Business end of Podcasting

[stylemonger]

Hey Jay,

I have been listening for awhile now and was curious if anyone has approached you yet with sponsoring your show or if you have pursued advertisers at all? I watched the vidcast from your LOST panel at comic con and it seems you have a fairly substantial listener base. I know this is not your full-time gig, but I would think you could attract an advertiser with a small amount of effort.

I also listen to this pod cast about comics called Ifanboy and netflix is one of their sponsors.

I can tell you put a lot of effort into your pod casts from the music to the format of the show. Is working in media something you are trying to pursue professionally?

[jaysrealdad]

i dont think we should expect any ads soon jay and jack want to have their fan base be like friends not like customers the T-Shirts are the closest to advertising

[stylemonger]

I don't know.

I think its possible to still keep the friendly atmosphere, but inject alittle sponsorship. It fits if Jay and Jack are given a script to read a commercial from instead of a prerecorded file that is played. It works without being that intrusive.

[renmiked]

As a listener I wouldn't have a problem if they put an ad at the beginning or end of the podcast. I thought Jack had Ferrari as a sponsor already?

[Casper]

They are still rejoicing in the money they earned with the Dharma Peanut Butter deal ... ;D

[Danielle]

renmiked said:

As a listener I wouldn't have a problem if they put an ad at the beginning or end of the podcast. I thought Jack had Ferrari as a sponsor already?

My first thought on this post was 'I thought they were going to get a sponsorship from Ferrari'.

That was a funny episode of the podcast.

[McFly]

I wouldn't have a problem with it at all. After all, J&J spend a lot of their free time with recording, editing and answering feedback. It shouldn't really be a part of the podcast though, more like a short ad at the beginning ...

[dharmashark]

I think they had a thing going with McFarlane toys for a little while... right?