Both advertise on and advertise in are standard, but they are used with different types of media or locations.
Use advertise on with platforms, channels, or websites. Use advertise in with newspapers, magazines, publications, or enclosed spaces.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
On commonly refers to websites, apps, television, or social media platforms.
In is common with newspapers, magazines, journals, and similar media.
For is used when asking publicly for employees, services, or items.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
On is more natural for websites and social media.
✕ They advertise in Instagram. ✓ They advertise on Instagram.In is standard with print publications.
✕ She advertised on the newspaper. ✓ She advertised in the newspaper.Advertise for means publicly seek something.
✕ The company advertised new workers. ✓ The company advertised for new workers.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. On is standard with television and digital platforms.
In is used for publications and enclosed media spaces.
Yes, as in They advertised the product heavily.
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