Play Speed and Frequency
You can monitor your daily and weekly play activity by visiting Reports > Play Stats, which provides insight into your average play rate based on your current account settings.
Free accounts can access up to one week of historical play data, while subscribers to any paid package receive access to their complete play history.
Once play credits are assigned to a song, its play rate and listener reach are primarily influenced by the number of credits applied, as well as your campaign settings, including Play Speed and your Artist Targets list. These options can be managed within the Campaign Settings, Standard Artist Targeting, and Pacing sections of your account.
Expanding your Artist Targets list and selecting artists who are popular among Jango listeners can significantly increase your potential audience and accelerate your play rate. Choosing a faster Play Speed setting will also increase the frequency of plays, resulting in a higher rate of credit usage.
If you select Default Pace, subscription plays are generally distributed over approximately three weeks. Faster Pace aims to deliver plays over about two weeks, while Turbo Pace is designed to complete play delivery in roughly one week.
Additionally, the size of your subscription package affects overall play volume and delivery speed. For example, an artist on a $100/month package will typically receive plays at a faster rate than an artist on a $10/month package.
From the Campaign Settings > Standard Artist Targeting page, you can manage your targeting preferences by adding or removing artists from your Artist Targets list, as well as adjusting your Play Speed settings.
To add an artist, enter their name in the search box and select them from the results once they appear. To remove an artist, click the red icon located next to their name on your current targeting list.
Keeping your Artist Targets list up to date helps ensure your music reaches listeners who are most likely to enjoy your style and genre.
If you're experiencing a lower play rate than expected, consider expanding your Artist Targets list by adding more artists (up to 30 total), particularly artists who are popular among Jango listeners. Broadening your targeting can help increase your available audience and improve play frequency.
You may also increase your Play Speed setting to accelerate the rate at which your song receives plays.
Additionally, applying more play credits to a song can help boost its play rate. As a song's available play credits decrease and approach zero, its play frequency will gradually slow down. If you have available play credits in your account, you can assign additional credits to your songs at any time by visiting the Play Credits > Use Credits page.
Remember slow-downs and fluctuations in play rates are not uncommon, due to the variables involved with internet streaming music: the number of listeners using Jango Radio at any given time, how many of those listeners are fans of your similar artists, and how many other Radio Airplay artists might be promoting music with similar settings as yours.