Internal Review
A membership community for anyone in the ad industry
Join 300+ welcoming and helpful advertising professionals.
What’s up with all the negativity?
Toxicity has become the norm
Online forums like Fishbowl, Reddit, and the dreaded comment sections on other social networks have become overwhelmingly negative and sarcastic.
Thought leadership is hard to trust
Is it actual advice or just thinly veiled self-promotion? There’s no telling.
Connections are increasingly elusive
Remote work and fewer in-person events have drastically limited opportunities for networking and making connections with other ad industry folks.
Internal Review is the advertising industry’s most honest, positive, and helpful place on the internet
-
![]()
Meaningful Connections
Build relationships with people who get what you do and share your passion for the industry.
-
![]()
Honest Feedback
Get constructive input on your work, niche questions answered, and support instead of snark.
-
![]()
Shared Resources
Discover insider tips, helpful tools, and vetted strategies.
-
![]()
Unfiltered Discussions
Engage in genuine conversations about industry trends, challenges, and the latest campaigns.
-
![]()
Genuine Positivity
Leave the cynicism behind and connect with people looking to make the industry better.
I can’t shut up about advertising.
I originally started Stuff About Advertising because I just wanted to chat about ads with people who are as fascinated by them as I am. And I’m so happy I found a community of folks who have MANY opinions and love sharing them with me.
Along the way, I also discovered a whole bunch of people out there fumbling around the ad industry just like I did when I first started my career. And if I’m being honest, I still do my fair share of fumbling. 😄
In an effort to help those folks as much as I possibly can, I create a lot of free video content online. But I can only share so much in quick videos and comment replies with extremely low character counts. So I created this community to allow for more sharing, more support, and more good vibes between industry friends.
Internal Review is the space I wish I had as an untrained junior. It’s the space I would’ve turned to when I needed help standing up for myself as an ACD stuck in some tricky office politics. It’s the space I now turn to whenever I want to talk about the latest ad campaign but don’t want to trudge through all the overzealous LinkedIn thought leadership. I hope it becomes a valuable and trusted space for you too.
-Ashley
What exactly happens in here:
-
Ad Chat💬
Share, discuss, and analyze ad campaigns
-
Career Advice💼
Get advice for career development, the job hunt, and sticky situations at work
-
Industry News & Insights🗞️
Discuss industry trends, reports, tech, consumer behavior, and more
-
Mini Concepting Drills💡
Weekly, bite-sized exercises to improve creative concepting skills
-
Community Challenges💪
Monthly prompts with rotating themes to foster skill-building and career development
-
Resource Hub🗂️
A collection of both free and paid resources for copywriting, art direction, education, and more
-
Work Critiques🧠
Get honest, constructive feedback on portfolios, creative work, and strategy
-
Private Leadership Space🤝
An exclusive space for CDs and team leaders to talk team management, creative challenges, and business strategy
It’s not just a group chat
Creative Inspiration
Never feel creatively bored again! Flex your idea-generating muscles with weekly Concepting Drills, and discuss ad campaigns in an open and honest forum with people who share the same curiosity and love for the work.
🧠
A Reliable Brain Trust
Those questions, concerns, worries, and how-the-heck-do-people-get-promoted thoughts floating around in your head? Get answers and advice from genuinely supportive folks.
💡
Valuable Feedback
Share your portfolio, half-baked ideas, or whatever you’re working on (NDA-safe, of course) and get helpful critiques from those who have been in your shoes.
📝
Choose your subscription
BASIC
Free
No credit card needed
Access to:
Community Directory
Ad Chat
PRO
$15
Billed monthly
Save $30 with annual plan
Access to:
Everything in Basic
+
Work Advice
Industry Chat
Work Critiques
Community Challenges
Live Events
Curated Resources
Weekly Mini Concepting Drills
ONLY FOR
Managers, CDs,
and above
EXEC
$20
Billed monthly
Save $40 with annual plan
Access to:
Everything in Pro
+
Exclusive, private chat space for Creative Directors, Managers, and Team Leaders
-
Anyone working in advertising and marketing or anyone who aspires to! All levels of experience are welcome.
-
Paid access helps us avoid trolls and unhelpful folks. Plus, when you pay for something, you’re more likely to use it, so that membership fee keeps the quality of our conversations high!
-
Of course! The community is built on the Circle platform which makes managing your account super easy.
-
If you want to set up a membership for multiple members of your team, please contact ash@stuffaboutadvertising.com
-
-
Maybe! A lot of agencies and companies have “learning and development” budgets, so send this page to your boss to see if this counts.