1
[ noun ] a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution

Used in print

(John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)

Many companies have upgraded their sales manpower and tested new selling , distribution , and promotion techniques to gain a bigger competitive edge .

Display merchandising , backed by pre selling through advertising and promotion , will continue to make strides in the sixties .

From the manufacturer 's point_of_view , the increasing cost of advertising and promotion is a very real problem to be faced in the sixties .

Have you evaluated the proper place of advertising and all phases of promotion in your total marketing program - from the standpoint of effort , money , and effectiveness ?

2
[ noun ] act of raising in rank or position

Used in print

(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)

Digby was not pleased with his promotion .

3
[ noun ] encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

Related terms

encouragement promote promote

4
[ noun ] the advancement of some enterprise

Examples

"his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career"

Related terms

advancement promote

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