.
January 28, 2015

XAPPmedia and jacapps Announce Partnership to Integrate XAPP Interactive Audio Ads into the jacapps Mobile Platform

XAPPmedia, provider of the first interactive audio advertising service, and jacapps, the nation’s leading provider of mobile apps to the radio industry, today announced a partnership to establish JAX, a new mobile audience premium ad service. The partnership will integrate the XAPP Interactive Audio Ad Service into jacapps, the mobile platform created by Jacobs Media.
January 26, 2015
Internet Radio Ad Revenue Chart

New Survey: Advertisers to Accelerate Internet Radio Spend

A recent survey by financial analysts at OTR Global presents a positive outlook for advertising on Internet radio and Pandora in particular. These findings align with other predictions for Internet radio advertising in 2015.
January 22, 2015
Internet Radio Trends Report 2015

Internet Radio Trends Report 2015

Today we released a compilation of the most meaningful data and trends driving Internet Radio today. Whether you are an advertiser, publisher or analyst, we hope pulling all of this disparate data into one place can help create a clearer picture of Internet radio trends that are driving the industry today. Download it now!
January 14, 2015

Amazon, Ford and More Use Interactive Audio Ads in 2014

Interactive Audio Ads were introduced to the world on April 8, 2014. Since then, advertisers as diverse as Amazon, Ford, Cleveland Clinic, Fox Searchlight Pictures, StubHub, SmartCar, Columbia University and others have adopted the solution. What were the results? Conversion rates far higher than other mobile advertising formats.
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.”