A jingle for your podcast ad spot

If you sponsor podcasts, a 15 second jingle gives your spot a sound listeners learn to recognize. SingingAds reads your product page, writes a short song that sings your brand name and one benefit, and lets you download it as audio to run before or after the host's read. Podcast use is covered with no royalties, and you also get a vertical video of the same song for social.

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Where a jingle fits in a podcast ad

Hand over your product page; SingingAds writes the jingle, sings it and cuts a 9:16 video; you receive the song as audio and an MP4. It sticks to claims your page makes, and you see the lyrics before anything is recorded.

Most podcast ads are read by the host, and listeners trust that voice. A jingle should not fight it. Use a 15 second sung tag as a bookend: the tune before the host says "this episode is brought to you by", or after the promo code. Over a few weeks, the tune starts to do the reminding.

Host read, pre-recorded spot, or both

  • Host read with a jingle tag: send the show the 15 second song file and ask them to play it at the start or end of the read. Keep the brief to the host with the details.
  • A pre-recorded spot: a 30 second song can stand alone on shows that insert produced ads. It has to carry the name and the benefit without help.
  • Your own show: if you sell merch or courses on your podcast, a sung tag in your ad breaks makes your own product sound like a sponsor.

What to sing and what to leave to the host

Songs are good at names and feelings, poor at details. Sing the brand name and the one thing people should remember. Leave the promo code, the web address and any terms to the host, who can say them slowly. The same rule holds for radio jingles. If a code does appear in the lyrics, it must be on your page, since SingingAds only uses claims it finds there.

Matching the show

A true-crime show and a comedy show need different tunes. Tell the brief the mood ("calm, low-key acoustic" or "bright and quick") and keep the same jingle across shows of a similar feel so it builds recognition. If the show also posts clips to Shorts or Reels, the vertical video version can run there. See examples and the steps on how it works.

How to tell if the tag is working

Podcast ads are hard to measure, and a jingle will not change that on its own. Give each show its own promo code or landing page link so you can see which show sends buyers. Then run the same tag for several weeks and watch whether code use climbs as listeners hear it again. A post-purchase question ("where did you hear about us?") often catches podcast buyers who forget to use the code. If one show converts and another does not, the song is rarely the reason; the audience fit usually is.

Before you send it to the show

  • Play the tag next to a sample of the host's voice; it should not be much louder.
  • Check the brand name is clear on cheap earbuds.
  • Ask the show how they want the file and where in the read it goes.
  • Keep the song the same for at least a few weeks so it can become familiar.
  • Budget a take or two per show feel; credit costs are on pricing.

Illustrative example: brief and 15 second tag for a made-up brand

Lanternfish Socks (fictional). Listener: a runner who listens on long runs. Moment: the blister at mile six. Claim from the page: "flat toe seam, cushioned heel". The host reads the code; the song stays short.

  • Mile six and your heel starts to sting,
  • Lanternfish Socks, cushioned heel, smooth toe seam,
  • Run it longer, run it light,
  • Lanternfish, laced up right.

What it can't do

  • It does not record the host read or any spoken voice.
  • It does not book podcast ad slots or work with shows for you.
  • It is not built for podcast intro and outro theme music without an ad message.

What it costs

From $15 for one ad, or $59 for about 6 thirty-second video ads. Credits never expire. A jingle take costs 4 credits; a typical 30-second video ad about 26. There is no free tier and no free sample.

One-time packs

One ad

$15 once

40 credits, about 1 thirty-second video ad

Five ads

$59 once

180 credits, about 6 thirty-second video ads

Full pricing, credits and refunds

Questions

Can I use the jingle in podcast ads legally?

Yes. The rights cover podcasts as well as ads, social media, websites and radio, with no royalties, for your business or a client's.

Should the jingle include my promo code?

Usually not. Codes are easier to hear when the host says them. If you do sing it, the code must be on your page.

How long should a podcast jingle be?

For a tag around a host read, 15 seconds. For a pre-recorded spot with no host, 30 seconds.

Can I make different versions for different shows?

Yes, each version is its own brief. Keep the melody idea and the name the same if you want recognition, and change the mood words to suit each show.

What does it cost per jingle?

From $15 for one ad, or $59 for about 6 thirty-second video ads. Credits never expire. A jingle with no video costs 4 credits per take.