marketing
noun
mar·ket·ing
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Definition of marketing
1a
: the act or process of selling or purchasing in a market
did most of her marketing in local stores
b
: the process or technique of promoting, selling, and distributing a product or service
New automobiles are the subject of intense marketing.
2
: an aggregate (see aggregate entry 3 sense 1) of functions involved in moving goods from producer to consumer
The company will increase its budget for marketing.
Examples of marketing in a Sentence
The company will increase its budget for marketing.
She has a job in marketing.
She runs the company's marketing department.
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The beauty industry has made strides in recent years to be more inclusive in both marketing and product development, but a string of recent high profile incidents indicate that Sephora may be playing catch up. — Jessica Schiffer, Teen Vogue, "Inside SephoraNoir, A Dedicated Resource Group for Black Sephora Employees," 29 Aug. 2019 The roots of the epidemic lie in the marketing of prescriptions by pharma firms almost 25 years ago. — The Economist, "Legal settlements alone will not solve America’s opioid crisis," 29 Aug. 2019 There are not enough U.S. studies that show health benefits, so salons and other CBD retailers are prohibited by the FDA from making such claims in marketing. — Marcia Heroux Pounds, sun-sentinel.com, "CBD massages now offered by salons and chiropractors, but buyer beware," 23 Aug. 2019 Last month, The New York Times reported that Uber laid off about one-third of its marketing team from offices around the world. — chicagotribune.com, "Uber signs massive office lease in Chicago," 21 Aug. 2019 Meryl is 33 years old, works in marketing, and earns just under $51,000 annually (plus another $2,000–$4,000 in freelance income). — Nicole Dieker, Vox, "Money Talks: How a new couple handles their shared finances," 20 Aug. 2019 Jaguar’s marketing team spent years laying the groundwork to introduce the I-Pace. — Colin Beresford, Los Angeles Times, "‘Tesla killers’ are having a really hard time killing Tesla," 19 Aug. 2019 Mary Wells, a 25-year veteran of the global workplace, oversees a marketing team of 30 people on four continents from her home near Boston and pays close attention to the issues distance can cause. — Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, "When coworkers are spread around the globe, it’s a different world," 18 Aug. 2019 One day, when Driscoll’s marketing team gathered to discuss the possibility of selling non-red berries, several members of the team, coincidentally, were wearing rosé-colored sweatshirts; others had on millennial-pink nail polish. — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, "Rosé Berries Have Arrived," 11 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'marketing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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marketing
noun
English Language Learners Definition of marketing
: the activities that are involved in making people aware of a company's products, making sure that the products are available to be bought, etc.
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