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How to Use Dynamic Content and Ads in Your Podcast Episodes
How to Use Dynamic Content and Ads in Your Podcast Episodes

Control which dynamic content and ads appear where, and in which episodes, with AMIE from Captivate!

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Written by Sam Higham
Updated over 2 years ago

Using AMIE is super simple, and you have full control over what dynamic content is inserted, and where it appears in each of your episodes.

When you publish and edit your individual podcast episodes you can insert and manage your very own dynamic content and ads.

Here you'll find how to:

Important: when you add an AMIE file to an episode, we will look to match the file's bitrate with that of your episode audio, to ensure no playback issues on podcast apps. To avoid any processing delays, we recommend making your AMIE file bitrate the same as your episode file bitrate.

To add a pre-roll slot to a single episode

  • Click Add Pre-roll.

  • Select up to 3 pieces of content you want to include from the drop-down or by using the search feature.

Note: if you have a default post-roll set up, it will already be displayed here.

To replace a pre-roll slot on a single episode

  • Click the small replace ad icon.

  • Select the new content you want to include from the drop down or by using the search feature (you can also replace all content in this slot if you wish).

If you want to remove a pre-roll add from a single episode, simply click Remove from Episode.

Post-roll ads for Single Episodes

To add a post-roll slot to a single episode

  • Click Add Post-roll.

  • Select up to 3 pieces of content you want to include from the drop-down or by using the search feature.

Note: if you have a default post-roll set up, it will already be displayed here.

To replace a post-roll slot on a single episode

  • Click the small replace ad icon.

  • Select the new ad you want to include from the drop down or by using the search feature.

If you want to remove a post-roll add from a single episode, simply click Remove from Episode.

To add a mid-roll content slot to a single episode

  • Select the point in your episode audio where you want to insert your mid-roll content.

  • Click Add New Slot.

  • Select the content you want to include from the drop-down or by using the search feature.

  • The ad slot will turn blue and the content and position details will be displayed under the audio.

Note: Can't quite see the specific section where you want to insert your mid-roll content? No problem! Use the timestamp feature to select the exact position you want to insert your content.

To replace a mid-roll, in content ad for a single episode

  • Click the small replace ad icon on the mid-roll, in content ad slot you want to replace.

  • Select the new ad you want to include from the drop down or by using the search feature.

To remove a mid-roll, in content ad from a single episode simply click the dustbin icon next to the ad you want to delete and confirm the selection.

To replace baked in content on a single episode

  • Select the region you want to replace in your episode with a click and drag action.

  • Click Replace Baked In Advert.

  • Select the content you want to include from the drop-down or by using the search feature.

  • The ad and position details will then be displayed under the audio.

Note: Can't quite see the specific section where you want to insert your mid-roll content? No problem! Use the timestamp feature to select the exact position you want to insert your content.

Once you're happy with the added dynamic content, you can save to draft, or schedule/publish your episode as usual.

AMIE will now process your dynamic content and your episodes will be updated once processing has completed.

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