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.
17 profiles
Cross-platform media buying
Consider it if you also want the training and exam; the peer group is positioned around campaign help from other media buyers.
Training & coaching · Platform unconfirmed
$495 one-time programme payment including one year of community access; dollar currency unconfirmed.
Organiser / creator: AdSkills / Justin Brooke
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Read pricing, joining details and sources →Analytics, tracking and conversion optimisation
Consider it when you need a relevant technical course as well as peer support for measurement implementation.
Training & coaching · Platform unconfirmed
Example: Mastering CSS Selectors, EUR 199 one time, includes advertised lifetime community access.
Organiser / creator: Team Simmer
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Read pricing, joining details and sources →Cross-platform media buying
Consider it if broad marketing training and a general business peer group fit your needs as well as paid media advice.
Training & coaching · Platform unconfirmed
Current campaign page: $29/month charter offer, stated regular $49. Another page lists $95/month Lab and $495/month for five users; currency unconfirmed.
Organiser / creator: DigitalMarketer / Ryan Deiss and featured instructors
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Read pricing, joining details and sources →Paid social and LinkedIn/Meta Ads
A paid Meta option to consider when the main need is expert interpretation and recurring problem-solving rather than a large general course library.
Training & coaching · Facebook
$147/month or $1,176/year; conditional Access Pass $1,764 once
Organiser / creator: Jon Loomer Digital
Public offer checked
Read pricing, joining details and sources →Paid search and Google/Microsoft Ads
For Google Ads specialists and agency teams considering structured training with advertised peer access. Private community activity and moderation were not inspected.
Training & coaching · Member platform
€1,499/year individual; €2,999/year team with unlimited seats
Organiser / creator: PPC Mastery / Bob and Miles
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Read pricing, joining details and sources →Paid social and LinkedIn/Meta Ads
A premium option when you can use account audits, creative feedback and operational peers frequently. Harder to justify for someone who only wants occasional chat.
Training & coaching · Slack
Store lists $547/month or $6,000/year for one person; current application site asks what monthly pricing works
Organiser / creator: Foxwell Digital / Andrew Foxwell
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Read pricing, joining details and sources →Paid social and LinkedIn/Meta Ads
The most directly relevant specialist choice for LinkedIn Ads. Start with the base tier if you want courses and peers; upgrade when you will use live coaching.
Training & coaching · Skool
$79/month Fanatic; $279/month SuperFanatic
Organiser / creator: B2Linked / AJ Wilcox
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Read pricing, joining details and sources →Performance creative and messaging
A strong free creative-learning option: learn shared language for briefs, concepts and creative analysis alongside practitioners.
Training & coaching · Slack
Free course/community offer: $0
Organiser / creator: Motion
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Read pricing, joining details and sources →Paid search and Google/Microsoft Ads
A flexible paid Google Ads option: ongoing account questions, automation ideas and business discussions without an annual purchase requirement.
Training & coaching · Circle
$99/month; $1,188 over 12 monthly payments
Organiser / creator: God Tier Ads / Ed Leake
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Read pricing, joining details and sources →Cross-platform media buying
A breadth option for people moving into additional ad channels. Consider it when cross-channel resources are the actual need.
Training & coaching · Facebook, Slack
$99.97/month; $547.97 per six months; $999.97/year
Organiser / creator: AdLeaks / Tim Burd
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Read pricing, joining details and sources →Paid social and LinkedIn/Meta Ads
Fits junior social advertisers who know the platform but need feedback on judgement, frameworks and workplace decisions.
Training & coaching · Circle
$97/month founding rate; annual amount not displayed
Organiser / creator: Akvile DeFazio / AKvertise
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Read pricing, joining details and sources →Paid search and Google/Microsoft Ads
A structured training and coaching bundle for advertisers who need foundations plus ongoing implementation help.
Training & coaching · Member platform
$149/month with 12-month minimum, or $1,499/year advertised offer
Organiser / creator: Define Digital Academy / Aaron Young
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Read pricing, joining details and sources →Amazon, Shopping and retail media
A directly focused Amazon PPC option for campaign building, scaling and automation.
Training & coaching · Skool
Free
Organiser / creator: Anthony Nguyen and Torsten Willms
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Read pricing, joining details and sources →Amazon, Shopping and retail media
Relevant for established Amazon brands seeking in-house advertising systems and operational peers.
Training & coaching · Skool
Free; vetted operators only
Organiser / creator: Stefano Pretto / Nomadz
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Read pricing, joining details and sources →Growth and B2B marketing
Good for advertisers needing individual advice across acquisition, growth and career decisions, with peer discussion between mentoring calls.
Training & coaching · Member platform, Slack
$255 every three months or $600/year
Organiser / creator: GrowthMentor
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Read pricing, joining details and sources →Analytics, tracking and conversion optimisation
A strong subject fit when a media buyer needs tracking implementation training and access to measurement specialists.
Training & coaching · Member platform
Annual membership; current amount not verified
Organiser / creator: MeasureSchool / Julian Juenemann
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Read pricing, joining details and sources →Analytics, tracking and conversion optimisation
Consider when the main need is a substantial CRO and marketing curriculum with community access included.
Training & coaching · Member platform
Search-indexed official offer: $289/month, $549/quarter, $1,599/year; confirm local checkout
Organiser / creator: CXL
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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)
Motion’s Creative Strategy Bootcamp recordings offer a useful introduction to performance creative thinking before choosing a community.
Watch Motion’s original class recordings →
Video and teaching credit: Motion and its featured instructors, including Sarah Levinger and Dara Denney. Recordings remain with the original publisher; a live cohort is not implied.
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.
