r/advertising: rules, audience and how brands can post there
261,406 members. Self-promotion allowed? No. You will be banned.
r/advertising is for ad creators, students and copywriters, about 261,000 of them. Its description opens with "THIS IS NOT A PLACE TO ADVERTISE. YOU WILL BE BANNED." Any post or comment containing a URL is removed automatically.
Paste your draft on the next page. We flag likely self-promotion and rule problems before you post.
- Members
- 261,406
- Self-promotion
- No. You will be banned
- Created
- 2008
- Checked
- November 13, 2026
What r/advertising is
r/Advertising: Is for ad creators, students, copywriters, and anyone else who is finely honing their reverse banner blindness for professional reasons.
Agencies and ad-tech teams that want to read and join industry discussion as practitioners. This is no place for an offer of any kind.
Can a brand post in r/advertising?
Ads and spam get removed and the posters get banned. Anyone who wants to advertise is sent to Reddit's own ad platform. The low quality rule removes poor attempts to shill or sell, homework, requests for free marketing from people who should hire a professional, and posts that are a few sentences wrapped around a blog link. Posts and comments containing a URL are removed automatically, and URL shorteners are banned too. The subreddit is for professionals to talk about the advertising industry, not to advertise products or services. Surveys, homework help and AI-generated posts aren't allowed.
What works
- Discussing campaigns, craft and the industry as a practitioner
- Writing everything in the post, since any URL gets it removed
- Asking a specific professional question with context
- Taking actual advertising to Reddit's ad platform
What gets removed
- Any advertisement, which gets you banned
- Posts and comments that contain a URL
- Shilling, requests for free marketing, and posts that are mostly a blog link
- Surveys, homework help and AI-generated posts
The rules, summarised
- 1. Be nice
Don't be a dick.
- 2. No advertisements or spam
Posts will be removed, posters banned. If you would like to advertise visit - https://about.reddit.com/advertise
- 3. Low quality
We'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 looking for free marketing instead of paying for a professional, or is a few sentences with a link to their blog. Let's not forget, memes, rants without a source, screenshots, etc. will all be removed.
- 4. URL Shorteners
Any post or comment using a URL shortener will be removed.
- 5. Surveys and/or homework/assignment help
Don't post them.
- 6. Not advertising industry related
This sub is for professionals to talk specifically about advertising, not for advertising product/services and not for topics unrelated to the advertising industry.
- 7. No AI Generated Posts
Posts that have clearly been generated by ChatGPT or another chatbot will be deleted and user banned.
Source: the community's own rules page, read on November 13, 2026. Rules change, so check the page before you post. See also the 9:1 rule.
Frequently asked questions
Can I advertise on r/advertising?
No. The description warns that this is not a place to advertise and that you will be banned, and the rules send advertisers to Reddit's ad platform.
Why was my r/advertising post removed automatically?
Posts and comments containing a URL are removed automatically, and so is anything using a URL shortener.
Want help earning a place in r/advertising?
30-minute intro call with a partner. If we're not the fit, we'll tell you in the first five minutes.
We take on 3 new engagements per quarter. Serious teams only.