marketing

noun mar·ket·ing \ ˈmär-kə-tiŋ \

|Updated on: 7 Aug 2018

Examples: marketing in a Sentence

Definition of marketing

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 ³aggregate 1) of functions involved in moving goods from producer to consumer

The company will increase its budget for marketing.

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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.

Recent Examples of marketing from the Web

As a result, Wesley Williams has created a community of women of color who are shattering glass ceilings and aspiring to make their presence the norm in public relations, marketing, and other communications fields.

— NBC News, "Be proactive and step out of your comfort zone:," 13 July 2018
Northern Kentucky Tri-ED serves as the primary economic development entity for Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties providing marketing, business retention/expansion and entrepreneurship services for the region.

— cincinnati enquirer, Cincinnati.com, "Dan Tobertge resigns from Northern Kentucky Tri-ED," 13 July 2018
De Castro, now mom to three kids, focuses on PR, marketing, flavor innovation, and content.

— colleen leahey mckeegan, Marie Claire, "The Business of Feeling Good," 11 July 2018
Certainly, in the history of bad marketing, their work has surpassed New Coke, and DeanFredo sending his sons to the Inglewood site in hard hats only adds to the legend.

— nick canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, "King James’ arrival in L.A. puts Bolts further down line," 9 July 2018
The bride’s father is the president of Elmets Communications, an advertising, marketing, and public relations firm in Sacramento and New York.

— New York Times, "Lauren Elmets, Christian Spencer," 8 July 2018
Within the pizza industry, Papa John’s and Pizza Hut tied with a score of 80, with Pizza Hut rising 5 percent due to the implementation of a new rewards program, and investments in equipment, technology and marketing, the ACSI writes.

— caroline judelson, Fox News, "Chick-fil-A holds lead as top fast-food restaurant for third year; Cracker Barrel no longer first in full-service," 6 July 2018
In a resume, Ms. Winters said most of her career was in public relations — backed by experience in fashion retailing, wholesaling, textiles, marketing, advertising, design and promotion.

— jacques kelly, baltimoresun.com, "Wendi Winters, prolific feature writer for The Capital who shared stories about notable residents," 2 July 2018
The parent company will still provide services like marketing, accounting and human resources to GCU.

— rachel leingang, azcentral, "It's official: Grand Canyon University has its non-profit status back," 2 July 2018

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