In this week’s episode of the Space Marketing Podcast, we chat with Chris Porter and Jenny Curtis from CurtCo. They are the creative duo of the sci-fi audiodrama SOLAR podcast series. Solar stars Stephanie Beatriz, Tony Award winner Alan Cumming, Academy Award winner Helen Hunt and Jonathan Bangs. It is a great example of space-based entertainment.
CurtCo has 15 different podcasts spanning several genres. Podcasting is becoming a marketing tool for companies. Join us as we learn about this marketing trend.
LINKS
https://www.curtco.com/podcasts
https://www.solarthepodcast.com/
https://www.speakeasysociety.com/
ABOUT CHRIS PORTER
SOLAR Writer, Producer, and director
https://www.chrismakesstories.com/
ABOUT JENNY CUTIS
Podcast Director, producer, and Host
Picture credits:
Jenny Curtis from https://www.jennycurtis.com/
Chris Porter from https://www.chrismakesstories.com/
Solar image from https://www.solarthepodcast.com/
Chapters
01:04 Introduction
02:38 About Solar Podcast
04:06 Solar Trailer
08:45 Speakeasy Society
9:40 Developing the sound story
12:34 COVID impact in the story’s development
16:37 Star voice talent casting
18:48 Awards
19:53 How we know when a show is successful
21:07 Reaching for the Moon
22:22 Hollywood Unscripted
25:10 Synergy
29:34 Marketing CurtCo
30:56 From magazines to podcasts
34:50 Advertising that tells a story
36:51 ActiveCampaign
39:05 Marketing Challenges
42:29 Podcast promotion on channels
43:53 Importance of a marketing person or team
44:48 See the future of space and podcasting
49:40 Final thoughts
ABOUT IZZY
Izzy's website - https://izzy.house
Author of Space Marketing: Competing in the new commercial space industry AND Space Marketing: Spaceports on Amazon and Audible - https://bit.ly/Space-Marketing
Podcast host for Space Marketing Podcast - https://spacemarketingpodcast.com
Organizer for Space for Kentucky Roundtable - https://spaceforkentucky.com
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