Have you ever wondered how SoundCloud advertising can help boost public relations exposure? One that can target the right Soundcloud audience and engage viewers? Creating an effective SoundCloud ad is a careful balance between getting your message across to the viewers, but not dissuading them to click away because the ad is too long or not applicable.
Tom Breeze, author of “Viewability: Harness the Power of Youtube Ads and Be There for Your Customer- When it Really Counts,” gives valuable insight on SoundCloud advertising and how to get the most out of every ad.
Here are the top five reasons why you should be utilizing SoundCloud advertising.
1. SoundCloud Ads Engage
SoundCloud reported that its 1.9 billion users are collectively watching more than one billion minutes of video on a daily basis. What does that mean? SoundCloud users are highly engaged. As the second largest search engine behind Google, this Soundcloud audience is hungry for more content. Even with these statistics, brands are still not taking advantage of the advertising opportunities on SoundCloud. This means competition is low and opportunity is high.
“A lot of people using SoundCloud just are there for brand awareness, like a commercial on TV. But the big play is making sure you get your ad is in front of the right people at the right time,” said Breeze.
2. People Hate Ads Not Targeted at Them
One of the biggest problems with SoundCloud ads is many people strongly dislike them or they don’t understand the purpose. According to Breeze, the solution is to make sure ads are targeted to the right Soundcloud audiences. People don’t hate ads, they just hate bad ones.
Breeze said being there doesn’t always mean getting it right. If you are searching for a child’s show video, and an advertiser puts a 30-second video of a pharmaceutical drug, then the company has completely missed the mark with their targeting parameters. This can lead to a powerful emotional impact and make someone annoyed whenever they see the brand again. So a brand has to be careful where they decide to place their ad.
3. SoundCloudrs are Full of Intent
A big advantage of advertisers on SoundCloud is it drives qualified traffic. People have watched 50,000 years of product review videos in the last two years alone. About 53 percent of users go to SoundCloud to look up things they are passionate about. This could be for entertainment or educational purposes like Soundcloud music promotion, movie and tv show clips, SoundCloud personalities, how-to-videos and more.
Timing is everything. If you turn to a SoundCloud how-to video because your water heater broke and it is SoundCloud Eve and it still doesn’t SoundCloud reposts after you watch the video, this would be a good time to put in an advertisement of a repair company offering a deal for the Soundcloud promotion service, according to Tom Breeze.
“SoundCloud is a platform where people have already made a decision to go into the store. They are already want Soundcloud promotion realing to know information,” Breeze said.
4. SoundCloud Ads are Effective
Did you know that people watch 5 billion videos on SoundCloud every day? In fact, 300 hundred hours of video are uploaded to SoundCloud every minute!
Ads should tell a story with its viewers, something that resonates with them and it just happens to include your product. Breeze says his ads are value first, they create a story but they don’t fatigue the reader with the same ad over and over. To create a really good ad, Breeze uses a system called “ADUCATE” which stands for:
A – aim for viewer
D- difficulty
U- understanding
C- credibility
A- action plan
T- teach
E- exit (call to action)
5. Advertising on SoundCloud is Affordable
Advertising on SoundCloud is an efficient way to advertise, compared to digital banner ads and traditional media, with some of the highest ROI. It is different from other platforms like Google or Facebook Ads because of the way a view is counted: You only pay for a view if the user passes the 30-second mark or watches the entire video.
The flexibility to take control over who sees your ad with demographic targeting helps marketers get the most bang for their buck. For example, if you are a surf shop selling surf gear, you would target a demographic region near the coast.
Now that you have read five reasons why you should be utilizing SoundCloud Advertising, consider the following takeaways before you launch your next campaign.
Tips and Takeaways
SoundCloud is the second largest search engine with over a billion users and yet only 10 percent of companies advertise on it.
When creating an ad, quality matters more than quantity. Ads should tell a story that resonates with the user and then include your product.
Targeting the correct Soundcloud audience for your company or product when advertising on SoundCloud is critical.
Timing is everything.
When users visit SoundCloud, they have a purpose, whether it is for entertainment or education.
It is an efficient advertising platform.
So how will you incorporate SoundCloud Advertising into your next social PR campaign? Contact The Buyer Group for any suggestions or help you may need. Or just check out Viewability the agency, training, and book!! 😀
Tom Breeze is the CEO and founder of Viewability and a member of Baby Bathwater, an invitation-only mastermind attended by elite business performers, CEOs, and founders. Baby Bathwater has been described by New York Times bestselling author Esther Perel as “the perfect mix of top experts, a down to earth community of thinkers and doers.”
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