April 4, 2017

Google Names XAPP Top Agency for Google Home Actions

Last week Progressive Insurance announced its launch of the first insurance action on Google Home built by XAPPmedia. In addition to the Progressive announcement, last week Google also named XAPPmedia as a recommended partner for brands looking to get on Google Home. XAPPmedia is proud to be one of just six agencies to earn this distinction from Google and to be one of only five companies recognized by both the Amazon Echo and Google Home teams.
February 27, 2017

Inside Radio: XAPPmedia Links Radio Stations to Amazon’s Alexa

InsideRadio featured the new partnership between XAPPmedia and Federated Media in part one of their "exclusive series on how radio is using digital in groundbreaking ways." Federated Media recently hired XAPPmedia to develop a custom Alexa skill for its country “B100” WBYT South Bend radio station to give listeners access to its audio content through their Alexa-enabled devices.
February 2, 2017

Amazon Recognizes XAPPmedia as Leading Creator for Alexa Skills

Amazon published a new webpage earlier today that in part highlights XAPP’s proven expertise in building great Alexa voice experiences for brands and media companies. The Alexa Skill Builders and Tools announcement was designed to help organizations find experts to help with the paradigm shift to connecting with consumers by voice. We are proud to be a part of it.
December 28, 2016

Top XAPPmedia Blog Posts of 2016

XAPPmedia found a new voice in 2016 with the creation of our new Alexa skill development tools. We’ve helped a wide variety of clients, from authors to energy bar brands, find their own voice by developing custom Alexa skills for the growing voice web audience. We also expanded our interactive audio ad business with new deals in the U.S., Europe and Latin America. Read below to learn more about what we’ve been up to this year.
December 21, 2016

Voicebot Interview Features XAPPmedia’s Rise Above Alexa Skill

Voicebot recently interviewed XAPPmedia CEO Pat Higbie and Rise Bar Founder Pete Spenuzza about Rise Bar’s new Alexa skill, Rise Above, developed by XAPPmedia.
December 14, 2016

Voicebot Demos XAPPmedia’s New Amazon Alexa Feature for Podcasts

Yesterday Voicebot covered the release of XAPPmedia’s new Alexa Skill for The Investors podcast, We Study Billionaires. The article interviews XAPPmedia CTO John Kelvie and co-host of The Investors podcast, Preston Pysh about the development process what they learned along the way. It also contains a video demonstrating our new Amazon Alexa feature for podcasters that enables listeners to browse titles by hearing a short description for each episode.
December 8, 2016

Rise Bar Partners with XAPPMedia to Bring Nutrition and Inspiration to Amazon Alexa

Irvine, California – December 8, 2016 – Rise Bar launches “Rise Above,” an Amazon Alexa skill that provides healthy lifestyle tips to eat simply and rise above in sport, business and life.
August 31, 2015

DC Inno: “How [XAPPmedia] Plans to Dominate Online Radio Ads”

Eric Schwartz of DC Inno interviewed XAPPmedia CEO Pat Higbie after the recent announcement of the XAPP nomination for the IAB Mixx Awards.
May 19, 2015
Triton Digital XAPPmedia Partnership

Triton to Represent XAPP Ad Inventory for jacapps Broadcasters

Triton Digital today announced that it is the exclusive ad sales representative for XAPP ad inventory in JAX, a mobile audience premium ad service that enables over 300 radio stations and podcast publishers using the jacapps mobile platform to monetize their mobile apps with XAPP ads.