How to market on r/marketing
Can you promote on r/marketing?
Not really. The rules single out promotion and don't allow it anywhere, so treat it as off-limits. What the rules say:
“If you want to advertise to this community have a look here reddit.com/advertising”
Rule 1: Advertising & Self-Promotion
“A post or comment in a poor attempt to shill or sell a product or service, is someone's homework, is asking a question which has already been answered many times, is looking for free marketing instead of paying for a professional, or is a…”
Rule 7: Low quality
The rules
As the moderators wrote them, shortened where they run long.
- Advertising & Self-PromotionIf you want to advertise to this community have a look here reddit.com/advertising
- SpamWe get it, you wrote about something. If it can't be shared here in it's entirety then make a good claim on why we need to go somewhere else to read it. Keep in mind this is a place for marketing discussion and…
- Interviews & Resume FeedbackWe're here to help, not to help you land a job for which you're not qualified.
- Homework Help & SurveysDon't post them. This includes asking the community for ideas for your next web development or app project.
- URL ShortenersAny post or comment using a URL shortener will be removed.
- Website/Product ReviewsPlease don't ask us to review or give feedback for your website or product. If you have a specific question regarding it, ask that instead.
- 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 asking a question which has already been answered many…
- Non-specific resource requestE.G. "I'm thinking about marketing, teach me." Be respectful of the community by searching the posts and asking specific questions.
- AI generated contentThis is a subreddit for humans, not bots, so please don't copy and paste AI generated content.
Full text on Reddit: r/marketing rules.
What people asked this week
27 of the 61 posts on r/marketing 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.
- Best cloud phone providers in 2026? Looking for real user experiencesr/marketing · 22 Oct
- What's a good TV Commercial Production Agency in London?r/marketing · 21 Oct
- Does anyone recommend marketing as a career path anymore?r/marketing · 19 Oct
- How to find leads?r/marketing · 24 Oct
- How do I find new work after major loss?r/marketing · 23 Oct
- How would you approach finding a stable remote role with a startup? (Not self-promotion)r/marketing · 22 Oct
- Is there a way for a mobile app to become succesful on its own or is running ads campaigns mandatory?r/marketing · 22 Oct
- How do you find more customers who have the same problems your existing customers had?r/marketing · 22 Oct
- Are Pens and Gift Card Raffles Enough for Conference Giveaways?r/marketing · 21 Oct
- How are you actually checking if your cookie banner works properly?r/marketing · 20 Oct
- has anyone interviewed at google for marketing roles recently (Media Lab, Brand marketing, etc)?r/marketing · 20 Oct
- What’s your job title?r/marketing · 19 Oct
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.
- Write it yourself. The rules call out AI-written posts: “This is a subreddit for humans, not bots, so please don't copy and paste AI generated content.”
- Read the sidebar and pinned posts. Moderators often add rules there, and rules change. Check r/marketing's before your first post.
- Build a history first. Comment helpfully on r/marketing for a few weeks before you post. Accounts that only ever promote get filtered.
More on how this works across Reddit: Reddit's self-promotion rules, explained and the full Reddit marketing playbook.
Related communities
- How to market on r/digital_marketing: digital marketers sharing news, strategy and best practices.
- How to market on r/DigitalMarketing: digital marketers asking practical questions about channels and tools.
- How to market on r/SEO: SEOs and site owners talking rankings, Google updates and tools.
- How to market on r/bigseo: experienced SEO practitioners discussing strategy and technical problems.
- How to market on r/PPC: paid-ads specialists working on Google, Meta and Microsoft ads.
Questions
Can I post my startup on r/marketing?+
Not really. The rules single out promotion and don't allow it anywhere, so treat it as off-limits. Rule 1 says: “If you want to advertise to this community have a look here reddit.com/advertising” Answer questions in the comments instead, and let people find your product from your profile.
How active is r/marketing?+
r/marketing has about 1.8M members and averaged 8.7 new posts a day over the last four weeks. Of its latest 61 posts, 27 asked a question or for a recommendation.
Does r/marketing 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/marketing?+
Recent examples: “Best cloud phone providers in 2026? Looking for real user experiences”, “What's a good TV Commercial Production Agency in London?” and “Does anyone recommend marketing as a career path anymore?”. The full list of this week's questions is on this page and refreshes daily.