
Growing Your Audience: The Power of Cross-Promotion
The Podcast Advertising Playbook with Heather Osgood

September 24, 2025 · 41 min
In this episode of the Podcast Advertising Playbook, host Heather Osgood sits down with Lauren Passell, Founder and CEO of Tink Media, a podcast growth and discovery company. Lauren shares how creators can grow their audience and increase discoverability with cross-promotion, interactive audience en…
Episode guest
Lauren Passell
Founder and CEO of Tink Media
In this episode of the Podcast Advertising Playbook, host Heather Osgood sits down with Lauren Passell, Founder and CEO of Tink Media, a podcast growth and discovery company.
Lauren shares how creators can grow their audience and increase discoverability with cross-promotion, interactive audience engagement, and creating the perfect pitch.
You’ll hear:
Insights from Lauren’s success in marketing and PR for audio
Strategies to make your show more marketable
Ideas for interacting with listeners to make them feel like a part of the show
How you can use cross-promotion to grow your audience and increase discoverability
If you’re curious about what works (and what doesn’t) in successful podcast marketing, this one is a must-hear!
🔗 Resources & Links:
Tink Media: https://tinkmedia.co/
Lauren’s newsletter, Podcast The Newsletter: https://podcastthenewsletter.substack.com/
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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