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The Drum

Marketing and media news only

Marketing, advertising and media news site. Its contact page invites news at regional editorial addresses: [email protected] for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, [email protected] and [email protected].

The Drum is a tech publication at thedrum.com. It covers AI startups, with a rule: marketing and media news only. Listing is free, with paid spots on offer. Terms read on thedrum.com on 3 October 2026.

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Price: Free to send news to its editors; Partner Insights branded content and other advertising through its sales team, no price stated
Link you get: not stated
Review: Not stated
Their rule: Marketing and media news only
Lists: AI marketing and SEO tools only
Where they say so: thedrum.com/contact ↗
Reach: HugeHuge reach: #14,276 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #1,548 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 3 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does The Drum cover AI startups?: Only some. It covers AI startups, with a rule: marketing and media news only.
How much does a listing on The Drum cost?: Listing is free, with paid spots on offer.

How to submit to The Drum

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: marketing and media news only. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
2. Write to them. Their address and the subject line they ask for show above once you are signed in.
3. Wait for the reply. Reply times are not stated; give it two weeks before you follow up. Pay only for a spot you asked for; the listing itself is what the price above says. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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