promotional material vs packaging

promotional material and packaging both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
promotional material	Yes	No	No	No
packaging	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, promotional material and packaging are synonyms defined as:

promotional material and packaging: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution

Other synonyms of promotional material include promo, promotion, publicity.

promotional material (noun)	packaging (noun)
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution	the business of packing
	material used to make packages
	a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution