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Too Smart For This.

Read since Mar 16, 21 issues. Based on the last 180 days, compared with 15 other Media & creators newsletters over the same days. All placements.

Where you stand

1Sponsors in the last 180 daysMedia & creators median 11. You match or beat 0 of 15.
1 of 15Issues that carried a sponsorMedia & creators median 5 in 10. You match or beat 2 of 15.

A sponsor counts as staying or coming back when it ran here again more than 45 days after its first ad.

Brands to pitch

Bought newsletters like yours in the last 120 days, never yours. Ordered by how many newsletters like yours each brand ran in (those on your topic count more), for how many weeks, and how recently. A brand that bought only through one ad network you aren't in comes last.

beehiiv · Developer tools On 3 similar newsletters, including Creator Spotlight and The LetterTrader Newsletter.19 weeks in all. Last ran Nov 3. Ran again 45+ days after its first ad in one of them. Also sponsors 4 podcasts.Latest ad: “20% off your first 3 months”
Wispr Flow · AI & ML On 2 similar newsletters: Behind the Craft and Creator Spotlight.12 weeks in all. Last ran Nov 4. Ran again 45+ days after its first ad in one of them. Buys through the beehiiv Ad Network (94 of 158 traced). Also sponsors 14 podcasts.Latest ad: “I’m proud to partner with Wispr Flow”
Alpha School · Education & courses Also buys podcasts.1 newsletter like yours: David Perell's How I Write (17 weeks, latest Nov 4). Last ran Nov 4. Ran again 45+ days after its first ad in one of them.Latest ad: “Big thanks to Alpha School for being the presenting sponsor”
AJA · Telecom & hardware Also buys event sponsorships.1 newsletter like yours: The Making Of (15 weeks, latest Nov 4). Last ran Nov 4. Ran again 45+ days after its first ad in one of them.Latest ad: “AJA FS8: Solving signal chain challenges in modern media pipelines”
Journalist.net On 2 similar newsletters: Press Gazette Future of Media US and Press Gazette.11 weeks in all. Last ran Oct 6. Ran again 45+ days after its first ad in one of them.Latest ad: “Imagine having 11,000 reporters based in 180 countries”

The Media & creators buyer list: every sponsor in these newsletters, last 90 days, included with Ad Seller

What other Media & creators newsletters charge

NewsletterMain slot, one issue
Unplugged“21,000 subscribers”$1,200Featured Post for Your Product in Focus · read Oct 15, 2026
Newsletter Circle“6,600 subscribers”$250Sponsored Ad · read Oct 15, 2026
Creator Economy NYC“5,000 subscribers”$800Sponsored Post · read Oct 15, 2026

Each price and slot name as the publisher's page stated it on the day we read it. Prices change; the link goes to the current page.

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