Advertising vs. Marketing — What's the Difference?

Advertising is a marketing communication that employs an openly sponsored, non-personal message to promote or sell a product, service or idea. Sponsors of advertising are typically businesses wishing to promote their products or services.

Marketing refers to activities a company undertakes to promote the buying or selling of a product, service, or good.It is one of the primary components of business management and commerce. Marketers can direct their product to other businesses (B2B marketing) or directly to consumers (B2C marketing).

The activity of attracting public attention to a product or business, as by paid announcements in the print, broadcast, or electronic media.

The act or process of buying and selling in a market.

The business of designing and writing advertisements.

The strategic functions involved in identifying and appealing to particular groups of consumers, often including activities such as advertising, branding, pricing, and sales.

Advertisements considered as a group

Present participle of market

Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.

Buying and/or selling in a market (street market or market fair).

The industry or profession made up of such communications.

Shopping, going to market as a buyer.

Present participle of advertise

(dated) Attending market as a seller.

A communication publicly promoting some product or service.

(uncountable) The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising.

The business of advertising; the activity engaged in by professional publicists for pay.

The act of selling or of purchasing in, or as in, a market.

A public promotion of some product or service

Articles in, or from, a market; supplies.

The business of drawing public attention to goods and services

The activities required by a producer to sell his products, including advertising, storing, taking orders, and distribution to vendors or individuals.

The exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

The commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service;

Shopping at a market;