
Is your Business Podcasting? Well, it Should Be...
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Rodney Rumford

It has been said that podcasting is where Blogs and radio intersect.
It is my belief that podcasting is quickly emerging as a media that
stands completely on its own. Podcasting is nothing like radio in the
traditional sense. It is only similar in the fact that you can listen
to audio. That is where the similarities end.
Podcasting will not be anything like Blogging in the very near future.
It already is only slightly related to Blogging from the perspective
that anyone can create and publish, and the fact that some Blogs can
produce an RSS Feed output. That is where the similarities truly end.
The potential business uses of this media are limited only by a smart
marketers imagination. Marketing managers and advertising executives
should embrace this technology as a media tool that can deliver results
to achieve goals in your companys marketing plan.
Corporate Podcasting: There are many valid reasons why corporations
may want to embrace and leverage podcasting. Corporations can set up
internal or public facing podcasts.
Corporations and businesses (both large and small) have an opportunity
to create a loyal listener audience that can extend their brand and
communicate to the target audience.
Businesses can also use this technology both externally & internally
as a communication medium to keep local, virtual and world wide groups
of clients or employees informed. This could be used for sales meetings
for companies that have employees in worldwide locations. It is also
an effective medium for distance learning, or in helping to get the
entire team on messageon any specific topic.
Example: Consultants could use podcasting to interview clients, convey
success stories, interview other thought leaders, expose business trends,
and become a trusted advisor and source of valuable information. This
can produce additional clients, increased reputation within a specific
community, and extend your valuable brand perception with customers
and prospects.
Creating the actual podcast is only a very small part of the success
equation. If you need more information about how you can design and
execute a proper and fully leveraged podcasting strategy you should
work with a qualified consultant that has experience in this media format
from a technology, best practices, strategy planning, marketing, and
execution perspective.
You can get a free copy of the Podcasting Whitepaper to learn more about
this technology and how you can leverage this new media technology for
your business. This whitepaper also includes 13 podcasting best practices.
Get on the podcasting train soon, it is filling up fast.
Rodney Rumford has over 18 years of experience in the
technology field. He has held management positions in Marketing, Business
Dev, Enterprise Consulting, Sales and Engineering.
He does corporate consulting in the areas of Blogs, RSS & Podcasting
strategy and marketing. He has developed software solutions in the areas
of RSS Feeds, Podcasting and PPC Advertising.
He is the CEO of The Info Guru LLC., which operates several web properties
that include:
http://www.podblaze.com