Episode Summary
Podcasts have become more popular with brands in the last few years. Companies use podcasts as a way to reach their audience on a different channel. By providing audio content, you can share information with customers and they can consume content while doing other things (walking their dog, washing dishes, etc.).
But, a podcast is more than just an audio channel. It’s a powerful medium for tech companies and can fuel your entire content marketing strategy.
In this episode, Tristan Pelligrino recently joined Anatolii Ulitovskyi’s live video series to talk about the power of podcasting. In addition, they explored different podcast strategies and discussed the most helpful ways to grow your show.
Featured Co-Founder
- Name: Tristan Pelligrino
- What he does: He's the Co-Founder of Motion.
- Company: Motion
- Noteworthy: Tristan is the co-host of the Recorded Content podcast.
Key Insights
- Podcasting is about building relationships. Your podcast is not just a piece of audio content that you simply upload to a streaming platform and leave as is. It's so much more than that. Your podcast should be about relationships. Tristan explains, "When you're asking me about where do you start with a podcast, I think the first thing is to really understand what a podcast can be today. It's more than this audio file that you put out on Buzzsprout or Anchor or whatever podcasting hosting platform that you select. A podcast is really about relationships like you just talked about. That's one of the top three things that you selected there, and it really unlocks a lot of other content."
- Always deliver on your promise. One of the prerequisites to success is always delivering on your promises. Tristan explains, "I think the biggest way to keep someone interested in your show or your particular episode is to deliver on the promise. So let's say, you have a podcast episode title, or you have something in the intro. You are really the entire episode; you're trying to fulfill that first thing that you set out to do. And that's why a lot of people talk about it as a hook or some cold open, something that draws interest or that early connection with your audience is kind of that gateway to their attention, but then the entire time, the entire episode, you're just always connecting back to that beginning piece."
- Play to your strengths. Instead of being laser-focused on your weaknesses, try another tactic. Focus on your strengths and play them up. Tristan says, "When it comes to differentiation, perhaps as a podcast host or creating differentiation with your show in general, I think the first thing is to understand that you, as a person or a podcast host, you are unique just as yourself, and a lot of advice that you see out there is to really try to improve your weaknesses. But when it comes to maybe creating content, maybe flip it the other way. Why don't you focus on the strengths that you have as a content creator or as a person, as a marketer? And why don't you double down on what you're really strong at? And that's probably the direction that I would recommend."