I’m Blake, and I banter about podcasts. This is the place to learn about podcasting–whether its picking out a mic, how to launch a series, prepping for your next episode, or how to take the show on the road. At Human Factor we work on podcasts for associations all day long and I banter about the things I see every month in the association podcasting space.
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Learn how to dip in Ableton Live
Don’t tell your trainer. I wouldn’t want them coming after me. Because I’m going to teach you to automate your dips. No workout required. Dipping audio automatically in Ableton

Podcasts are now essential to your marketing plan
Ok, I get it. You’re the head of an association. You have a marketing budget. For the marketing and communications plan you MUST do some or all of the following

Why sponsors aren’t interested in my podcast
“Sponsors aren’t interested.” I hear this often. Either from the organization making the podcast or from the sponsors themselves. Sponsors aren’t interested. Really? OK. Sometimes it’s true and there

I think I need professional HELP (with my podcast)
There is an assumption that it’s easy to make a podcast. No problem! Just buy a computer, buy a mic, and start talking, right? But pretty quickly most organizations

How to auto-mix a podcast
Side-chaining is well known in the music, radio, and post-production world. But many podcasters are unaware of how easy it is to set up and how effective it can

Ghosts? on your podcast?
“What are we going to talk about on our podcast? Who should we have on?” These are common questions I get, especially in the pre-production phase of a show.

Soon all associations will have podcasts
From breaking down data and continuing education to just plain fun, associations need to be podcasting to reach the next generation. Consider that the younger generations communicate differently. How

Podcasts, the truly intimate newsletter (that you don’t have to read)
Communications people in associations are always trying to find new ways to engage members: throwing events, publishing newsletters, creating magazines, making flashy, creative videos and so much more. “Communications”

Podcasting is all about guests
I find a lot of people think that they are solely responsible for marketing a podcast. But can guests help?