This event came together because our podcast creators are deeply invested in the brands and advertising that become part of their shows, that they asked us to give them a chance to sit down with marketers at scale and talk about what makes host-read creative work.

The hands-on educational event will feature diverse podcast authorities like Charlamagne Tha God, founder of The Black Effect Podcast Network the woman behind the successful Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast, Holly Frey and esteemed journalist, author and co-founder of Pushkin Industries, Malcolm Gladwell, who will be joined by today’s biggest marketers to explain why podcasting is growing rapidly and how brands need to adapt, invest and create audio advertising that resonates with podcast fans.Ĭonal Byrne, CEO of the iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group, noted, “Podcasters are the most creative, fastest-growing, diverse wave of influencers to hit content and marketing in years - just as influencer marketing more generally was becoming a key new way to reach audiences.

The iHeartPodcast Network announced an industry-first Influencer Summit on Wednesday, April 26 at iHeartMedia’s corporate offices in New York City.

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