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Marketing vs. Advertising vs. Public Relations: An Analogy

by Tara Joyce | Featured, Personal Branding

Do you have trouble understanding what the heck the difference is between Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations? I know I certainly do. Here's a quick analogy to help you differentiate:

If a young man tells his date she's intelligent, looks lovely, and is a great conversationalist, he's saying the right things to the right person -- that's marketing. If the young man tells his date how handsome, smart and successful he is -- that's advertising. If someone else tells the young woman how handsome, smart and successful her date is -- that's public relations.

Also, here's some fun, dating-related graphics that'll also help you differentiate.

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Tara Joyce

Written by Tara Joyce

This is space to share my musings—unformed ideas, collections of words that catch my fancy, that sort of thing. I'm the author of Pay What It's Worth and the Cross My Heart series.

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What Being an Innerpreneur Means to Me (And Only Me)

What Being an Innerpreneur Means to Me (And Only Me)

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[tweetmeme] I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it again, I did not make the word Innerpreneur up. I was only drawn to it once upon a time ago (early 2007) when I was starting my business.

I saw the book Karma Queens, Geek Gods and Innerpreneurs in the bookstore and despite the fact that I had little interest in the book’s overall themes, I bought it. I was compelled by the term, Innerpreneur, and intrigued by the people it described.

It spoke to me. I connected with it. I didn’t totally understand what being an Innerpreneur meant but I found truth in it.