Free Website Content - Kinds of Podcasting Content
Podcasting content comes in a wide variety
of shapes and sizes. Businesses are finding many different
and creative ways of incorporating podcasts into their business
strategies and marketing plans.
Here are just some of the various types of
content that businesses are turning into podcasts...
1. Audio Books
Books that are "read" aloud are no longer
embraced only by the visually impaired. For example, commuters
who want to make the most of their travel time have long
embraced books-on-tape. The podcast medium is far more compact
and portable, so audio books and similar content are now
being made available as podcasts.
2. Audio Tours
Interested in a guided tour of a historic
site, or a detailed explanation of a museum display? Audio
tour podcasts with detailed explanations are becoming quite
common.
3. Sermons
The word of God, Allah, or a bible study discussion
are now all popular content for podcast material. It does
not really matter the what the religious material might
be -- what is important is that by turning those conversations
and dialogs into podcasts, their reach is being extended
and new audiences are being touched .
4. Indie Artists Demos
Independent musical artists, looking to build
a community and develop a fan base, are no longer restricted
by their geographical region. With podcasts, Indie artists
can expand their audience and increase their reach. Indie's
can use iTunes to get reactions to new material or songs.
What better way to learn a language than to
hear it? Podcasts are a perfect medium for foreign language
instruction. Listeners can hear accents and phrasing, and
listen to a specific lecture until they have fully mastered
the content. 6. Recipes Interested in gourmet cooking, but
do not have the time to watch cooking show hosts such as
Rachel Ray or Martha Stewart? Download the podcasts to learn
new recipes, at a time and place of your choosing and convenience.
7. Showing Homes For Realtors
What better way to market property or homes
for sale than with a video podcast? Home tours help sell
available listings, and with economic conditions currently
unfavorable to sellers, they need all the help they can
get. Video podcasts or slideshows of the homes help entice
interested buyers to learn more about properties. Using
podcasting as a communication medium will help expand the
homes appeal.
8. Sporting Event Commentaries
Sportscasters are always ready and willing
to offer opinions and commentary on sporting events. Pre-event
festivities and post-event analysis are often enjoyed by
fans, and if the commentaries are made available at any
time as podcasts, the listeners have much more flexibility.
9. Medical Instruction
As just one example, medical schools have
recorded a variety of heart murmurs as podcasts. Medical
students studying cardiology can listen to the various heart
defects until they understand the different sounds and the
impact those anomalies have on the circulatory system. Recognizing
the sound patterns of a heart murmur can greatly aid medical
students when they run across similar anomalies in a real
patient.
10. Class Lectures
Universities have embraced podcasting, providing
supplemental class material as podcasts. Students often
listen to the material while commuting from one class to
another, exercising, or relaxing between classes.
11. Corporate - Internal Sales Force Updates
Podcasting is a perfect way for a business
to communicate with remote sales staff, regarding things
such as addressing corporate policy changes, new product
descriptions, and marketing points. Educating a wide-spread
sales force about a new product or service has always been
a challenge. Corporations have tackled this problem by providing
audio and video podcasts that detail a product's use. Sales
team members are often able to learn about new products
without needing to travel to the corporate headquarters
for formal instruction or sales seminars.
12. Political Debates
Are political debates a hobby, or do you just
like to stay informed on the issues and candidates? Many
political debates are now available via podcasts.
Potential podcasting content covers the gamut.
With more than millions of podcasts now available, there
are few topics that are not covered by this popular communication
channel.
About the Author:
Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com
software for creating, editing, publishing RSS feeds and
podcasts. In addition Sharon manages marketing for RecordForAll
http://www.recordforall.com
audio recording and editing software.
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