By Tyler Gault“Pandora’s pitch to advertisers is that its technology can cater to consumers with far greater precision than radio — it can pinpoint listeners by age and sex, ZIP code or even musical taste — and that as it grows, Pandora will effectively be the top station in many cities.”

Date launched

• Pandora is based on the Music Genome Project, which began in 2000

• August 2005 – Pandora launches on the web• July 2008- Pandora debuts on the iPhone and

iPod touch

Total Registered Users

• 150 million registered users• Demographics- twenties and early thirties• Active listeners- 54.9 million

Impacts

• Altering traditional marketing practices-Controls 72% of the streaming music market• Changing the music industry-Internet Radio Fairness Act of 2012• Extremely powerful marketing tool

Key Performance Indicators

• Facebook has a massive following-4,412,539 likes · 39,801 talking about this• Projected to earn 861 million dollars in

revenue in 2015• Ranked number 2 in mobile device ads behind

Google

Tips for Personal Use

Audio Algorithm

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Businesses using the platform well • Pandora has 800 local advertising

campaigns scheduled this year.

- Target’s narrow groups of voters online

-Charges businesses for premium subscription

-Online Universities and car dealerships

Advertising Opportunities

• Different from traditional ads • Local and regional businesses-Car dealerships, restaurants, colleges

• Has a High amount of internet traffic • Easy to apply for a advertising application• Connection with other platforms

http://www.pandora.com/advertise

Cautions for business and personal use

• Remember that personal data is transmitted to advertising agencies.

-Location, gender, age • Under currently under federal investigation - Third party affiliates • Change your privacy controls- Turn your public profile off

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