r/marketing

Community Overview

About r/marketing

For marketing communications + advertising industry professionals to discuss and ask questions related to marketing strategy, media planning, digital, social, search, campaigns, data science, email, user experience, content, copywriting, segmentation, attribution, data visualization, testing, optimization, and martech. We are a support network for people working at brands, businesses, agencies, vendors, and academia.

The community at a glance

r/marketing is a Subreddit for Marketers with roughly 2.0M members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 4th largest community in the Marketing topic page.

Roughly 101K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Marketing, Looking For A, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention personal brand online course, digital marketing company in dehradun, and gmb services in lucknow.

On Reddit
Established 2008
2.0M Members

Community Features

This community has a forum

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +101K members
Growth: +5.4% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 10K members
  • 2014: 14K members
  • 2015: 14K members
  • 2016: 15K members
  • 2017: 32K members
  • 2018: 57K members
  • 2019: 75K members
  • 2020: 88K members
  • 2021: 74K members
  • 2023: 318K members
  • 2024: 940K members
  • 2025: 252K members
  • 2026: 60K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Aug: 6K members
  • Sep: 7K members
  • Oct: 6K members
  • Nov: 12K members
  • Dec: 9K members
  • Jan: 10K members
  • Feb: 8K members
  • Mar: 9K members
  • Apr: 9K members
  • May: 8K members
  • Jun: 9K members
  • Jul: 7K members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    5 posts in the past month
    1. GoHighLevel alternatives for managing multiple marketing clients
    2. GoHighLevel alternatives for managing multiple marketing clients
    3. My dad's online HVAC tool business is majorly struggling. I've been starting to post on their IG & FB pages to drive awareness to their site. I'm overwhelmed and don't know what else l can do to drive traffic to the website & get sales. Any tips?
    #1
    Solution Requests
    GoHighLevel alternatives for managing multiple marketing clients · GoHighLevel alternatives for managing multiple marketing clients · My dad's online HVAC tool business is majorly struggling. I've been starting to post on their IG & FB pages to drive awareness to their site. I'm overwhelmed and don't know what else l can do to drive traffic to the website & get sales. Any tips?
    5
  • Pain & Anger
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Manually checking all my campaigns is driving me crazy
    2. help - burning out
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    Manually checking all my campaigns is driving me crazy · help - burning out
    2
  • Advice Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. I genuinely need some career advice (from 50k to 85k)
    2. How do increase Arrival Ratios for Appointment-based Businesses?
    #3
    Advice Requests
    I genuinely need some career advice (from 50k to 85k) · How do increase Arrival Ratios for Appointment-based Businesses?
    2
  • Self-Promotion
    1 post in the past month
    1. Looking for Content Creators & Marketers for our game!
    #4
    Self-Promotion
    Looking for Content Creators & Marketers for our game!
    1

Topics

  • Marketing
    59 posts in the past month
    1. GoHighLevel alternatives for managing multiple marketing clients
    2. What’s the highest ROI marketing tactic you’ve ever used?
    #1
    Marketing
    GoHighLevel alternatives for managing multiple marketing clients · What’s the highest ROI marketing tactic you’ve ever used?
    59
  • Looking For A
    35 posts in the past month
    #2
    Looking For A
    35
  • Struggling
    32 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling
    32
  • Tired
    11 posts in the past month
    #4
    Tired
    11
  • Looking For A Tool
    10 posts in the past month
    #5
    Looking For A Tool
    10

Flair

  • Question
    55 posts in the past month
    1. Marketing in the era of AI is whack!
    2. How long is “too long” to stay at one company? (marketing agency)
    3. Is anyone finding an appetite for real human creatives Vs ai?
    #1
    Question
    Marketing in the era of AI is whack! · How long is “too long” to stay at one company? (marketing agency) · Is anyone finding an appetite for real human creatives Vs ai?
    55
  • Discussion
    27 posts in the past month
    1. So tired of justifying Marketing’s existence
    2. Do you think there's lots of depressed marketers?
    3. What to even do with LinkedIn these days?
    #2
    Discussion
    So tired of justifying Marketing’s existence · Do you think there's lots of depressed marketers? · What to even do with LinkedIn these days?
    27
  • News
    11 posts in the past month
    1. "Just when I thought I was out of the game, they pull me back in!"
    2. Nytt husnummerskilt til vårens oppussing
    3. 230V LED-stripe – Plug & Play lys uten kompromiss
    #3
    News
    "Just when I thought I was out of the game, they pull me back in!" · Nytt husnummerskilt til vårens oppussing · 230V LED-stripe – Plug & Play lys uten kompromiss
    11
  • Support
    7 posts in the past month
    1. How do you handle being expected to do an entire marketing department by yourself?
    2. Help!! Need a job in performance marketing🙏
    3. Meta ads account restricted due to "compromise", terrible support, feeling lost
    #4
    Support
    How do you handle being expected to do an entire marketing department by yourself? · Help!! Need a job in performance marketing🙏 · Meta ads account restricted due to "compromise", terrible support, feeling lost
    7

Product recommendations

  • personal brand online course
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Best Personal Brand Online Course
    2. Best Personal Brand Online Course
    3. Best Personal Brand Online Course
    #1
    personal brand online course
    Best Personal Brand Online Course · Best Personal Brand Online Course · Best Personal Brand Online Course
    3
  • digital marketing company in dehradun
    3 posts in the past month
    1. The best digital marketing company in dehradun
    2. The Best Digital marketing Company in dehradun
    3. Best Digital Marketing Company in Dehradun - Noisemakers
    #2
    digital marketing company in dehradun
    The best digital marketing company in dehradun · The Best Digital marketing Company in dehradun · Best Digital Marketing Company in Dehradun - Noisemakers
    3
  • gmb services in lucknow
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best GMB Services in Lucknow | Boost Local & Global Reach with The DigiBazzar
    2. Best GMB Services in Lucknow | Boost Local & Global Reach with The DigiBazzar
    #3
    gmb services in lucknow
    Best GMB Services in Lucknow | Boost Local & Global Reach with The DigiBazzar · Best GMB Services in Lucknow | Boost Local & Global Reach with The DigiBazzar
    2
  • tool for identifying companies visiting your website
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Best tool nowadays for identifying companies visiting your website
    2. Best tool nowadays for identifying companies visiting your website
    #4
    tool for identifying companies visiting your website
    Best tool nowadays for identifying companies visiting your website · Best tool nowadays for identifying companies visiting your website
    2
  • platform to book influencers and ugc creators
    2 posts in the past month
    1. What platform do you like best to book influencers and UGC creators?
    2. What platform do you like best to book influencers and UGC creators?
    #5
    platform to book influencers and ugc creators
    What platform do you like best to book influencers and UGC creators? · What platform do you like best to book influencers and UGC creators?
    2

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/marketing for?
Best for Marketers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/marketing 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/marketing have?
Roughly 2.0M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/marketing on?
r/marketing 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/marketing cover?
On the Hive Index, r/marketing is organized under Marketers.
How do I join r/marketing?
You can join r/marketing 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.