Love is in the air(waves)
Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you've got plans to celebrate with that special someone in your life, or, at the very least, treat yourself to a nice meal and an excellent podcast.?
We've got some more exciting news and announcements below, so let's dive into it!?
???J-Birds of a Feather ??
On the latest episode of We Built This Brand, we're talking with Jess Curtis, the founder of J-Bird Digital Designs.
Since August 2022, she's been pecking away at building her brand from the ground up, and along the way, she's worked with various small businesses,??nonprofits, and artists.
Jess is as authentic as she is creative, and it was a blast getting to share her story and talents beyond our beautiful HumblePod website.
This episode is also a special one for We Built This Brand. Starting this week, you can expect more high quality episodes like this every Wednesday. To stay up to date as we go weekly, you can follow us on these social media platforms and your podcast player of choice as we continue to build this brand!
?? Stuff You Should Know
Podcast and Chill?
Netflix, the King of the Stream, is looking to expand its royal reach into the land of podcasting.
To us, this is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it’s further validation that podcast is now a viable, mainstream form of entertainment. On the other, there’s a cynical reason for Netflix’s decision to make the move.
Compared to multi-million dollar cinematic experiences (like the critically acclaimed masterpieces Bright and Cowboy Bebop), producing a podcast is practically a drop in the bucket. This decision to lean on podcasts also makes sense when you realize Netflix has shifted its focus to viewer engagement over views in the last year and a half.
As a whole, this move is good for the industry’s bottom line, but it’s not indicative of the quality of the art the company may be after. (Read More...)
YouTube: Podcast Yourself
On the other end of the spectrum, YouTube is placing its bets on podcasting in 2025.
In a blog post from company CEO Neal Mohan, the King of the Free Stream outlined podcasts as one of the ways the platform will continue to dominate the cultural and media landscape.
We think, albeit biasedly, that it’s a fair assessment when you look at the numbers.
Mohan explicitly highlights and flaunts the viewership of President Trump’s appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience. Many popular podcasts have YouTube channels with millions of subscribers. Mohan even dedicates a whole paragraph to the medium, writing in part, “ [Podcasting is] one of the most relevant formats driving culture.” That gives us an idea for a new company slogan...
HumblePod: We make podcasting easy and drive culture. Scratch that...
It doesn’t sound Humble at all. (Read More...)
?? Launch A Podcast With Us ???
If you're interested in how we can help you or your business with a podcast, let us know! We've helped launch well over 50 podcasts and generated millions of downloads. We're confident we can help you produce a show you'll want to HumbleBrag about.