What is Selling?

A part of the marketing process which involves all the personal and impersonal activities that are involved in finding, securing, and developing a demand for a good or service is known as Selling. The basic purpose of selling is to transfer the ownership of the goods by means of aggressive promotion. 

According to William J. Stanton, Selling is informing and persuading a market about a product or service. It is a function of promotion. 

According to Still, Cundiff and Govoni, Selling in its broad sense, is not only the making of sales, that is, effecting ownership transfers; but, also identifying prospective consumers, stimulating demands and providing information and services to buyers. 

Difference between Selling and Marketing

Selling and Marketing may seem like two similar concepts; however, they have huge differences between them. Marketing is a much broader concept than Selling.

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What is Selling?

A part of the marketing process which involves all the personal and impersonal activities that are involved in finding, securing, and developing a demand for a good or service is known as Selling. The basic purpose of selling is to transfer the ownership of the goods by means of aggressive promotion....

What is Marketing?

An important functional area of management that involves activities undertaken by an organisation for the promotion of buying and selling of a good or service, is known as Marketing. The meaning of marketing is different in the traditional sense and modern sense. In the traditional sense, it means the performance of business activities directing the flow of goods and services from manufacturers to consumers. In simple terms, the traditional meaning of marketing focuses on selling a good after it has been manufactured. In the modern sense, marketing means a social process through which an individual gets what he/she wants by creating offerings and the free exchange of products and services with others....

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