Often Advertising and marketing are used interchangeably, but they refer to different activities. Advertising is only a part of the bigger game called marketing. Marketing refers to everything from brand ideas and development, advertising and then the eventual product sale. Advertising is just a part of the process and involves spreading the word about the product.



Advertsing is a principal part of any marketing plan and the most costly. It also constitutes behind the scenes work like the process involving formation of various strategies and coming up with the right one to target the viewers. The online marketer has to decide upon the methods to use, ad type and frequency. Typical advertising mediums are pay per click, classified online ads, search engine optimization (SEO), email, articles and blogs..

Generally speaking, most home workers do not develop their own products, so often product branding is usually the province of the manufacturer, wholesaler or product developer. The work of finding a cost effective means to reach the right target for an affiliate product can be difficult and time consuming and it doesn't matter whether the business is located on a kitchen table or in an upscale high-rise office building.

A big part of product design may fall within the marketing sphere, but the final step before a sale, the presentation of the message regarding the product, is the one of the most important.