Podcasting Continues to Boom as Four in Ten Americans Tune In; Smart Speakers Make Their Debut The 2017 Infinite Dial Study by Edison Research and Triton Digital unveils the latest research around digital audio, social media, mobile, smart speakers, and podcast consumption Podcasting continues to be a growth medium, as 40% of Americans 12+ say […]
Americans’ familiarity with the term “podcasting” had been relatively flat for several years, with very little movement from 2009 until 2015. Last year, however, we observed the biggest jump in awareness since 2008-2009, and this year we again have recorded a significant jump. This year, 60% of all Americans ages 12+ are familiar with podcasting, […]
The radio station sweepers say, “Number One for new music discovery.” And while it is still amongst the top ways in which listeners say they keep up to date with new music, AM/FM radio has fallen to #2 behind “Friends and Family.” That’s just one of the findings from our upcoming Infinite Dial 2017 study, brought to […]
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) today released the “IAB-Edison Research Podcast Advertising Study,” a survey of nearly 1000 podcast listeners conducted in partnership with Edison Research, which finds that nearly two-thirds (65%) of fans are more willing to consider purchasing products and services they learn about during a podcast. Sixty percent also state that, given […]
This presentation of The Podcast Consumer 2016 contains all new data on podcast users in America, derived from the Infinite Dial 2016 study from Edison Research and Triton Digital. The PDF (below) charts the rise of podcasting over the past decade, and also includes information on the following: Demographics Podcast Consumption Device Usage Social Media Behaviors Other […]