Just like books, music, and movies, there is no shortage of amazing podcasts filled with information that could make your day, improve your work, or change your life.
Possibly, one of the most overwhelming aspects of this growing podcast era is the vast number of podcasts there are to listen to. Once you are finished with one, there are so many more just waiting to be heard.
For digital marketers, it is critical to stay abreast of the latest tools, techniques, and tips in the industry. To help sort through the plentiful podcast options on digital marketing, we’ve listened to and reviewed some of our favorite ones. We have even obtained exclusive quotes from some of the hosts themselves. here
While picking the best of such a wide-ranging genre can be difficult, if not nearly impossible, the following 30 podcasts represent our best effort to get you as close as we can to a carefully curated list that will offer you the most value in 2019.
So, as you plan your days for 2019, here are the top 30 digital marketing podcasts you should add to your podcast playlist:
Top 30 Digital Marketing Podcasts
1. Marketing Over Coffee
The Marketing Over Coffee podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by John Wall and Christopher Penn. In this podcast, the duo discusses old school offline marketing strategies and tricks, along with the latest and best methods for success in digital marketing. They also cover a wide range of concepts, which makes the podcast great for experienced marketers as well as new digital marketing students.
You can hear it here.
2. Duct Tape Marketing Podcast
Nearly every marketer has heard of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, which is hosted by John Jantsch. This podcast covers interviews with many authors, industry experts, thought leaders and executives from some of the world’s biggest companies, who share their most important advice on digital marketing and how to achieve success in the field. Because of the in-depth coverage of key concepts, this podcast is one of the best for relative beginners.
You can hear it here.
3. The #AskGaryVee Show
Who better to go to for advice than one of the most inspiring entrepreneurs on the planet, Gary Vaynerchuk. What started out as a YouTube show has now been made into a podcast, where GaryVee answers questions from his followers on social media. He also often invites other entrepreneurs and industry leaders to answer questions as well. The biggest advantage of listening to this podcast is that every episode is different and will leave you with immediately actionable advice.
You can hear it here.
4. Content Jam from Andy Crestodina and Barry Feldman
Speaking about all things content marketing, Andy Crestodina, and Barry Feldman host the Content Jam podcast. In each episode, they discuss a particular tactic or strategy in depth and talk about how marketers can make use of that particular strategy in their business.
Barry Feldman told TechFunnel exclusively about how the podcast was created:
“Andy often says, ‘Never let a good conversation go to waste.’ By that he means, if you’re talking about some sort of useful ‘how to’ topic that would be useful to your audience, you’re potentially creating great content. That idea evolved into our podcast. We were bouncing the idea around and looking at how most marketing podcasts are interviews (and recognizing how much planning that requires), when we settled on… Why not just have 20-30 minute conversations with each other about a specific marketing tactic? That became Content Jam.”
You can hear it here.
5. Demand Gen Chat with Emil Shour
Hosted by Emil Shour and brought to you by Chili Piper, the Demand Gen Chat podcast focuses on assisting B2B marketers in making the most of their lead generation efforts and attain maximum converts. Shour invites marketing and demand generation experts from corporations around the world to the podcast to discuss the various strategies they use for business growth.
Emil Shour told TechFunnel how the podcast is helping marketers become successful in their efforts:
“Demand Gen Chat is all about helping B2B marketers throttle leads and revenue contribution. For each episode, I sit down with different marketing and demand gen experts from around the world to learn the strategies they’re using to help their company grow. From SEO to PPC to tips on how to advance in your career, we’re covering everything to help you become a world-class marketer.”
You can hear it here.
6. 5 Minute Marketing
One of the fastest paced digital marketing podcasts – 5 Minute Marketing – is your best option if you’re on the go or need instant advice. This podcast is hosted by Brian Moran who, as the name suggests, provides tips and insight from his experience growing and running a successful software startup in 5 minutes. These bite-sized episodes bring you marketing tips fast, so you can spend your time implementing them.
You can hear it here.
7. Marketing School
The Marketing School Podcast is hosted by digital marketing experts Neil Patel and Eric Siu, providing more than enough credibility to the content. This daily podcast with 10-minute long episodes offers insightful and actionable marketing advice. Because of the duo’s experience and expertise, they can very clearly articulate complicated concepts, making it a great podcast for both beginners and seasoned marketing professionals.
