Advertising vs. Propaganda

Advertisingnoun

Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.

Advertisingnoun

The industry or profession made up of such communications.

Advertisingnoun

a communication publicly promoting some product or service.

Advertisingnoun

the business of advertising; the activity engaged in by professional publicists for pay.

Advertisingnoun

a public promotion of some product or service

Advertisingnoun

the business of drawing public attention to goods and services

Advertising

Advertising is a marketing communication that employs an openly sponsored, non-personal message to promote or sell a product, service or idea. Sponsors of advertising are typically businesses wishing to promote their products or services.

Propagandanoun

A concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people.

Propagandanoun

A congregation of cardinals, established in 1622, charged with the management of missions.

Propagandanoun

Hence, any organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles.

Propagandanoun

information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause

Propaganda

Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence an audience and further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded language to produce an emotional rather than a rational response to the information that is being presented. Propaganda is often associated with material which is prepared by governments, but activist groups, companies, religious organizations, the media, and individuals also produce propaganda.