June: Indeed and other top brands advertising on podcasts
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Spotlight: Indeed
Indeed (#6) joined its competitor, ZipRecruiter (#1), on the Top 15 list in June. The two brands each featured an ad on different episodes of NPR’s Embedded in June, but didn’t overlap on podcasts during the month otherwise. We found Indeed ads on 7 shows, compared to 36 for ZipRecruiter.
Both brands appeared on podcasts in the broader business category. Within that, Indeed was only in the careers and investing subcategories — ZipRecruiter also advertised on popular business shows like Business Wars and The Indicator from Planet Money. ZipRecruiter has also consistently advertised on comedy podcasts — a category we have yet to see Indeed on.
The brands feature very similar messaging, both offering to save recruiters time by sending qualified candidates their way. Similarly, both attempt to drive listeners to their sites with unique web addresses. One small difference: Indeed used a network-wide call to action on NPR (indeed.com/nprpodcast) while ZipRecruiter used show-specific CTAs (ziprecruiter.com/embedded).
Changes from May
SimpliSafe was one of our spotlights last month when it returned to the Top 15. In June, we found SimpliSafe ads on about 2.5x as many shows as May. They moved up to #2.
Four brands were new to the Top 15 last month: Indeed (#6), Comcast Business (#13), FreshBooks (#14), and Dollar Shave Club (#15).
June 2018 Rankings
Magellan identified 1,738 pre- or mid-roll ads placed on podcasts in June 2018. Out of 389 brands or products advertised during the month, the top 15 are listed below. Click to play a sample mid-roll or pre-roll ad for each advertiser:
1. ZipRecruiter
2. SimpliSafe
3. Rocket Mortgage
4. Squarespace
5. Quip
6. Indeed
7. Stamps.com
8. Cash App
9. Blue Apron
10. Wix
11. Audible
12. Casper
13. Comcast Business
14. FreshBooks
15. Dollar Shave Club
Methodology
Every week, Magellan samples episodes from 2,000 shows that rank in the Top Podcasts view available through Apple Podcasts in the US. This sample includes up to two episodes from shows that published new episodes in May 2018.
The brands listed above were ranked by the number of individual pre- and mid-roll ads that appeared in our sample. Podcasts advertising on other podcasts, foundations, and those advertising on only one show were excluded from the sample.
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