
How to Turn Your Podcast Listeners Into Clients
Starting a podcast is one of the smartest moves you can make.
However, publishing episodes alone won’t automatically grow your authority or turn listeners into clients.

Starting a podcast is one of the smartest moves you can make.
However, publishing episodes alone won’t automatically grow your authority or turn listeners into clients.

Podcasting isn’t just another marketing channel. It’s a stage for ideas, a tool for influence, and one of the most powerful ways to connect with your audience on a deeper level.

If you’re deciding between podcasting vs blogging in 2026, understanding the strategic differences is critical. While blogging remains SEO-friendly, podcasting is rapidly becoming the more powerful brand-building and audience engagement tool in Australia.

Kelli Hurley is the driving force behind Westwood One‘s foray into podcasting. Already America’s largest audio broadcast network – with 245 million weekly listeners through 8,000 radio stations – it made sense to offer high-quality on-demand content.

In March 2016, Pacific Content conducted three surveys with podcasters and their attitudes to advertising in podcasts. The research showed that 49.2% of the surveyed listeners skipped ads placed in podcasts “all the time” and 31.9% skipped them “most of the time”.

I don’t watch a heck of a lot of television these days, especially the free-to-air stuff. Like a lot more Australians, I’m more into on-demand series from Netflix, Stan or Apple TV.

If you’re an individual who wants to be recognised as an authority in your field, and want your expertise to be sought after and rewarded*, what can you do?

How does podcasting, as a form of content marketing, help brands build deeper engagement and awareness in a saturated market? We ask one of Australia’s leaders in content marketing, Janine Pares, what makes podcasting special and how to tie it in with your overall marketing strategy.