promotion vs advertising

advertising vs promotion

promotion and advertising both are nouns.

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

As nouns, advertising is a hyponym of promotion; that is, advertising is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than promotion:

promotion: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
advertising: a public promotion of some product or service

Other hyponyms of promotion include buildup, PR, public relations, blurb, endorsement, indorsement, ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug, pitch, sales pitch, sales talk, ad, advert, advertisement, advertizement, advertizing, sales promotion.

promotion (noun)	advertising (noun)
act of raising in rank or position	the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
the advancement of some enterprise	a public promotion of some product or service
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

Difference between promotion and advertising

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