It's not really totally getting them "mixed up" though
is it? because they blur into the same thing in the middle.

At the end of the day, it's the group of people that are concerned with convincing customers to buy things or services, just done in different ways.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 25 Mar 2013, 14:47, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Marketing is identifying a need and fulfilling it.
Advertising is trying to sell something that already exists.
Slightly different sides to the same coin, I guess.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 25 Mar 2013, 14:49, Reply)

surely you can "market" a product that already exists?

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 25 Mar 2013, 14:49, Reply)

semantically, no.
As 'marketing' isn't the same as 'taking something to market'.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 25 Mar 2013, 14:50, Reply)

semantically, it's all a load of horseshit though, so that's not really that relevant.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 25 Mar 2013, 14:51, Reply)

Well, that's alright then.
Anyway, I'm no expert. That's Battered's field.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 25 Mar 2013, 14:52, Reply)

neither am I
I just struggle to see there's any distinct divide if you need semantics to separate the two.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 25 Mar 2013, 14:54, Reply)

I could always write you a facebook app that'll warn you when your bunson burner gets too hot.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 25 Mar 2013, 14:54, Reply)