r/marketing

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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 1.9M members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 5th largest community in the Marketing topic page.

Roughly 99K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Marketing, Struggling, and Looking For A. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention personal brand online course, digital marketing company in dehradun, and gmb services in lucknow.

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Established 2008
1.9M Members

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Yearly: +99K 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: 49K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 6K members
  • 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: 5K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    15 posts in the past month
    1. Lost in the Marketing world, unemployed for over a year now. (NOT ASKING FOR A JOB, but for advice)
    2. How to prove to my boss our agency is doing a terrible job?
    3. Advice for working with a difficult client?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Lost in the Marketing world, unemployed for over a year now. (NOT ASKING FOR A JOB, but for advice) · How to prove to my boss our agency is doing a terrible job? · Advice for working with a difficult client?
    15
  • Solution Requests
    7 posts in the past month
    1. API to Get US Addresses in Radius Around Coordinate?
    2. Recommendations for Direct Mail Vendor
    3. I'm looking for recommendations for SMS marketing
    #2
    Solution Requests
    API to Get US Addresses in Radius Around Coordinate? · Recommendations for Direct Mail Vendor · I'm looking for recommendations for SMS marketing
    7
  • Pain & Anger
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Dishonest agencies.. one after another
    2. I analyzed all the posts on r/marketing for the month of April, and the most popular Pain Point described was...
    3. What’s an awful client experience you’ve had recently? I’ll go first.
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    Dishonest agencies.. one after another · I analyzed all the posts on r/marketing for the month of April, and the most popular Pain Point described was... · What’s an awful client experience you’ve had recently? I’ll go first.
    5
  • Ideas
    1 post in the past month
    1. Creative ideas to attract people to an IT security trade show booth?
    #4
    Ideas
    Creative ideas to attract people to an IT security trade show booth?
    1
  • Money Talk
    1 post in the past month
    1. spent $4k on a creator campaign and got 11 clicks
    #5
    Money Talk
    spent $4k on a creator campaign and got 11 clicks
    1

Topics

  • Marketing
    130 posts in the past month
    1. I love marketing…but I hate working in marketing.
    2. Going into my 3rd year of marketing…
    3. I analyzed all the posts on r/marketing for the month of April, and the most popular Pain Point described was...
    #1
    Marketing
    I love marketing…but I hate working in marketing. · Going into my 3rd year of marketing… · I analyzed all the posts on r/marketing for the month of April, and the most popular Pain Point described was...
    130
  • Struggling
    38 posts in the past month
    #2
    Struggling
    38
  • Looking For A
    37 posts in the past month
    #3
    Looking For A
    37
  • Frustrating
    15 posts in the past month
    1. I run a professional services marketing firm. How much longer does "we're the experts" hold up as a value proposition?
    #4
    Frustrating
    I run a professional services marketing firm. How much longer does "we're the experts" hold up as a value proposition?
    15
  • Hard Time
    13 posts in the past month
    1. How do freelancers show case studies without exposing clients to competitors?
    2. Who finalizes disclosures in marketing ads?
    3. Cold outreach is dead unless there’s a human heartbeat behind the keyboard.
    #5
    Hard Time
    How do freelancers show case studies without exposing clients to competitors? · Who finalizes disclosures in marketing ads? · Cold outreach is dead unless there’s a human heartbeat behind the keyboard.
    13

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  • Question
    66 posts in the past month
    1. Dishonest agencies.. one after another
    2. Slightly unethical question
    3. Marketing Folks, how often do you have to do take home assignments to get an offer?
    #1
    Question
    Dishonest agencies.. one after another · Slightly unethical question · Marketing Folks, how often do you have to do take home assignments to get an offer?
    66
  • Discussion
    53 posts in the past month
    1. The best ads are divisive! 👇🤣
    2. For the world cup, Levi had to cover their branding on the stadium. This is what they did.
    3. 5 years in SEO: outdated. 3 months in AEO: visionary.
    #2
    Discussion
    The best ads are divisive! 👇🤣 · For the world cup, Levi had to cover their branding on the stadium. This is what they did. · 5 years in SEO: outdated. 3 months in AEO: visionary.
    53
  • Support
    14 posts in the past month
    1. Going into my 3rd year of marketing…
    2. Lost in the Marketing world, unemployed for over a year now. (NOT ASKING FOR A JOB, but for advice)
    3. Client expects me to film authentic HVAC ads for them, am I wrong for pushing back?
    #3
    Support
    Going into my 3rd year of marketing… · Lost in the Marketing world, unemployed for over a year now. (NOT ASKING FOR A JOB, but for advice) · Client expects me to film authentic HVAC ads for them, am I wrong for pushing back?
    14
  • News
    4 posts in the past month
    1. ESPN Evaluating AI Promos After Tony Parker Backlash
    2. Soy desarrollador de páginas web 3 años en el mercado páginas hechas ah medida del cliente con características premium en cada página ahora estoy buscando 8 personas que necesiten una página web para su negocio mándenme dm si quieren info📉
    3. Most Valuable Luxury & Premium Brands — 2025 brand finance ranking, with takeaways
    #4
    News
    ESPN Evaluating AI Promos After Tony Parker Backlash · Soy desarrollador de páginas web 3 años en el mercado páginas hechas ah medida del cliente con características premium en cada página ahora estoy buscando 8 personas que necesiten una página web para su negocio mándenme dm si quieren info📉 · Most Valuable Luxury & Premium Brands — 2025 brand finance ranking, with takeaways
    4
  • Resources
    1 post in the past month
    1. Click Fraud Rates By Ad Network For Q1 2026
    #5
    Resources
    Click Fraud Rates By Ad Network For Q1 2026
    1

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
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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 1.9M 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.
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