EOC Week 5

This week I want to see what my classmates thought about advertising versus marketing. I have picked three and this is what they thought:

“Marketing is a philosophy, an attitude, and a perspective. That is a plan that brings buyers and seller together to figuring out the needs and wants, and making products that correlate with consumer desires.” (http://robotzonmarz.blogspot.com/)

“Advertising is basically how you promote what you are trying to sell, getting the word out that you have this product and want to sell it. It’s the way you get people to know about the existence of the product.” (http://19starsproductions.blogspot.com/)

“Marketers care about their customers. As for advertisers, they are just trying to focus on selling the product.” (http://ccmarieproductions.blogspot.com/)

I agree with these statements. Especially with the first quote, there is a certain “swag” that goes with marketing. This is something that everyone can’t just get up and do. It all revolves around creativity, originality and style. Yes you can go to school to learn about marketing but the three things I just mentioned are something that cannot be taught, and can the difference between average marketing and great marketing. When it comes to marketing companies are not looking for cookie cutter ways to get their product out, they are looking for ways that set them apart from others.