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Digital Audio

Special Research:
Consumption and Attitude Towards Advertising
Market: France
July 2022

Ads on digital audio formats draw more attention compared to ads on other formats

Digital audio campaigns deliver both attention & reach

Reach of these digital platforms is even higher

Digital audio ad formats perform better compared to online ad formats among 16 to 34 year olds, where digital audio rises to such as video or display.

Compared to other online ad formats, such as banners or videos, digital audio ads are perceived as more useful, providing inspiration, are more relevant and credible, and on top of that are perceived as less disturbing.

Digital audio brings an outstanding incremental reach to FM radio

The French consumers, in line with FM radio.

NICHE MARKETING Digital Audio

Exclusive digital platform listener

(18% of the total population)

SAFE BET METHODOLOGY

• IPSOS STUDY in France for Targetspot

KEY TAKE OUT FROM IPSOS STUDY ON DIGITAL AUDIO ADVERTISING IN FRANCE

Digital audio is the BEST media in terms of attention to ads

Ads on digital audio formats draw more attention compared to ads on other formats

ATTENTION TO ADVERTISING SCORE (top 3 score 8-10)

30
25 25 24

23 22

20 20

17 16 16

15 14
10 Digital Audio Papers/Magazines Billboards Mobile Games Television Online Videos Social Media FM Radio Banner on Websites
Question: When you hear/see an advertisement on …, how attentively do you watch/listen to it?

KEY TAKE OUT FROM IPSOS STUDY ON DIGITAL AUDIO ADVERTISING IN FRANCE

Podcasts ads are particularly noticed, with an exceptional score for 35-54y

ATTENTION TO ADVERTISING SCORE (top 3 score 8-10)

30 Digital audio 27 26 2524 23 22 22 20 20 17 16 16 1514
10 Podcasts Internet Radio Music Streaming Papers/Magazines Billboards Mobile Games Television Online Videos Social Media FM Radio Banner on Websites
Question: When you hear/see an advertisement on …, how attentively do you watch/listen to it?

MEDIA CONSUMPTION PAST 30 DAYS CONSUMPTION INDEX 16-34 year old VS ALL RESPONDENTS

Consumed by two thirds of 16-34 y.o

37
35

Consumers, comparable to FM radio or video platforms

MEDIA CONSUMPTION PAST 30 DAYS
Question: Which of the following media did you consume in the past 30 days? / Q1b. Did you see posters on billboards in the past 30 days?
Such as mobile games and online video, digital audio is more consumed by 16-34 y.o than by the general population.

CONSUMPTION INDEX 16-34 year old VS ALL RESPONDENTS

Question: Which of the following media did you consume in the past 30 days? | Q1b. Did you see posters on billboards in the past 30 days?

KEY TAKE OUT FROM IPSOS STUDY ON DIGITAL AUDIO ADVERTISING IN FRANCE

4 in 10 people younger than 35 listens exclusively to

25% of audio reach comes exclusively from digital audio.
DIGITAL AUDIO 38% 47% 15% FM RADIO
Question: Which of the following media did you consume in the past 30 days? | Q1b. Did you see posters on billboards in the past 30 days?

KEY TAKE OUT FROM IPSOS STUDY ON DIGITAL AUDIO ADVERTISING IN FRANCE

When the 3 dimensions are combined, digital audio as a whole brings both scale and attention
Podcasts Internet Radio

Podcasts and

Papers/Magazines
10)

Internet radio have

-Music Streaming

An amazing 20

Mobile Games Television Online videos
(SCORE 8 FM Radio Social Media

ATTENTION

Banners on websites

10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

WEEKLY REACH

30 NICHE SAFE MARKETING Digital Audio BET
Papers/Magazines
10) -Billboards 20
Mobile Games Television

Online videos

CROWDED (SCORE 8 FM Radio Social Media

ATTENTION OMNIPRESENT

Banners on websites CHANNELS

10

WEEKLY REACH

Ads in podcasts

105 105 86 113
Ads on internet radio 104 107 105 118

MEETING OBJECTIVES - INDICES

Brand Awareness Brand Understanding Call to action Brand Image Brand Loyalty
Digital Audio 99 103 99 108 112
Ads in podcasts 105 105 86 113 103
Ads on internet radio 104 107 105 118 128
Ads on music streaming platforms 92 97 103 98 106
Ads on FM radio 102 100 98 100 87
Ads in mobile games 96 92 91 74 86
Ads on television 107 113 110 111 105
Ads on billboards 98 97 106 103 98
Ads in newspapers - magazines 104 132 100 112 101
Ads in online videos 108 101 98 100 94
Bannering on websites 88 64 103 72 103
Ads on social media 96 92 100 97 89
Base Did consume this type of medium in the past 30 days Question Q.6 Advertisements can have different goals. Can you indicate, for each of the following types of advertisements, for which advertising goals they are suitable?

Gives Keeps me Too much
Useful Playful Disturbing*
inspiration up to date ads*

Reactions to digital audio ads are really positive compared to other digital

Internet radio 131 123 120 121 96 95 96 113 108 109

Podcasts 114 94 97 118 107 97 101 107 111 112
Music Streaming 96 87 91 94 106 97 115 94 96 97

| Advertising Attributes-indices | | Ads on internet radio are perceived as inspirational, useful, playful and they keep people up to date on promotions. They yield more benefits than online videos, banners or FM radio |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | Gives inspiration | Useful | Keeps me up to date | Playful | Disturbing* | Too much ads* | Annoying* | Relevant | Surprising | Credible |
| Internet radio | 131 | 123 | 120 | 121 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 113 | 108 | 109 |
| Podcasts | 114 | 94 | 97 | 118 | 107 | 97 | 101 | 107 | 111 | 112 |
| Music Streaming | 96 | 87 | 91 | 94 | 106 | 97 | 115 | 94 | 96 | 97 |
| Mobile Games | 95 | 91 | 83 | 101 | 112 | 106 | 113 | 96 | 101 | 83 |
| Social Media | 89 | 83 | 85 | 81 | 109 | 108 | 105 | 87 | 81 | 78 |
| Online Videos | 87 | 84 | 74 | 93 | 116 | 110 | 114 | 93 | 97 | 89 |
| FM Radio | 86 | 105 | 121 | 101 | 95 | 105 | 95 | 100 | 98 | 112 |
| Banner on Websites | 76 | 74 | 91 | 69 | 114 | 107 | 109 | 86 | 78 | 79 |

| 35-54yo | Ads in podcasts score better within 35-54 age group, confirming their potential combined with high attention value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Podcasts 34-54yo | 119 | 94 | 101 | 102 | 89 | 103 | 123 | 126 | 124 | 105 |

Recommendation: digital audio must now become a

mainstream investment in your media mix

The opportunities for visibility are huge given how of attention means your campaigns need less underinvested this media remains repetition compared to other media

The days when it was part of an innovation budget are over.
Whilst reach is now really strong, the exceptional level
Digital Audio
10)
Reach - 20
Used by 1% of advertisers*

4 times less advertisers than in FM radio in 2021**

*Nombre d’annonceurs Audio Digital vs Annonceurs tous médias 2021 / Source : Baromètre unité du marché

***Source : baromètre de l’audio digital Kantar T1 2022

0.6% of digital advertising budget***
*Nombre d'annonceurs Audio Digital vs Annonceurs tous médias 2021 / Source : Baromètre unité du marché publicitaire / http://francepub.fr/pdf/BUMP-2022.pdf
**Nombre d'annonceurs Audio Digital vs annonceurs radio / Source : Baromètre unité du marché publicitaire
***Source : baromètre de l'audio digital Kantar T1 2022