Can I advertise in r/advertising?
No. The community is for discussing advertising as an industry, not for placing ads.
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r/advertising rules, stats, and what to post
A current Rankhog guide to r/advertising: what the subreddit is for, rules, posting standards, and what works before you publish.
Current public stats
- Members
- 243,000
- Verified
- 2026-06-02
- Category
- Advertising professionals and creatives
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Rule summary
- No advertisements or spam: The subreddit is for discussing advertising, not placing ads. Promotional posts can be removed and posters banned.
- Keep quality high: Shilling, selling, homework help, free marketing requests, and low-quality posts can be removed.
- Stay industry-related: Posts should be about the advertising industry, creative work, strategy, agencies, or professional advertising topics.
- No surveys or assignment help: Surveys, homework, and assignment-help requests are not allowed.
Works well
- Industry questions about creative strategy, agency work, media, brand, or client dynamics.
- Thoughtful critiques of campaigns, portfolios, or advertising career decisions.
- Lessons from real ad work with context and no sales ask.
- Operator comments that explain tradeoffs across strategy, creative, and execution.
Avoid
- Using the subreddit to advertise a product, agency, course, or service.
- Asking the community for free marketing instead of discussing advertising work.
- Survey posts, homework help, and thin career questions already covered by search.
- URL shorteners or drive-by links with no professional discussion.
What r/advertising Is For
r/advertising is for advertising professionals, creatives, students, strategists, and agency people discussing advertising work.
What Works On r/advertising
Useful posts discuss a real advertising decision, critique, campaign, creative problem, agency issue, or professional tradeoff.
What To Avoid
Avoid using the subreddit as an ad slot. Product, service, course, and agency promotion are the fastest way to miss the room.
Rankhog Notes
Use Rankhog to separate a real advertising discussion from a disguised product or agency pitch.
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Common questions about r/advertising
What works best in r/advertising?
Professional discussion about campaigns, creative strategy, agency work, and advertising career decisions.
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