Across platforms, audiences are discovering the power of audio. For nearly 50 years, NPR has been honing its craft and attracting loyal audiences across platforms.
AUDIO
The Power of Audio
Today audio is more accessible and personalized than ever before. Audio is the #1 media people engage with on their smartphones. Daily spoken word audio listening is up 40% since 2014. Radio still dominates and is increasingly accessible through streaming and smart speakers. The integration of audio into people’s lives gives brands new opportunities to connect with listeners in powerful, personal ways.
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22M
monthly NPR podcast listeners¹
26.1M
weekly NPR radio listeners²
10.7M
monthly on-demand NPR downloads on smart speakers³
108M
total weekly hours spent with NPR content⁴
Sources: (1) Podtrac, March 2021; (2) ACT 1 based on Nielsen Nationwide, Fall 2020, Persons 12+; (3) Splunk and NPR Podcast Logs, April - June 2019; (4) Weekly averages. Broadcast data is from Fall 2018. Digital platforms are Jan-March 2019.
Radio
Radio reaches more people each week than any other medium in the U.S. NPM offers brands access to the most popular public radio programs available — locally and nationally.
Podcasts
Podcasts are now part of more than 90M people’s weekly listening — and NPR has led the industry since the beginning. NPR has 7 of the top 20 podcasts and attracts an engaged, influential audience.
Voice
Voice-activated technology is changing consumer behaviors, especially around listening. NPM delivers solutions for brands on voice-activated devices like smart speakers that help extend sponsor messaging and encourage engagement.
NPR One
NPR One offers NPR’s most custom branding opportunities; a growing, engaged audience; and scale across podcasts and digital.
NPR Player
Offering uninterrupted listening while exploring NPR.org, the NPR Player integrates your brand’s messaging into NPR’s online experience.
Brand Soundscapes
Custom audio creative, crafted by NPM Creative — NPM’s in-house production team — share brand stories in a way that fits with the NPR environment.
Let NPM Creative help you share your brand’s story.
Target
A series of Brand Soundscapes about inclusive beauty, clothes designed for children with special needs, and programs supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs revealed the stories, and people, behind Target’s products.
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Capital One
CreditWise® from Capital One® partnered with NPM Creative to produce a series of Brand Soundscapes that educated listeners on the complex topics of fraud, identity theft and the dark web.
View the workKia Motors America
To support the release of the Niro — Kia’s first-ever hybrid crossover — NPM Creative produced a series of Brand Soundscapes that focused on the craft behind the vehicle.
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March 2021
NPR Sponsorship Impact Among IT Decision Makers
NPR listeners are more likely than average to be involved in decision-making at work. Two technology brands saw an impact among IT decision makers by sponsoring NPR podcasts.
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January 2021
NPR Daily Podcasts Perform for Sponsors
With the news moving faster than ever, daily podcast listening is on the rise. NPR offers a suite of daily titles that both engage listeners and perform for sponsors.
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April 2021
NPR Radio Listeners Are More Loyal Than Ever
Looking at new Fall 2020 broadcast ratings, NPR's radio audience is on the rise once again. Learn the latest about NPR broadcast listenership, which is up 13% from Spring 2020.
