People Hate Ads*

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About us

A magazine, a movement, and an agency built on one uncomfortable truth: most advertising is a waste of everyone's time — including yours. We're here to change that.

What we are

People Hate Ads* is an independent editorial outlet covering advertising, marketing, and the campaigns shaping culture. We publish essays, interviews, criticism, and trend reporting for a readership of marketers, creatives, and everyone else who cares about the work.

Our starting point is simple: most advertising is skipped, blocked, or forgotten. The rare exceptions — the ones people talk about, screenshot, and remember — are the ones worth studying. That's what we write about.

We're funded by an in-house creative studio of the same name. The magazine is editorially independent from the agency's client work.

Editorial standards

Every article is written or commissioned by a named contributor. Bylines link to that contributor's profile with bio, prior work, and contact details. Corrections are appended in-line with a date. We disclose relationships when we cover work by our own agency or its partners.

We do not accept payment for editorial placement. Sponsored content, when it exists, is clearly labelled.

Editorial contact

Pitches, tips, and corrections: hello@peoplehateads.xyz

General enquiries: /contact

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