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YAMAN COSKUN RETURNS TO CREATIVE HELM LAUNCHING YAMAN.AI WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 22, 2025 — Veteran radio creative specialist Yaman Coskun, Founder and former CEO of Yamanair Creative, is back in the creative saddle with the launch of yaman.AI a hybrid commercial creative services company powered by humans and supported by AI. yaman.AI provides radio sellers and branders, including agencies and podcasters, with local-direct-focused creative services, high-impact sales tools, consultations, training and production from audio to video, and jingles to digital branding packages. yaman.AI will also introduce a first ever local creative testing feature called yaman.PI (Performance Intelligence) designed to provide scoring and improvement tools for local campaigns. Yaman is well known and respected in the radio scene as a creative force and pioneer in creating powerful campaigns that sell. Yaman’s former brands Yamanair Creative, Cash-by-Creative, and SPECbyte have been used widely by the U.S. radio industry since 2008. In 2004, he helped launch The Creative Services Group for iHeart Media. In 2007, Yamanair Creative launched Cash-by-Creative, followed by the 2014 rollout of SPECbyte, before Compass Media Networks acquired Yamanair Creative in 2017. Coskun’s thousands of success stories in radio span markets of all sizes and stations of all formats. Scott Herman, CEO, SHH Media Management, commented: “When we partnered up with Yaman at CBS his creative magic, coupled with his passion, made us a ton of new money. He is the ideal partner for any radio station looking to increase their local direct dollars.” Coskun adds: “yaman.AI is the first AI-supported creative service designed and spearheaded by an actual group of industry creative vets. It is where the best of artificial intelligence meets the best of human intelligence. Yes, we provide one of the world’s best self-serve AI spot creation tools. But our prime directive is to provide custom creative campaigns with sales support from my team and I. That includes me going on virtual sales calls. This is a real partnership. The way we are wired to operate and succeed.”
YAMAN.AI ANNOUNCES GAMECHANGER PARTNERSHIPS. WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 14, 2025 — yaman.AI, veteran radio creative specialist Yaman Coskun’s new hybrid commercial creative service for Radio powered by humans and supported by AI, announces that it has entered into a partnership with Oink Ink Radio, America's award-winning top radio creative shop, and Wondercraft, the world's leading AI audio production platform. This innovative collaboration will reshape the audio landscape by merging cutting-edge AI technology with creative storytelling by well-known industry vets. Oink Ink Radio, known for its award-winning top notch creative work with clients like Staples, Southwest Airlines, and Ikea will merge its deep understanding of radio campaign design with Yaman's decades of delivering creative support to Radio sales. As the demand for strategic creative becomes more essential for Radio, yaman.AI’s advanced AI algorithms will work in tandem with Wondercraft’s powerful audio production capabilities to create powerfully effective results for Radio sellers and advertisers. “This partnership is a game-changer for the radio industry,” said Yaman Coskun, Founder and CEO, yaman.AI. “We are bringing in Wondercraft to fuel our AI services and Oink Ink Radio to fuel our human services. This hybrid model is designed to make Radio sellers' local direct revenue dreams come true.” Coskun, whose former creative services company, Yamanair Creative, was used by stations in over 600 U.S. markets, explained: "We are bringing the best of AI and the best of human talent together. The result is a win-win for Radio sellers and local advertisers.” Dan Price, Co-Founder and Partner, Oink Ink Radio, commented: “We are excited to work with yaman.AI. For years we've wanted to be able to offer Oink-quality services at scale; engaging with Yaman and having access to his resources in this space is a tremendous 'way in' for us. Our creative, powered by Yaman's methods and Wondercraft's tools, makes for an awfully compelling offering." Oskar Serrander, Co-Founder and CEO, Wondercraft, added: “Yaman.ai perfectly reflects what we believe at Wondercraft: The future of a thriving audio advertising industry lies in combining next-generation creative tools with timeless storytelling. With Yaman’s deep experience and creative brilliance, we are merging the best of AI and human ingenuity generating big results for all players in the industry; radio stations, and advertisers alike.”