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AI customer service agents sponsors side by side: Gladly, Fin, Bland, Sierra and Parloa, and where each one ran by quarter.

80Gladly80 newsletter · 0 podcast · 0 event
66Fin29 newsletter · 20 podcast · 17 event
30Bland27 newsletter · 0 podcast · 3 event
26Sierra3 newsletter · 10 podcast · 13 event
21Parloa14 newsletter · 1 podcast · 6 event

Where they ran Newsletter and podcast placements by lane and quarter.

Lanes come from each newsletter’s topic and each podcast’s genre. 2026 Q4 runs through 2026-11-02. We read many more newsletters and podcasts from late 2026, so compare companies within a quarter, not one quarter to the next.

GladlyFinBlandSierraParloa
LaneEarlier’25 Q4’26 Q1’26 Q2’26 Q3’26 Q4Earlier’25 Q4’26 Q1’26 Q2’26 Q3’26 Q4Earlier’25 Q4’26 Q1’26 Q2’26 Q3’26 Q4Earlier’25 Q4’26 Q1’26 Q2’26 Q3’26 Q4Earlier’25 Q4’26 Q1’26 Q2’26 Q3’26 Q4
AI newsletters 0 8 26 10 8 5 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 7 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Technology podcasts 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marketing & growth newsletters 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
Finance & investing newsletters 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Software & developers newsletters 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
Retail & e-commerce newsletters 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Startups & venture newsletters 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sales & revenue newsletters 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health & fitness podcasts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Business podcasts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Other lanes 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Events Sponsor lists, booths and partner listings by event sector.

SectorGladlyFinBlandSierraParloa
Finance & crypto03230
Business & tech01043
AI03023
Retail & consumer03020
Sports & leisure05000
Construction & real estate01010
Health00010
Developer01000

Top outlets By newsletter and podcast placements.

Gladly

  1. The Shift AI18
  2. AI Tools Up14
  3. BrainBuzz12
  4. The Sales Journal6
  5. Fud5
  6. DTC Daily4

Fin

  1. Lex Fridman Podcast15
  2. TLDR Fintech9
  3. The Tim Ferriss Show4
  4. eCommerce Tech3
  5. CX Dive Daily2
  6. ByteBuilders2

Bland

  1. The Rundown AI14
  2. Superhuman AI2
  3. TLDR AI2
  4. TLDR Fintech2
  5. TLDR Marketing2
  6. In the Room1

Sierra

  1. Acquired6
  2. I Can’t Sleep5
  3. Jillian on Love1
  4. Cyclone Fanatic1

Parloa

  1. CX Dive Daily6
  2. CIO Dive Daily5
  3. TLDR AI2
  4. TLDR1
  5. Worklife with Molly Graham1

The detail Outlets behind each lane.

Gladly · AI newsletters · 2025 Q4
Gladly · AI newsletters · 2026 Q1
Gladly · AI newsletters · 2026 Q2
Gladly · AI newsletters · 2026 Q3
Gladly · AI newsletters · 2026 Q4
Fin · AI newsletters · 2026 Q3
Fin · AI newsletters · 2026 Q4
Bland · AI newsletters · 2025 Q4
Bland · AI newsletters · 2026 Q1
Bland · AI newsletters · 2026 Q2
Parloa · AI newsletters · 2026 Q3
Fin · Technology podcasts · Earlier
Fin · Technology podcasts · 2025 Q4
Fin · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q1
Fin · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q2
Fin · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q3
Fin · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q4
Sierra · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q3
Sierra · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q4
Gladly · Marketing & growth newsletters · 2025 Q4
Gladly · Marketing & growth newsletters · 2026 Q1
Fin · Marketing & growth newsletters · 2026 Q3
Bland · Marketing & growth newsletters · 2025 Q4
Parloa · Marketing & growth newsletters · 2026 Q3
Parloa · Marketing & growth newsletters · 2026 Q4
Gladly · Finance & investing newsletters · 2026 Q4
Fin · Finance & investing newsletters · 2026 Q1
Fin · Finance & investing newsletters · 2026 Q2
Fin · Finance & investing newsletters · 2026 Q3
Fin · Finance & investing newsletters · 2026 Q4
Bland · Finance & investing newsletters · 2025 Q4
Gladly · Software & developers newsletters · 2026 Q3
Fin · Software & developers newsletters · 2026 Q3
Parloa · Software & developers newsletters · 2026 Q3
Parloa · Software & developers newsletters · 2026 Q4
Gladly · Retail & e-commerce newsletters · 2025 Q4
Gladly · Retail & e-commerce newsletters · 2026 Q2
Gladly · Retail & e-commerce newsletters · 2026 Q4
Fin · Retail & e-commerce newsletters · 2026 Q3
Gladly · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q1
Bland · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q1
Bland · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q4
Sierra · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q3
Sierra · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q4
Gladly · Sales & revenue newsletters · 2025 Q4
Gladly · Sales & revenue newsletters · 2026 Q1
Gladly · Sales & revenue newsletters · 2026 Q2
Sierra · Health & fitness podcasts · 2026 Q1
Sierra · Health & fitness podcasts · 2026 Q2
Fin · Business podcasts · 2026 Q2
Fin · Business podcasts · 2026 Q3
Fin · Business podcasts · 2026 Q4
Parloa · Business podcasts · 2026 Q4
Gladly · Other lanes · 2026 Q4
Bland · Other lanes · 2026 Q4
Sierra · Other lanes · 2025 Q4
Sierra · Other lanes · 2026 Q2
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