Overlook the unending conversations this week about Microsoft’s CoPilot, OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT-4, and the U.S. Copyright Workplace steering for AI-created works.
No, the buried information deserving your consideration comes from a “large” announcement by YouTube.
Get Robert Rose’s take on this week’s CMI Information video, or maintain studying for the highlights.
Hear up on YouTube
TeamYouTube made this announcement on Twitter final week: “podcasts are a go.” Meaning new options in YouTube Studio desktop allow you to create a podcast, set an current playlist as a podcast, and measure your podcast’s efficiency.
podcasts are a go! 🎉✨new options on Studio desktop now allow you to
🎙️create a brand new podcast
🏷️set an current playlist as a podcast
📈measure your podcast’s efficiencystudy the advantages: https://t.co/kivg85eEZW & get extra creator suggestions: https://t.co/llq8uUC0LO
— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) March 16, 2023
It was a public announcement of plans that had been whispered about for the previous yr. However Robert Rose calls it the “most underwhelming product launch” he’s seen in latest instances.
As YouTube explains on this “useful” video, YouTube podcasts are playlists. In the event you can create a playlist on YouTube, you may create a podcast. “It’s actually only a tag assigned to your playlist that you just’re calling a podcast,” Robert says.
@YouTube’s #podcast options – a yr within the making – earned the “most underwhelming product launch” in latest instances, says @Robert_Rose through @CMIContent. Click on To Tweet
Why would your model wish to do that? YouTube says podcast-tagged content material will get featured in podcast-specific searches and perhaps even on its podcast house web page. YouTube Music subscribers can entry content material tagged as podcasts. Oh, and your podcast and video content material might get particular badges.
So if you wish to improve your current podcast promotion or use YouTube and wish to create a podcast, go forward with YouTube’s podcast options.
Nonetheless pondering the worth of podcasting?
In case your content material advertising and marketing technique doesn’t embrace podcasting since you’re involved about market saturation, Robert has some ideas.
“Whereas there’s been a normal slowdown in promoting income for podcasts, the viewers for them has by no means been larger or extra keen for excellent content material,” he says. “Podcasts stay an extremely viable option to develop relationships with audiences.”
However earlier than you hit document, contemplate these two items of recommendation. In the event you’re going to do it in any respect, decide to it. Current analysis discovered that 26% of podcasts have solely a single episode. Nearly two-thirds (66%) have three or fewer episodes. In the event you can’t give you and decide to 12 episodes, don’t begin a podcast.
Decide to 12 #podcast episodes earlier than you launch, and also you’ll do higher than 66% of podcasts created, says @Robert_Rose through @CMIContent. Click on To Tweet
You additionally shouldn’t view podcasts as a option to construct audiences. As a substitute, contemplate them a chance to develop nearer relationships along with your current viewers. Sure, you’ll add subscribers, and other people will develop into launched to your organization by way of podcasts. However a lot of the podcast’s worth will come from individuals who know you a little bit and develop into nearer to you thru your podcast.
Does that imply you must contemplate podcasts a buyer loyalty play? Robert says that’s one of the best profit he can see – whether or not you employ YouTube to start out it up or not.
What are your podcast plans for this yr? Tell us within the feedback.
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