r/marketing: rules, audience and how brands can post there
1,982,344 members. Self-promotion allowed? No. Permanent ban.
r/marketing is a community of nearly 2 million marketing professionals. It has a zero tolerance policy on advertising and self-promotion, and you need an account over 30 days old with 300 combined karma to post.
Paste your draft on the next page. We flag likely self-promotion and rule problems before you post.
- Members
- 1,982,344
- Self-promotion
- No. Permanent ban
- Created
- 2008
- Checked
- November 7, 2026
What r/marketing is
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.
Marketing tools and agencies that want to read what professionals say about their work and don't plan to post an offer.
Can a brand post in r/marketing?
Rule 1, headed Advertising, Self-Promotion and Spam, carries a permanent ban and sends anyone who wants to advertise to Reddit's advertising system. Rule 7 removes posts or comments that are a poor attempt to shill or sell, that ask for free marketing instead of hiring a professional, or that are a few sentences wrapped around a link to a blog. App ideas and 'would you pay for this' posts get a permanent ban, and so does AI-generated content. Posts and comments from accounts under 30 days old or under 300 combined karma are removed automatically. Vendors have no approved way in, so any brand presence has to come from individual practitioners sharing their experience.
What works
- Giving specific answers from your own experience as a practitioner, with no link and no pitch
- Using a descriptive title, which rule 12 requires
- Asking beginner questions in r/AskMarketing, where rule 5 sends them
- Building the account to 30 days and 300 karma before you expect to post
What gets removed
- Advertising, self-promotion and spam, with a permanent ban
- AI-generated content, also a permanent ban
- App ideas and 'would you pay for this' posts, also a permanent ban
- Website or product reviews, URL shorteners and homework or survey posts
The rules, summarised
- 1. Advertising, Self-Promotion, & Spam (Permanent Ban)
A zero tolerance policy on advertising, self-promotion and spam, with a permanent ban. Advertisers are pointed to Reddit's advertising system.
- 2. AI Generated Content (Permanent Ban)
This is a subreddit for humans, not bots, so please don't copy and paste AI generated content. We have a zero tolerance policy to AI generated content.
- 3. App Ideas & Feedback (Permanent Ban)
This includes any sort of "would you pay for this app/feature/service" post.
- 4. Research Surveys & Homework Help (Post Removal)
Don't post them.
- 5. New To Marketing (Post Removal)
Beginner questions belong in r/AskMarketing. This community is for marketing professionals.
- 6. Job Hunting, Interview & Resume Feedback (Post Removal)
We know it can be difficult to find a marketing job, but please don't ask us to help you find a job.
- 7. Low Quality (Post Removal & Possible Ban)
We're trying to build something great here, help us do that.
- 8. Non-Specific Resource Request (Post Removal)
E.G. "I'm thinking about marketing, teach me." Be respectful of the community by searching the posts and asking specific questions.
- 9. Website/Product Reviews (Post Removal & Possible Ban)
Please don't ask us to review or give feedback for your website or product.
- 10. URL Shorteners (Post Removal & Possible Ban)
Any post or comment using a URL shortener will be removed.
- 11. Abuse/Rudeness (Post Removal & Possible Ban)
This is a nice subreddit, where people are nice to each other. Abuse and rudeness are unwelcome, and may result in a ban.
- 12. Posts Must Use A Descriptive Title (Post Removal)
Help your fellow Redditors understand what your post is about.
- 13. Posting And Commenting Is Restricted To Accounts Over 30 Days Old With 300+ Combined Karma Points
Posting and commenting is limited to accounts over 30 days old with 300 or more combined karma. Others are removed automatically.
- 14. No Politics (Post Removal & Possible Ban)
This is a nice subreddit with people from all walks of life. Therefore we do not allow political posts as they always devolve into fighting and abuse.
Source: the community's own rules page, read on November 7, 2026. Rules change, so check the page before you post. See also the 9:1 rule.
Frequently asked questions
Can I promote my marketing agency on r/marketing?
No. Rule 1 sets a zero tolerance policy on advertising, self-promotion and spam with a permanent ban, and rule 7 removes attempts to shill or sell.
Why was my r/marketing post removed automatically?
Only accounts over 30 days old with 300 or more combined karma can post and comment. Posts from accounts below that are removed automatically.
Want help earning a place in r/marketing?
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