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  1. noun The activity of attracting public attention to a product or business, as by paid announcements in the print, broadcast, or electronic media.
  2. noun The business of designing and writing advertisements.
  3. noun Advertisements considered as a group: This paper takes no advertising.

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  • Ben Marcom Weekly: Sex appeal in Chinese advertising (2004.07): Most Chinese people will remember a TV commercial for a gum called Qing Zui with the opening line of: "Do you want to feel the taste of kissing?" —  Chinalyst - China blogs in English
  • Also, I wouldn't be surprised if Prius and Toyota's other hybrid / fuel economy advertising was aimed at fans of TreeHugger. com and other environment and cause-related content. —  ClickZ News
  • Social media advertising is an example of a highly measurable tactic that has yet to result in substantial ROI. —  Online Marketing Blog
  • One of the early founders of account planning in American advertising, John has guided brand strategies to global business and creative acclaim. —  Adotas
  • I think that either their advertising is a little misleading, or the after photos are not of the average women. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
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  1. Formerly also advertizing; verbal noun of advertise.
 

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