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Spotify’s $10b Goal, Podcasting’s SXSW Experiment, & More
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Spotify’s $10b Goal, Podcasting’s SXSW Experiment, & More

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Season 3 • Episode 270

Here’s what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: Digiday covers why media companies are pushing podcasts at this year’s SXSW “Trojan-horse style,” Spotify’s Head of Sales for the UK and Northern Europe talks about the company’s long-term ad goals, and Brian Morrissey talks the pivot to performance with Dotdash Meredith’s CEO.

Links to every story discussed, as well as the full writeup, can be found on this episode’s post at Sounds Profitable.

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