Nielsen Reaches Agreement With NPR For Podcast Buying Power Service
Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) has announced that NPR is now a subscriber to its Podcast Buying Power service. This service provides insights across 18 podcast genres and connects listener data with consumer purchase behavior. With over 150 major podcast programs in its database, Nielsen's service allows clients to profile shows and target specific advertisers. NPR, a leader in podcasting since 2005, enhances its offerings through this partnership, supported by Nielsen's extensive Scarborough database. The service generates reports biannually, aiding in market understanding.
- NPR joins over 12 major podcast companies as a subscriber to Nielsen's Podcast Buying Power service, enhancing its market position.
- The service connects podcast insights with consumer purchase behavior, providing valuable data for advertisers.
- Nielsen's Podcast Buying Power features over 150 major podcast programs, expanding its database and appeal to clients.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) today announced that NPR is now a subscriber to Nielsen's Podcast Buying Power service. As a new subscriber to Nielsen's service, NPR will have access to podcast insights spanning 18 genres that can be cross-referenced against a massive category of consumer purchase behavior patterns and services usage.
Currently counting over 12 major podcast companies as subscribers, Nielsen's Podcast Buying Power Service allows clients to profile shows using program titles collected from subscribers in order to connect specific types of listeners with particular advertisers and specific program-level insights. At last count, Nielsen's Podcast Buying Power featured over 150 of the largest podcast programs in its database.
"Since 2005, NPR has been a leader in podcasting, and consistently has the largest number of top-ranked podcasts each month," said Gina Garrubbo, President & CEO of National Public Media, the sponsorship subsidiary of NPR.
Only Nielsen, with its extensive Scarborough category database, has this type of advertiser connection with podcasting. Nielsen Podcast Buying Power service has the ability to capture results for specific programs and tie them back with over 2,000 retail/plan-to-buy categories and hundreds of advertisers with specific brand names such as insurance companies, automotive, quick-service restaurants, home improvement retailers, and more. These easy-to-use reports are generated from web-based software and have a two time per year data release.
"NPR is one of the most highly respected media organizations on the planet, and a true pioneer in the use of podcasting to deliver world-class journalism and storytelling," said Brad Kelly, Managing Director, Nielsen Audio. "Nielsen is incredibly proud to expand our long-standing relationship with NPR to include them in our Podcast Buying Power service. The marketplace will be well served with this new added dimension on audio consumption."
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