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A Note From the Editor

We put together the weekly Wavve newsletters to help all of you in the podcast industry succeed. We're changing up the format a bit to provide even more insights about podcasting, growing your audience, content marketing, and other fun stuff.

Expect to see more stories from others who sit behind a microphone, more tips and tricks on how to succeed, and our takes on industry news and trends.

We're excited about the changes we're making and hope you are too. Happy podcasting!


In Case You (Were Podcasting and) Missed It

💵 An increase in podcast ad spending is always good news. Inside Radio reports that big spenders were even bigger spenders in June.

🐋 Fall down a ravine? Break an ankle on a hike? Get swallowed by a whale while kayaking? There's a podcast for that. The Denver Post has the story.

🧑🏼‍🎓 Sounds Profitable has a few ways to learn, learn and learn with their post, Educational Opportunities for the Podcast Industry.

🤖 Could AI eventually make SEO obsolete? This is a question posed in an article on SearchEngineLand.com. The clear answer is, only after the bots become self-aware.

✅ How many "essential" podcasting stats do you need? Even the most information-hungry podcaster should be satisfied with this list of 110.


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