marketing
Americannoun
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the act of buying or selling in a market.
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the total of activities involved in the transfer of goods from the producer or seller to the consumer or buyer, including advertising, shipping, storing, and selling.
noun
Other Word Forms
- intermarketing adjective
- premarketing adjective
Etymology
Origin of marketing
Example Sentences
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Instead, the troubles stem from the firm’s big bet on technology lending, its heavy marketing of funds to individual investors—who tend to be flightier—and a series of missteps that snowballed out of control.
This marketing strategy naturally didn’t endear him to others in his industry, since it implied that they were moving too fast and in the process breaking things.
Head of marketing Carlsson Elkins said that companies started prioritising plants after lockdown to make spaces more appealing and get workers back into the office.
From BBC
As Smith-Griffin sought millions from investors, prosecutors allege that she misrepresented her startup’s revenue, cash and customer base in marketing materials and financial statements.
From Los Angeles Times
In Bloch-Wehba’s view, Flock’s meteoric rise is a triumph of marketing over results.
From Los Angeles Times
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