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Marketing is in large part what necessitates marketing to begin with. (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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A few genuine signals quickly become noise as everyone tries to be heard, demanding more and louder signals to stand out.

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[–] fubo@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think you mean advertising; and mostly brand advertising.

"Marketing" also includes things like market research, which don't necessarily involve advertising at all.

[–] ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Fair, albeit I think many outside of the field are inclined to bundle the two together given how closely they coordinate. Plus it's a shower thought post, so not meant to appear too well thought out.