About r/advertising
THIS IS NOT A PLACE TO ADVERTISE. YOU WILL BE BANNED. r/Advertising: Is for ad creators, students, copywriters, and anyone else who is finely honing their reverse banner blindness for professional reasons.
The community at a glance
r/advertising is a Subreddit for Marketers with roughly 256K members. It has been around since 2008. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style.
Roughly 40K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, Advertising, and Agency. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention memes.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 6K members
- 2014: 6K members
- 2015: 6K members
- 2016: 5K members
- 2017: 10K members
- 2018: 23K members
- 2019: 34K members
- 2020: 26K members
- 2021: 19K members
- 2023: 31K members
- 2024: 26K members
- 2025: 33K members
- 2026: 26K members
Past year (monthly)
- Oct: 3K members
- Nov: 3K members
- Dec: 5K members
- Jan: 4K members
- Feb: 3K members
- Mar: 3K members
- Apr: 3K members
- May: 3K members
- Jun: 3K members
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 3K members
- Sep: 967 members
Themes
- Pain & Anger9 posts in the past month
- Just laid off from Publicis Groupe – anyone else in the same boat?
- I quit Publicis Groupe
- Why does it feel so hard to transition from agency to in house?
#19Pain & AngerJust laid off from Publicis Groupe – anyone else in the same boat? · I quit Publicis Groupe · Why does it feel so hard to transition from agency to in house? - Advice Requests9 posts in the past month
- Starting at Omnicom Next Week - Advice?
- tips on transitioning to account management to strategy
- 15+ years in digital media/advertising, currently unemployed — is the market really this rough, or do I need to rethink my skill set?
#29Advice RequestsStarting at Omnicom Next Week - Advice? · tips on transitioning to account management to strategy · 15+ years in digital media/advertising, currently unemployed — is the market really this rough, or do I need to rethink my skill set? - Solution Requests5 posts in the past month
- Agency jobs in Dallas
- Ad copy writing help needed
- Is local CTV advertising worth it for a regional business?
#35Solution RequestsAgency jobs in Dallas · Ad copy writing help needed · Is local CTV advertising worth it for a regional business? - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Brain is on fire. Give me your hardest problems. Please?
#41IdeasBrain is on fire. Give me your hardest problems. Please?
Topics
- Struggling28 posts in the past month
- Struggling to get through the door
- Struggling to get past interviews at Publicis Groupe companies for entry level positions
#128StrugglingStruggling to get through the door · Struggling to get past interviews at Publicis Groupe companies for entry level positions - Advertising18 posts in the past month
- Feel like I don’t even work in advertising anymore
- Are you happy you pivoted out of "advertising?"
- Please share experiences if relevant: working in offshore India-based teams for major advertising groups like Omnicom, Publicis, WPP, Dentsu etc.
#218AdvertisingFeel like I don’t even work in advertising anymore · Are you happy you pivoted out of "advertising?" · Please share experiences if relevant: working in offshore India-based teams for major advertising groups like Omnicom, Publicis, WPP, Dentsu etc. - Agency13 posts in the past month
- Calloway/GoodGood ad
- Has anyone just joined OMC?
- Please share experiences if relevant: working in offshore India-based teams for major advertising groups like Omnicom, Publicis, WPP, Dentsu etc.
#313AgencyCalloway/GoodGood ad · Has anyone just joined OMC? · Please share experiences if relevant: working in offshore India-based teams for major advertising groups like Omnicom, Publicis, WPP, Dentsu etc. - Job12 posts in the past month#412Job
- Worst9 posts in the past month#59Worst
Product recommendations
- memes1 post in the past month
- Why are brands using memes now as an advertising strategy? And who does it best?
#11memesWhy are brands using memes now as an advertising strategy? And who does it best?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/advertising for?
- Best for Marketers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
- Is r/advertising free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/advertising have?
- Roughly 256K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/advertising on?
- r/advertising runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/advertising cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/advertising is organized under Marketers.
- How do I join r/advertising?
- You can join r/advertising by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Marketing communities like?
- Marketing is one of the bigger topic areas on the site, with communities covering pretty much every corner of the discipline: SEO, paid, content, social, growth, and everything in between. Most of the action happens across Discord and Slack, with some solid independent forums in the mix too. If you are looking to sharpen your skills, swap tactics, or just talk shop with other marketers, there is a lot to dig into here.
Monthly Stats
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- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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