Hey Besties! Today, we're taking an out-of-the-box approach to podcast collaborations. Our guest is Anna Van Valin, an independent podcast producer, consultant, and host of the Every Day is a Food Day podcast. Anna is an advocate for cross-media promotions, which is a different way to go about the whole promo swap strategy. In this episode, she shares how she got started, some great case studies, and tips for pitching brands for this type of collaboration. Plus, we discuss whether Instagram Reels are worth it for indie podcasters.
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* Check out Anna’s podcast, Every Day is a Food Day.
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Here’s a link to the TRANSCRIPT.
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So… ROLL CALL! 🗣
Have you tried any cross-media promotions for your podcast? If so, what were the results?
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