Bumper

Bumper was founded by Dan Misener and Jonas Woost, both veterans of CBC's podcast unit and Pacific Content, and the company splits its work between a software dashboard and old-school growth strategy consulting. The dashboard aggregates analytics from across hosting platforms and listening apps to give a single view of audience lifetime value, return rate, and ad-readiness.

Their newer Bumper Score is a 0–200 index that benchmarks how reliably a podcast delivers ads to verified listeners, launched as a free service in May 2026 — designed to give independents and networks a third-party signal advertisers can trust beyond raw download claims. Where it shines is for branded content teams and mid-size networks that already invested in production and now need a growth partner who understands the audio funnel.

The agency side runs paid acquisition campaigns, host-read swap strategies, and audience research. Where it falls short is price-sensitivity: the base dashboard tier starts at $500/mo for ten shows, and the consulting is priced for organizations with marketing budgets.

If you're an indie below the 5,000-download-per-episode threshold, this isn't your tool — you're better off with CoHost or OP3 plus a growth tactics newsletter. For shows already monetizing seriously, Bumper offers a credible second opinion.