r/advertising is a subreddit with 255k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses struggling, advertising, agency, job, and ads, and they frequently recommend/review copywriting book, automation tool, and project management tool.
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.
Popular Themes in r/advertising
#1
Advice Requests
: "People who switched careers, what do you do now?"
8 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "What are art directors, writers, and creatives doing for work now with Omnicon takin over, AI takin jobs, and the job market horrible?"
7 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Brain is on fire. Give me your hardest problems. Please?"
5 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Pet blog has been paying for my house for 6 months now"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "What’s the point of B2B companies putting so much effort into X?"
1 post
#6
Opportunities
: "Agency jobs in Dallas"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/advertising
#1
Struggling
: "Struggling to get through the door"
28 posts
#2
Advertising
: "Are you happy you pivoted out of "Advertising?""
21 posts
#3
Agency
: "Will I get flagged if I’m applying to an Omnicom Agency while currently working at another Omnicom Agency?"
20 posts
#4
Job
: "Which Job Should I Take?"
14 posts
#5
Ads
: "Has anyone launched a successful campaign on ChatGPT Ads?"
10 posts
#6
Creative
: "What’s the highest salary an average Creative can reasonably expect to earn in their career?"
9 posts
#7
Worst
9 posts
#8
Marketing
9 posts
#9
Hate
8 posts
#10
Ai
: "Was just given the Ai mandate at… “Hearts United”"
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/advertising
Copywriting Book
8 reviews
#1
Thomas Kemeny
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Claude Hopkins
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Hey Whipple, Squeeze This
5.0★ from 1 review
Automation Tool
5 reviews
#1
Zapier
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
ClickUp
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Notion
5.0★ from 1 review
Project Management Tool
5 reviews
#1
Shortcut
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Trello
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Notion
4.0★ from 1 review
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Yearly
+40k members(18.3%)
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Last updated: September 1, 2026