Re:The “Marketing Is Evil” Problem
by username90 on Monday May 17, 2021 @06:24PM
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No they are not. Product listings are not marketing, now you are reaching at straws. Technically they could be considered marketing, yes, but in practice that isn't what people talk about when they discuss marketing. Bringing that up in a discussion about ethics of marketing is bad faith.
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If I pay to place my product in a catalog (paper or online) where it will get exposure to shoppers who will hopefully buy it, what else would you call that expense if not marketing?
What you’re calling a bad faith argument is a straightforward use of standard business terminology as far as I can see. I’m not even bending the definition a little bit.