[romanovcode]

Yes, if you remove AdBlock (or similar) you'll see them.

Also it has plenty of hidden adds crafted as submissions.

[aroch]

They aren't hidden, the posts that are ads are clearly marked as such

[romanovcode]

I mean advertisement made by people disguised as some kind of post.

It's a risky business though because if they get caught they get masses of anti-advertisement. Though one would say that best advertisement is anti-advertisement.

[SavvyGuard]

As a member of the ad tech community, they're known as native ads and are the hottest thing in the business right now.

[crazypyro]

And 75%* of the companies that buy ads on Reddit end up with negative comments in the ads and end up turning commenting off.

*Not a fact, just my experience.

[theknown99]

I've never understood advertising on Reddit. It's basically a very anti-advertising community, who will very likely be hostile to your product/service.

[kissickas]

XX (or is it Dos Equis) and Oldspice would beg to differ, and they didn't even advertise there. I've found reddit to be rather accepting of advertising as long as it is done transparently. IAMAs by celebrities every time they star in a new movie aren't treated with hostility - just put the fact that you're in a new film in the submission text.

There have been many HN posts and comments about successful paid ads in specialized communities.

[antsar]

That seems to vary between subreddits. I've encountered a few quite successful ads (with comments from regular visitors to the sub further supporting the product!). /r/sysadmin comes to mind, but I'm sure there are others.

[blumkvist]

Well, there you go. When you know the audience, just adjust your advertising to fit. Not that hard. Not every product should be advertised on reddit tho.