English

marketing

gb/mˈɑɹkɪtɪŋ/ us/mˈɑɹkɪtɪŋ/
B1 English
~ 2400
Senses
0 senses
Noun B1 action
1

Promoting and selling products or services

The work of telling people about a product or service to make them want to buy it.

Usage pattern: [someone] does marketing for [a product/service]
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'marketing' with 'market'. 'Marketing' is the activity; 'market' is the place or group of buyers.
Synonyms
promotion (Focuses on the act of publicizing a product, often as part of marketing.) | advertising (Refers more specifically to paid public messages, which are part of marketing.)
Antonyms
neglect (Failing to promote or sell a product effectively.)
Collocations
digital marketing |marketing strategy |marketing campaign |marketing team |marketing materials
Themes
business |commerce |advertising |communication |finance
Examples
  • The company invested heavily in marketing to reach younger customers.
  • She works in the marketing department of a large tech firm.
  • Good marketing can make an average product very successful.
  • We hired an agency to handle our online marketing.
  • Marketing is essential for any new business.
Learner examples
  • I study marketing at school.
  • He works in marketing.
  • Marketing helps sell products.
  • Our store needs better marketing.
  • She is a marketing manager.
Grammar
Dictionary form
marketing
IPA
GB/mˈɑɹkɪtɪŋ/
US/mˈɑɹkɪtɪŋ/
Syllables & stress
mar - ket - ing (3 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (mar)
Word forms
Noun
  • Base: marketing
  • Plural: marketing, marketings
Word family
Forms
marketings noun
Core family
market noun A1 marketer noun B1
Related words
marketable adjective marketability noun C1 marketplace noun A2
Negative and opposite forms
unmarketable adjective
Advanced or less common
remarket verb remarketing noun
Expressions

digital marketing

1
/dˈɪd͡ʒɪtəl mˈɑɹkɪtɪŋ/
fixed phrase technical

Online promotion and sales

The use of the internet to tell people about products or services and sell them.

Examples
  • Digital marketing has become essential for modern businesses.
  • She specializes in digital marketing for small companies.

marketing campaign

1
/mˈɑɹkɪtɪŋ kæmpˈeɪn/
fixed phrase

Series of promotional activities

A set of planned actions to tell people about a product or service.

Examples
  • The new marketing campaign will launch next month.
  • We ran a successful marketing campaign over the summer.

content marketing

1
/kˈɑntɛnt mˈɑɹkɪtɪŋ/
fixed phrase technical

marketing through shared materials

A way of marketing by making and sharing useful or fun information to get customers' attention.

Examples
  • Content marketing is an effective way to build trust with customers.
  • Content marketing can build trust with customers.
  • They invested heavily in content marketing campaigns.
  • They use blogs and videos as part of their content marketing.

marketing strategy

1
/mˈɑɹkɪtɪŋ stɹˈætəd͡ʒi/
fixed phrase

Plan for promoting and selling

A plan for how to tell people about a product and make them want to buy it.

Examples
  • Our marketing strategy focuses on social media engagement.
  • They developed a new marketing strategy to target younger audiences.

marketing strategy

2
/mˈɑɹkɪtɪŋ stɹˈætəd͡ʒi/
fixed phrase technical

Plan for promoting products/services

A plan to make people want to buy products or services.

Examples
  • Their marketing strategy includes social media ads and free samples.
  • A clear marketing strategy is key to attracting customers.

viral marketing

1
/vˈaɪɹəl mˈɑɹkɪtɪŋ/
fixed phrase informal

Promotion spreading quickly online

A way of telling people about something so they quickly share it with many others online.

Examples
  • Viral marketing can make a brand famous overnight.
  • They used viral marketing to promote the new app.

viral marketing

2
/vˈaɪɹəl mˈɑɹkɪtɪŋ/
fixed phrase technical

Marketing that spreads person to person

A way of marketing that tries to make people share an ad or message with friends so it spreads very fast.

Examples
  • The company used viral marketing to promote the new game on social media.
  • Good viral marketing can be cheaper than traditional TV ads.
  • They designed the video specifically for viral marketing on TikTok and Instagram.

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