The difference between Advertise and Promote

When used as verbs, advertise means to notify (someone) of something, whereas promote means to raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.

check bellow for the other definitions of Advertise and Promote

  1. Advertise as a verb (transitive, now, _, rare):

    To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something.

  2. Advertise as a verb (transitive):

    To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.

  3. Advertise as a verb (intransitive):

    To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.

    Examples:

    "It pays to advertise."

    "For personal needs, advertise on the internet or in a local newspaper."

  4. Advertise as a verb (transitive):

    To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.

    Examples:

    "Over the air, they advertise their product on drive-time radio talk shows and TV news shows."

  1. Promote as a verb (transitive):

    To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.

    Examples:

    "He promoted his clerk to office manager."

  2. Promote as a verb (transitive):

    To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.

    Examples:

    "They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time."

    "They promoted the new film with giant billboards."

  3. Promote as a verb (transitive):

    To encourage, urge or incite.

  4. Promote as a verb (sports, usually in passive form):

    To elevate to the above league.

    Examples:

    "At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to the Premier League."

  5. Promote as a verb (transitive, chemistry):

    To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.

  6. Promote as a verb (transitive, chess):

    To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.

    Examples:

    "Having crossed the chessboard, his pawn was promoted to a queen."

  7. Promote as a verb (intransitive, Singapore):

    To move on to a subsequent stage of education.

    Examples:

    "At the end of Primary 6 students can promote directly to the secondary section of SIS."

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