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April 4, 2016

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Adotas Article by XAPP: Audio Advertising Ignites Campaign Performance

In a contributed Adotas article, XAPPmedia’s Bret Kinsella reviews the data confirming why audio advertising is a lucrative opportunity for marketers. Rapidly growing audiences for internet radio, music streaming, podcasts and radio simulcasts are delivering monetization for broadcasters and unmatched mobile conversion rates for advertisers.

January 7, 2016

Long Stopsets Drive Listeners to Internet Radio

Radio broadcasters have long considered the experience of live and local to be their greatest asset in attracting and maintaining audience. That experience is too often undermined by long stopsets of advertisements that motivate listeners to choose another station or another audio channel altogether.

December 9, 2015

MediaPost features Pat Higbie on Streaming Music Rivalry

MediaPost: Pat Higbie on Streaming Rivalry

Yesterday, Media Post ran an article interviewing XAPPmedia CEO Pat Higbie on the ongoing battle for consumers between music streaming services. His predictions? It’s all about the mobile in 2016.

November 30, 2015

BizReport Interview with XAPPmedia Pat Higbie on Mobile in 2016

Looking to 2016: BizReport Interviews Pat Higbie on Mobile Trends

With 2015 coming to a close, BizReports interviewed XAPPmedia CEO Pat Higbie about what trends will drive mobile in 2016 and how brands can take advantage in the new year.

September 2, 2015

The Future of Mobile – an Interview with Dan Hodges of Consumers in Motion

Dan Hodges is CEO and founder of Consumers in Motion Group, an agency focused on mobile strategy. Earlier in his career, Dan served in senior executive roles at Verve Mobile, Nokia, Mediavest and the Associated Press.

September 23, 2014

XAPP Agrees – Mobile is the New Black

I was at the RAIN conference in Indianapolis catching up with a mix of Broadcast and Internet Radio executives. There was a lot of great content shared. The Internet Radio industry is definitely a numbers-driven market and there was plenty of data to chew on. With that said, sometimes data cannot capture the mood of an industry in transition, as well as a good metaphor. Paul Jacobs had just that metaphor for his panel entitled, “Mobile is the New Black.”

September 10, 2014

Internet Radio Advertising Hits an Inflection Point

Two weeks ago a press release announcing the results of a STRATA Survey buried the lead. While its headline indicated a 45% jump in Ad Agency interest in digital video, the interest in “streaming/online radio saw a 53% increase.” There is no doubt that interest in video advertising is growing, but we can also see that Internet Radio is emerging from the novelty stage. It is becoming an important tool for reaching consumers.

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.