What does promotion mean?
Definitions for promotion
prəˈmoʊ ʃənpro·mo·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word promotion.
Princeton's WordNet
promotion, publicity, promotional material, packagingnoun
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
"the packaging of new ideas"
promotionnoun
act of raising in rank or position
promotion, furtherance, advancementnoun
encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
forwarding, furtherance, promotionnoun
the advancement of some enterprise
"his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career"
Wiktionary
promotionnoun
An advancement in rank or position.
promotionnoun
Dissemination of information about a product, product line, brand, or company.
Etymology: From promotion.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Promotionnoun
Advancement; encouragement; exaltation to some new honour or rank; preferment.
Etymology: promotion, Fr. from promote.
Many fair promotions
Are daily given to enoble those,
That scarce, some two days since, were worth a noble. Sha.The high promotion of his grace of Canterbury,
Who holds his state at door ’mongst pursuivants. William Shakespeare.My rising is thy fall,
And my promotion will be thy destruction. John Milton.Thou youngest virgin-daughter of the skies,
Made in the last promotion of the blest;
Whose palms, new pluck’d from paradise,
In spreading branches more sublimely rise. Dryden.
ChatGPT
promotion
Promotion refers to an action or strategy designed to increase awareness, interest, or the perceived value of a product, service, brand, event, or idea. It is one of the primary elements in the marketing mix which involves various tactics such as advertising, sales promotion, public relations, direct marketing, and personal selling to stimulate demand or enhance brand recognition. In workplace context, promotion could also refer to advancement of an employee's rank or position within an organizational hierarchy system.
Wikidata
Promotion
Promotion is one of the market mix elements, and a term used frequently in marketing. The specification of five promotional mix or promotional plan. These elements are personal selling, advertising, sales promotion, direct marketing, and publicity. A promotional mix specifies how much attention to pay to each of the five subcategories, and how much money to budget for each. A promotional plan can have a wide range of objectives, including: sales increases, new product acceptance, creation of brand equity, positioning, competitive retaliations, or creation of a corporate image. Fundamentally, however there are three basic objectives of promotion. These are: ⁕To present information to consumers as well as others. ⁕To increase demand. ⁕To differentiate a product. There are different ways to promote a product in different areas of media. Promoters use internet advertisement, special events, endorsements, and newspapers to advertise their product. Many times with the purchase of a product there is an incentive like discounts, free items, or a contest. This is to increase the sales of a given product. The term "promotion" is usually an "in" expression used internally by the marketing company, but not normally to the public or the market - phrases like "special offer" are more common. An example of a fully integrated, long-term, large-scale promotion are My Coke Rewards and Pepsi Stuff. The UK version of My Coke Rewards is Coke Zone.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
promotion
This word signifies, in military matters, the elevation of an individual to some appointment of greater rank and trust to the one he holds.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'promotion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3031
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'promotion' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3991
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'promotion' in Nouns Frequency: #1176
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of promotion in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of promotion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of promotion in a Sentence
When you view stress as inherently harmful, you shy away from things that are difficult and meaningful, whether that's repairing a relationship or seeking out a promotion.
Since I joined Starbucks three years ago as a barista, my goal has been to become Starbucks Malaysia’s first Deaf store manager and after my recent promotion to shift manager, I’m well on way to achieving this dream, it’s an incredible feeling to share my journey and help develop other Deaf partners.
parasitic and idiotic funding systems for overseas promotion mean that overproduced wine from Australian irrigated fruit will hit rock bottom, facing competition from South Africa
Whilst progress has been made, it is of great concern to everyone at MSF that the population is now much less vigilant about Ebola and health promotion messages are being pushed aside.
Whatever the campaign messages might be, the promotion as it were, there needs to be significant policies and programs behind it that are making a difference. There is a strong and long-standing commitment from the Premier League and all our clubs to anti-discrimination. We are going to continue to listen to players.
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- propagace, povýšeníCzech
- reklame, støtteDanish
- Beförderung, Werbung, FörderungGerman
- προαγωγήGreek
- propagación, divulgación, ascenso, promociónSpanish
- ylennys, promootio, promoFinnish
- promotionFrench
- àrdachadhScottish Gaelic
- पदोन्नतिHindi
- előléptetésHungarian
- promozioneItalian
- 昇進, 宣伝, プロモーションJapanese
- ಪ್ರಚಾರKannada
- promotionemLatin
- promosiMalay
- promotie, bevorderingDutch
- publicidade, promoçãoPortuguese
- рекламирование, продвижение, реклама, стимулирование, промоушен, повышениеRussian
- befordranSwedish
- పదోన్నతిTelugu
- การส่งเสริมThai
- promosyon, terfiTurkish
- khuyến mãiVietnamese
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