merchandising vs advertising

merchandising and advertising both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
merchandising	Yes	No	No	No
advertising	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, merchandising and advertising are synonyms defined as:

merchandising and advertising: the business of drawing public attention to goods and services

Other synonyms of merchandising include publicizing.

merchandising (noun)	advertising (noun)
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money	the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
the business of drawing public attention to goods and services	a public promotion of some product or service
branded products meant to promote another product, especially films and pop groups