Digital audio advertising software, or audio programmatic advertising software, enables companies to automate the selling and insertion of ads into digital audio content, such as podcasts, digital radio, and music streaming services. This type of software uses algorithmic buying technology to automate the process of selling and inserting ads. Programmatic audio advertising content can be streamed over multiple devices, such as desktop, mobile devices, and smart speakers. Advertisers and digital marketers can utilize this type of software to reach multiple audio publishers in one buying platform.
Within the advertiser campaign management software ecosystem, digital audio advertising software enables businesses to create, schedule, and run audio ads. An example of audio advertising can include a prerecorded message appearing on a music streaming service throughout the media as it plays. Marketers or digital advertisers would need to connect to a demand side platform (DSP) that supports audio advertising formats, and can then set where the audio ad should be played.
To qualify for inclusion in the Digital Audio Advertising category, a product must:
Provide the ability to create, schedule, and run audio ads on a self-serve advertising platform
Allow users to choose and target the right audience based on multiple factors (i.e., age, gender, location, time of day, language, music or podcast genre, etc.)
Provide reporting capabilities that show how audio ads are performing