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May 13, 2015

Internet Radio in Q1 – Ad Load Falls, New Advertisers Rise

Today XAPPmedia released the Internet radio Ad Load Report for Q1 2015. This is the second edition in a continuing series. The Q1 analysis includes the addition of a fifth Internet radio publisher and more extensive consideration of advertiser concentration among the publishers.

April 28, 2015

Share of Online Time Spent, by Device and Content Category

IAB Digital Audio Buyers Guide Describes Media Channel on the Rise

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) just published “A Digital Audio Buyers Guide.” The guide is the result of the collaborative efforts of a number of industry leaders in digital audio. Pandora, Spotify, iHeartMedia, Triton Digital, CBS Interactive, Google, XAPPmedia and others participated in putting the guide together. The guide is a valuable tool for those in the industry tasked with buying digital media in a rapidly changing market.

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.

December 16, 2014

RadioWorld Names XAPP Ads App as “Hot Audio App”

James Careless of RadioWorld recently wrote about "Hot Audio Apps" that those in the industry should be aware of. At the top of his list? The recently released XAPP Ads App.

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...

August 26, 2014

Custom Actions for Mobile Audio Ad Conversion

Recently, we announced custom phrases as a new XAPP Ads feature. This week we are announcing a new and even more powerful feature: custom actions. Whereas custom phrases allow you to designate the phrase uttered by consumers, custom actions allow you to invent new consumer engagement techniques for conversion.

August 14, 2014

Consumers Say your Brand Message to Engage

We've had many inbound requests from audio publishers, advertisers and agencies lately at XAPP, so we can tell the idea of interactive audio advertising driven by voice engagement has inspired many people’s creative thinking. That creativity has also led to requests for new features. One of the simplest and most interesting is the ability to designate custom phrases.

August 6, 2014

Re/code Recounts XAPP Ads Encounter

Today, Re/code’s Katie Boehret reviewed the new NPR One App. Not surprisingly, she had many good things to say about it, including NPR's work with XAPPmedia.

May 13, 2014

Introducing the Voice Click, Hands-Free Conversion

At XAPP, we recognize that the listening experience, particularly on mobile devices, rarely involves looking at the screen. More often than not, the audio app is in the background and not visible on the device. We present you the Voice Click, a new way to connect consumers to brands.