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How to market on r/advertising

r/advertising has 200k members and about 17 new posts a day, mostly ad industry professionals: creatives, strategists and students. Self-promotion isn't allowed.
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Members
200k
Since 2008
Posts per day
17
Average over 4 weeks
Self-promotion
Not allowed
Banned by the rules

Can you promote on r/advertising?

No. The rules ban self-promotion, and posts that sell get removed. What the rules say:

“This sub is for professionals to talk specifically about advertising, not for advertising product/services and not for topics unrelated to the advertising industry.”

Rule 7: Not advertising industry related

“This is not a place to advertise.”

Community description

The rules

As the moderators wrote them, shortened where they run long.

  1. Be niceDon't be a dick.
  2. No advertisements or spamPosts will be removed, posters banned. If you would like to advertise visit -
  3. Low qualityWe're trying to build something great here, help us do that. A post or comment in a poor attempt to shill or sell a product or service, is someone's homework, is looking for free marketing instead of paying for a…
  4. URL ShortenersAny post or comment using a URL shortener will be removed.
  5. Surveys and/or homework/assignment helpDon't post them.
  6. Just graduated, looking for adviceThe question gets asked a lot, please use the search or check the sidebar.
  7. Not advertising industry relatedThis sub is for professionals to talk specifically about advertising, not for advertising product/services and not for topics unrelated to the advertising industry.

Full text on Reddit: r/advertising rules.

What people asked this week

43 of the 102 posts on r/advertising in the last 7 days asked a question or for a recommendation. Here are 12, starting with people asking for a tool, a service or someone to hire.

How to show up here without getting banned

  • Don't post about your product. Answer questions in the comments with real expertise instead. People who find your answers useful check your profile, so say what you do there.
  • Read the sidebar and pinned posts. Moderators often add rules there, and rules change. Check r/advertising's before your first post.
  • Build a history first. Comment helpfully on r/advertising for a few weeks before you post. Accounts that only ever promote get filtered.
  • Say you made it. When you mention your own product, disclose it. Hidden promotion is the quickest way to a ban.

More on how this works across Reddit: Reddit's self-promotion rules, explained and the full Reddit marketing playbook.

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Questions

Can I post my startup on r/advertising?+

No. The rules ban self-promotion, and posts that sell get removed. Rule 7 says: “Not advertising industry related” Answer questions in the comments instead, and let people find your product from your profile.

How active is r/advertising?+

r/advertising has about 200k members and averaged 17 new posts a day over the last four weeks. Of its latest 102 posts, 43 asked a question or for a recommendation.

Does r/advertising allow links?+

The rules don't ban links, but a link to your own product still counts as self-promotion, so the self-promotion rules apply.

What do people ask about on r/advertising?+

Recent examples: “Looking for a Freelancer to Create some HCP Email Designs for me”, “Anyone working at Publicis London? How is office attendance and work culture?” and “How is working at Zimmerman Advertising?”. The full list of this week's questions is on this page and refreshes daily.