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Selling vs. Marketing — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Selling and Marketing

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Selling

To exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
We sold our old car for a modest sum.
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Marketing

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).
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Selling

To offer or have available for sale
The store sells health foods.
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Marketing

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

To give up or surrender in exchange for a price or reward
Sell one's soul to the devil.
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Marketing

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

To be purchased in (a certain quantity); achieve sales of
A book that sold a million copies.
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Marketing

Present participle of market
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Selling

To bring about or encourage sales of; promote
Good publicity sold the product.
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Marketing

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

To cause to be accepted; advocate successfully
We sold the proposal to the school committee.
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Marketing

Shopping, going to market as a buyer.
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Selling

To persuade (another) to recognize the worth or desirability of something
They sold me on the idea.
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Marketing

(dated) Attending market as a seller.
Marketing was a time-consuming task for truck farming families, as the round trip could take most of the day.
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Selling

To exchange ownership for money or its equivalent; engage in selling
Are any of the fruit vendors still selling?.
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Marketing

(uncountable) The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising.
A bachelor's degree in marketing
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Selling

To be sold or be on sale
Grapes are selling high this season.
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Marketing

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

To attract prospective buyers; be popular on the market
An item that doesn't sell.
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Marketing

Articles in, or from, a market; supplies.
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Selling

To be approved of; gain acceptance
An idea that just wouldn't sell.
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Marketing

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

An act or instance of selling
Ordered a sell of his shares in the company.
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Marketing

The exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
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Selling

Something that sells or gains acceptance in a particular way
Their program to raise taxes will be a difficult sell.
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Marketing

The commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service;
Most companies have a manager in charge of marketing
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Selling

(Slang) A deception; a hoax.
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Marketing

Shopping at a market;
Does the weekly marketing at the supermarket
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Selling

Action of the verb to sell.
Buyings and sellings
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Selling

Skill at salesmanship.
You've got to work on your selling.
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Selling

Present participle of sell
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Selling

The exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
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