Find people who understand the work. Compare the cost, the fit and the reason to join before adding another community to your week.
75 community profiles · 14 specialisms
31 new entries researched 8 Sept 2026. Each profile shows what was checked. Private activity is not implied. 4 conditional profiles added 19 Sept 2026. Their evidence limits remain visible.
7 profiles
Growth and B2B marketing
Consider it if you lead B2B paid media within a wider marketing remit and want a leadership peer network rather than channel-specific campaign help.
Peer networks · Slack, In person
Starter is advertised free; Leader is $395/month or $3,950/year.
Organiser / creator: CMO Huddles
Public offer checked
Read pricing, joining details and sources →Growth and B2B marketing
Consider it for cross-functional acquisition and experimentation ideas beyond one ad platform.
Peer networks · Member platform
Organiser advertises community membership as 100% free.
Organiser / creator: GrowthHackers / Sean Ellis and team
Research checked
Read pricing, joining details and sources →Growth and B2B marketing
Consider it for senior B2B advertisers moving into marketing leadership and cross-functional revenue responsibility.
Peer networks · Platform unconfirmed, In person
Paid; price varies by role and location. No reliable numerical price retrieved.
Organiser / creator: Pavilion
Research checked
Read pricing, joining details and sources →Growth and B2B marketing
Consider it for SaaS acquisition work where offers, landing pages and distribution choices need peer feedback.
Peer networks · Platform unconfirmed
Current membership page: $300 one-time fee. An expense template still says $499/year; dollar currency unconfirmed.
Organiser / creator: Swipe Files / Corey Haines
Research checked
Read pricing, joining details and sources →Growth and B2B marketing
Consider only when a larger B2B team needs broader development and peer exchange, with paid media as one part of the remit.
Peer networks · Member platform
Displayed GBP package totals: Essential £27,500/20 members; Pro £55,000/40; Enterprise £73,500/100. Term not confirmed.
Organiser / creator: B2B Marketing / Propolis
Research checked
Read pricing, joining details and sources →Growth and B2B marketing
Use the free tier to understand what happens after an ad converts: sales feedback, pipeline and revenue-team collaboration. Paid leaders membership is a narrower fit.
Peer networks · Slack, Skool
Core free; Revenue Creators $1,499/year
Organiser / creator: RevGenius
Public offer checked
Read pricing, joining details and sources →Growth and B2B marketing
A broader B2B paid option: useful for messaging, campaign strategy and marketing leadership questions that go beyond configuring an ad platform.
Peer networks · Circle
$49/month or $449/year
Organiser / creator: Exit Five
Research checked
Read pricing, joining details and sources →
Choose one community close to your daily work and one that helps with an adjacent skill. Ask a specific question, contribute something useful, and see whether the conversations earn a place in your routine.
Consider paying when specialist feedback, structured sessions or access to relevant peers solves a clear need. A bigger membership count is not evidence of better conversations.
Editorial suggestions based on topic fit and the public offer. These starting sets do not imply independent quality clearance or an audit of private conversations.
PPC Chat (Free) · Paid Search Association (Free) · Measure Chat (#measure Slack) (Free) · God Tier Ads Community (Paid) · The PPC Hub: PPC Mastery (Paid)
GetAds Media Buyer Community (Free) · r/FacebookAds (Free) · Power Hitters Club: Elite (Paid) · The Paid Social Club (Paid) · Motion Creative Strategy Community (Free)
RevGenius (Free + paid) · B2L’s LinkedIn Ads Fanatics (Paid) · Exit Five (Paid)
Measure Chat (#measure Slack) (Free) · Analytics for Marketers (Free) · MeasureCamp (Free) · MeasureMasters (Paid) · CXL Membership Community (Paid)
AdTechGod Slack Community (Free) · r/adops (Free) · Beeler.Tech Community (Price unconfirmed)
Amazon PPC Academy (Free) · Advanced Amazon Ads (Free)
PPC Chat (Free) · The Marketing Meetup: Hive (Free) · Agency Hackers (Paid) · The Agency Collective (Paid)
affLIFT (Free + paid) · Affiliate World Forum (AW x STM) (Paid)
Don't Panic PPC (Free) · AdSkills Alumni Community (Paid)
Mobile Dev Memo Slack (Price unconfirmed) · ASO Stack Slack (Price unconfirmed) · Mobile Growth Stack Slack (Price unconfirmed)
MarketingOps.com / MO Pros (Free + paid) · RevOps Co-op (Free + paid)
Experiment Nation Slack (Price unconfirmed) · Analytics Mania GA4 Facebook Community (Free) · Analytics Mania Google Tag Manager Facebook Community (Price unconfirmed) · Simmer Community (Paid)
The eCom Unity (Free) · MDS / Million Dollar Sellers (Paid) · Titan Network (Paid)
The Women in Programmatic Network (Free) · r/programmatic (Free)
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84 researched communities across 14 paid media and related specialisms. Includes peer networks, training memberships and event networks. Official product documentation and platform support forums are excluded. This is a curated directory, not an exhaustive census.
The initial directory was researched on 6 September 2026. Public joining and access information for 14 retained communities was rechecked on 7 September; those observations and subsequent corrections are preserved. Thirty-one new entries were researched on 8 September, including PPC Club 83. Each record retains its actual research and price-evidence dates. Topic-fit labels are editorial suggestions, not independent quality clearance. Private activity, checkout and invitation acceptance were not audited. Unknown prices do not mean free access. Nine research leads remain outside the detailed profiles.
Community names, programmes and original material belong to their respective creators and organisers, credited in each profile. Source credit does not imply submission to, partnership with, or endorsement of Paid Media Collective.
Editorial research and selection: Paid Media Collective, with AI assistance. Community organisers and educators are credited for their own work throughout.
