Historically, organic ads work best, but I'm testing a theory. Has anyone compared the retention rate of bought monthly listeners against targeted Marigold or Facebook video campaigns?

I’ve actually tested this. Facebook/Marigold ads give you highly targeted fans, but the cost per listener can be brutal if you're just starting. Bought listeners usually function as a baseline for social proof. The trick is getting ones driven by real promo networks rather than low-quality bots. I found this top site to buy monthly listeners holds up surprisingly well because they use real ad campaigns. It keeps retention stable enough to trigger algorithm playlists.

Interesting comparison. I figured paid listeners alone wouldn’t replace real ads, but they might help improve conversion from cold traffic sources.

Social proof makes ad traffic perform better because people trust profiles that already appear active and consistently growing.