You can hear it here.
8. Marketing Smarts
Marketing Smarts, a podcast delivered by MarketingProfs, is a weekly podcast that teaches marketers how to market smart in the rapidly expanding digital age. Each episode is 30-minutes long and rammed with instantly actionable advice for you to implement in the context of your own business.
You can hear it here.
9. Foundr Podcast
Hosted by Nathan Chan, founder of digital magazine Foundr, the Founder podcast is for entrepreneurs looking for advice, tips, tricks, and strategies to grow their businesses exponentially. Each episode hosts a new guest who talks about their journey from nothing to something and provides listeners incredible insights into the harsh realities of the ever-changing world of business and how to push your way through challenges.
Nathan Chan told TechFunnel about the style of his podcast:
“We interview some of the greatest founders of our generation and break down their frameworks, lessons learned and failures so you can build and grow a successful business”
You can hear it here.
10. The GaryVee Audio Experience
Speaking of GaryVee, his second podcast – The GaryVee Audio Experience – gives listeners an insight into how the founder of a multi-million dollar marketing firm, founder of a sports agency, and an investor manages his day, thinks about his products and markets to his audiences. Not just that, every episode is extremely motivating and will make you jump on your feet and get to work on your next great idea.
You can hear it here.
11. The Craft of Marketing
The Craft of Marketing is a podcast hosted by well-known blogger and keynote speaker, Seth Price. In quite a few episodes, Price is joined by some of marketing’s biggest names including Seth Godin and Rand Fishkin. While it was a podcast series that ended in early 2016, the episodes still provide insights into digital practices, methods, and techniques that are still relevant today.
You can hear it here.
12. Moneyball for Marketing
Named after the movie, Moneyball (Yes, the one Brad Pitt starred in), the Moneyball for Marketing podcast is hosted by the founder of Crimson Marketing, Glenn Gow. In this podcast, he and his guests focus on the incredible changes happening in marketing organizations, particularly in terms of big data and marketing technology. They provide insights as to how big data, data analytics, and machine learning can be incorporated into marketing to achieve the very best results.
You can hear it here.
13. Content Inc. by Joe Pulizzi
Hosted by the founder of Content Marketing Institute and the “Godfather of content marketing,” Joe Pulizzi, Content Inc., teaches listeners how to build a loyal audience by creating remarkable and relevant content. There are about 200 episodes in which Joe shares lessons from his own experiences and provides insight on how entrepreneurs can leverage content marketing for growth.
You can hear it here.
14. This Old Marketing Podcast
Joe Pulizzi also hosted another podcast – This Old Marketing Podcast – with another content marketing expert Robert Rose (PNR). In 211 episodes, the duo covers a plethora of content related strategies that your business can implement whether its primary focus is content development and marketing or something else.
You can hear it here.
15. Growth Byte
Growth Byte is the quickest way to catch up to current ideas and trends, as it offers the latest and best startup growth content and summarizes it within 2-3 minutes. This means that if you don’t have time to listen to lengthy one-hour podcasts, you can turn to Growth Byte to gain good and relevant information quickly.
You can hear it on Podbean here.
16. Mad Marketing
Hosted by the man who is nicknamed Sales Lion, Marcus Sheridian, is the mad marketer. His podcast, Mad Marketing, is similar to the #AskGaryVee Show in the sense that it is based on a question and answer format. However, Marcus rarely holds interviews or invites guest speakers. Instead, he focuses on taking to the questions of his audience and answering them in the best way possible. It is structured more like a one-on-one consulting session, which provides great insights into specific challenges that today’s marketers face.
You can hear it here.
17. Marketing Speak
Hosted by industry expert and regular conference speaker, Stephen Spencer, the Marketing Speak podcast highlights important marketing issues, trends, and concepts which are discussed between Spencer and his guests. This podcast will definitely boost your knowledge about digital marketing and its application for different types and levels of business.
You can hear it here.
18. The Marketing Companion
Self-proclaimed as “the world’s most entertaining marketing podcast” by hosts Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster, The Marketing Companion has a good mix of humor and marketing. Schaefer and Webster are often accompanied by guests where they discuss different marketing related topics, as well as real-life situations, such as how to apply digital marketing in particular scenarios and real case studies.
You can hear it here.
