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Spotify Launches Self-Serve Advertising Platform in Canada and the UK


NEW YORK, March 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Last Fall, Spotify launched Spotify Ad Studio, the first-ever audio self-serve advertising platform, in the US. Today, the platform embarks on a world tour as the public beta expands to Canada and the UK.

Spotify Ad Studio makes it easy for marketers of all sizes to create audio ads on Spotify in minutes, letting them connect with the music streaming service's highly engaged audience and tap into culture. Over the last five months, a wide range of US businesses and advertising agencies have used the platform to reach the right people in the right moment. And across the board, they're seeing results.

"When we ran our Spotify Ad Studio campaign, we saw ticket sales double in one week," said Morgan Wright, marketer at Greater Cleveland Aquarium, one of our US launch partners. "We could tie that increase directly to the Spotify ad."

Spotify Ad Studio is effective because advertisers benefit from Spotify's distinct capabilities ? streaming intelligence and the unique power of audio.

That's why Spotify is so excited to bring Spotify Ad Studio to new markets. In Canada and the UK, the streaming service has been working with partners in a closed beta to test the platform, who are already using it to reach our highly engaged audience.

"We know our target audience is on Spotify, so it's really a no-brainer for us to integrate Ad Studio into our digital strategy," said Leland Dieno, marketing manager at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Canada. "It lets us reach our exact audience in a hyper-targeted way, directly in their ears."

With audio ads, a brand's message can truly be heard ? and it's never been easier to make them. Spotify Ad Studio's intuitive creation process lets marketers simply share a script, pick a background track, and then receive a fully-produced audio ad to review, complete with a recorded voiceover. Spotify Ad Studio provides this production at no extra cost, but if marketers already have an audio ad they can simply upload it.

From there, marketers can pick their target audience, customize their budget and campaign dates, and track results.

"Spotify Ad Studio lets us connect with listeners who are already engaged and plugged in," said Mark Kovic, label director at Kovic Productions, one of our beta test partners in the UK. "On other platforms, you spend a lot of time trying to find an audience of music fans ? on Spotify, they're already listening."

To explore Spotify's Ad Studio, please visit http://adstudio.spotify.com.

About Spotify

Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008.

Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music.

Discover, manage, and share over 35 million tracks for free, or upgrade to Spotify Premium to access exclusive features including offline mode, improved sound quality, Spotify Connect and ad-free listening.

Today, we are the world's largest global music streaming subscription service with a community of 159 million users, including 71 million Spotify Premium subscribers, across 65 markets.

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