marketing
noun
mar·ket·ing
ˈmär-kə-tiŋ 
1
a
: 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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Even competition in e-commerce will often need not just product and pricing data from e-shops, but also information from search engine results pages (SERPs) or advertising data to improve digital marketing efforts.
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Julius Černiauskas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
And Zimmerman, who works in marketing for McDonald's corporate, knew exactly what food would do the job.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Decision-making in sales and marketing is accelerating.
—Prabhakant Sinha, Harvard Business Review, 6 June 2025
With not enough time to craft a marketing or awards season campaign, the studio slotted the movie for the summer of 2025.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Julius Černiauskas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
And Zimmerman, who works in marketing for McDonald's corporate, knew exactly what food would do the job.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Decision-making in sales and marketing is accelerating.
—Prabhakant Sinha, Harvard Business Review, 6 June 2025
With not enough time to craft a marketing or awards season campaign, the studio slotted the movie for the summer of 2025.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for marketing
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“Marketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marketing. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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