How to Prove Your Podcast ROI With One Sleeper Metric Nobody Talks About | Jason Bradwell, Founder of B2B Better and Host of Pipe Dream Podcast
Pipe Dream · 2026-03-09 · 4 min
Episode notes
We help B2B brands launch shows that turn their point of view into pipeline. If you're launching a podcast (or have one already) and are not sure how it can hit your bottom line, book a meeting with Jason: Your download count is flattering you. And if you're pitching your podcast to a board on the back of it, you're building on sand. In this solo episode, Jason Bradwell calls out the most common measurement mistake in B2B podcasting and reveals the one metric that actually tells you whether your show is working. If you're running a podcast to drive pipeline rather than ego, this episode is essential listening. For most B2B businesses, downloads are a red herring. If your total addressable market is a few hundred or a few thousand companies, benchmarking your show against Joe Rogan or Diary of a CEO is not just meaningless - it's actively misleading. The metric you should be tracking instead is Consumption Rate (on podcast platforms) or Watch Time (on YouTube). These tell you something far more important: how resonant your content actually is with the people who matter.
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