19. HBR IdeaCast
The HBR IdeaCast brought to you by Harvard Business Review talks about the most recent marketing findings, marketing trends, and the latest and best in digital marketing. This podcast helps listeners stay up-to-date with the world of digital marketing.
You can hear it here.
20. Call to Action Podcast
One very vast branch of digital marketing is inbound marketing. If you want to learn specifically about inbound marketing and lead conversion, the Call to Action podcast is perfect for you. Brought to you by Unbounce, the hosts regularly speak to guests from marketing directors to conversion heads.
You can hear it here.
21. HubCast
Speaking of inbound marketing, every marketer has at one point or another turned to HubSpot for answers. Therefore, Impact launched the podcast HubCast specifically for this purpose. This podcast is hosted by George Thomas and Marcus Sheridan, where they talk about the latest HubSpot updates, tools, tips and tricks. If you’re looking to use inbound marketing techniques to grow your business, then this is a must listen.
You can hear it here.
22. Unthinkable Media
If you are looking to learn from an experienced industry expert and draw from their experiences, Unthinkable Media is definitely for you. Launched and hosted by Jay Acunzo, a former Google and HubSpot employee, this podcast provides you with inspiration for your next project with insights from Acunzo’s personal experiences in the industry.
You can hear it here.
23. The Growth Show
Have you ever wondered how companies emerge from dry spells and bad publicity? The Growth Show podcast will answer all of your questions related to business growth. Another podcast brought to you by HubSpot, The Growth Show offers great tips and strategies on business growth. Every week they have a new guest discussing how they managed to grow their business (or fail to grow their business) and offers lessons you can apply to your own business and work.
You can hear it here.
24. Content Warfare
The Content Warfare podcast, hosted by Ryan Hanley digs deeper into strategies, concepts, and tactics to create and market killer content. In his episodes, Hanley interviews digital marketing experts and provides actionable insights that can help you create and distribute content that has people clicking and reading from beginning to end.
You can hear it here.
25. Actionable Marketing Podcast
Another podcast that is focused deeply on content marketing is the Actionable Marketing Podcast, which is brought to you by CoSchedule. This podcast is jam-packed with actionable information, insights, and advice you can implement instantly. They bring on many well-known speakers from large corporations that readily discuss their experiences and opinions.
You can hear it here.
26. The Business Of Content
Hosted by A. Lee Judge, a digital marketing consultant and founder of ContentMonsta, a digital media agency, and Dontaye Carter, a PR strategist and founder of Carter Media, the Business of Content podcast talks about how marketers can leverage digital and social media to boost business and personal growth. Imagine getting a consulting session from both these industry experts for free!
You can hear it here.
27. Search Talk Live
In the Search Talk Live podcast, hosts Robert O’Haver and Matt Weber talk about the best SEO practices, social media marketing and networking and influencer marketing. The hosts draw insights from their 18 years of knowledge and experience in the marketing industry to help their listeners enhance their knowledge of digital marketing.
You can hear it here.
28. The Art of Paid Traffic
One extremely important aspect of digital marketing is paid advertising. The Art of Paid Traffic podcast covers everything you need to know to beat the competition with paid advertising without burning all of your marketing dollars. Host Rick Mulready is a Facebook ads expert who provides very helpful insights and often has guests who are also experts in paid advertising, to provide listeners with cutting-edge tactics.
You can hear it here.
29. The Sophisticated Marketers
Hosted by Jason Miller, content marketing manager for LinkedIn Marketing Solutions, the Sophisticated Marketers podcast brings to you the latest and best in marketing. In this bi-monthly podcast, Miller often hosts guests who are also thought leaders and industry experts, proving you a ton of expertise and experience to draw from.
You can hear it here.
30. Edge of the Web Radio
Winner of Content Marketing Institute’s Best Podcast last year, Edge of the Web is a must listen. Hosted by Erin Sparks and Tom Brodbeck, this podcast covers a range of marketing matters that you can learn about. This digital marketing podcast is a great way to stay up to date with the latest content marketing news and best practices, along with learning digital marketing concepts and actionable strategies.
You can hear it here.
As you start evaluating your marketing and content strategies for 2019 and begin to draft plans, budgets, and strategies, be sure to add these podcasts to your listening toolbox. You will not only find answers to your most pressing questions but will also gain actionable advice from industry experts.