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Marketing vs Selling

March 5, 2018 By Hitesh Bhasin Filed Under: Marketing

Table of Contents

  • DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SELLING AND MARKETING
  • Main Features of SELLING in Marketing vs Selling
  • Main features of MARKETING in Selling vs Marketing

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SELLING AND MARKETING

In general we use ‘marketing’ and ‘selling’ as synonyms but there is a substantial difference between both the concepts. It is necessary to understand the differences between Marketing vs Selling for a successful marketing manager. Selling has a product focus and mostly producer driven. It is the action part of marketing and it has short – term goal of achieving market share.

The emphasis is on price variation for closing the sale where the objective can be stated, as “I must somehow sell the product”. This short – term focus does not consider a prudential planning for building up the brand in the market place and winning competitive advantage through a high loyal set of customers. The end means of any sales activity is maximizing profits through sales maximization.

When the focus is on selling, the businessman thinks that after production has been completed the task of the sales force starts. It is also the task of the sales department to sell whatever the production department has manufactured. Aggressive sales methods are justified to meet this goal and customer’s actual needs and satisfaction are taken for granted. Selling converts the product in to cash for the company in the short run.

Marketing as a concept and approach is much wider than selling and is also dynamic as the focus is on the customer rather than the product. While selling revolves around the needs and interest of the manufacturer or marketer, marketing revolves around that of consumer. It is the whole process of meeting and satisfying the needs of the consumer.

Marketing consists of all those activities that are associated with product planning, pricing, promoting and distributing the product or service. The task commences with identifying consumer needs and does not end till feedback on consumer satisfaction from the consumption of the product is received.

Also Read  Holistic marketing concept

It is a long chain of activity, which comprises production, packing, promotion, pricing, distribution and then the selling. Consumer needs become the guiding force behind all these activities. Profits are not ignored but they are built up on a long run basis. Mind share is more important than market share in Marketing.

Marketing vs selling - 1

According to Prof. Theodore Levitt

The difference between selling and marketing is more than semantic. A truly marketing minded firm tries to create value satisfying goods and services which the consumers will want to buy. What is offers for sale is determined not by the seller but by the buyers. The seller takes his cues from the buyer and the product becomes the consequence of the marketing effort, not vice versa. Selling merely concerns itself with the tricks and techniques of getting the customers to exchange their cash for the company’s products, it does not bother about the value satisfaction that the exchange is all about. On the contrary, marketing views the entire business as consisting of a tightly integrated effort to discover, create, arouse ad satisfy customer needs.

Main Features of SELLING in Marketing vs Selling

1 Emphasis is on the product
2 Company Manufactures the product first
3 Management is sales volume oriented
4 Planning is short-run-oriented in terms of today’s products and markets
5 Stresses needs of seller
6 Views business as a good producing process
7 Emphasis on staying with existing technology and reducing costs
8 Different departments work as in a highly separate water tight compartments
9 Cost determines Price
10 Selling views customer as a last link in business

Main features of MARKETING in Selling vs Marketing

1 Emphasis on consumer needs and wants
2 Company first determines customers needs and wants and then decides out how to deliver a product to   satisfy these wants
3 Management is profit oriented
4 Planning is long-run-oriented in today’s products and terms of new products, tomorrow’s markets and   future growth
5 Stresses needs and wants of buyers
6 Views business as consumer producing process satisfying process
7 Emphasis on innovation on every existing technology and reducing every sphere, on providing better   costs value to the customer by adopting a superior technology
8 All departments of the business integrated manner, the sole purpose being generation of consumer    satisfaction
9. Consumer determine price, price determines cost
10. Marketing views the customer last link in business as the very purpose of the business

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About Hitesh Bhasin

Hi, I am an MBA and the CEO of Marketing91. I am a Digital Marketer and an Entrepreneur with 12 Years of experience in Business and Marketing. Business is my passion and i have established myself in multiple industries with a focus on sustainable growth. You will generally find me online at the Marketing91 Academy.

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Comments

  1. abc says

    Good artical

    Reply
  2. Dr. Uday Khanna says

    You are really a gem. The way you explain your point is worth appreciating. I wanna would like to join your team.Is there any gateway for the same.

    Reply
  3. prashant says

    marketing is the art of selling product which is depend on each other contribution.

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  4. Harsh says

    I really like your articles. Really helped in understanding the concepts of Marketing Management. Keep up the good work!

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    • Hitesh Bhasin says

      Thank you harsh for the feedback :)

      Reply
      • Natesha Walters says

        Hey
        I hope all is well. I’m doing a research on the push and pulls of marketing. Will appreciate any help I can get.
        Thanks in advance

  5. Nidhi says

    Distinguishing between similar things is the toughest differenciation. You have explained it in a very simple and effective way. Thank for the article!

    Reply
  6. Veena says

    Truly speaking, you guys perfectly explained the difference between sales and marketing . Thanks for sharing this post

    Reply
  7. John Green says

    Marketing is a broader aspect and Selling is just a part of the Marketing process.

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  8. Frank kagombola says

    Marketing is broader than selling and differs in four important aspects;- ( starting point, Focus, Means and End)

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  9. gomathi sankar .k says

    it was really helped for me

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  10. bushra says

    It’s very helpful to all students thanks to all of u nd very simply explained the difference of marketing nd selling

    Reply
  11. Ganesh Chandran.R says

    Your article on DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SELLING AND MARKETING is really remarkable and give a clear a substantial difference between both the concepts.Many times I personally observed, people using ‘marketing’ and ‘selling’ as synonyms.Once again thanking you for posting this informative Article.

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  12. harin says

    marketing is the systematic planning,implementation and controlling business activities to bring together buyers and sellers

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  13. harin says

    what do you think about marketing and seller? can you explain for me what the meaning and different for two thing…

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    • Hitesh Bhasin says

      Do you mean marketer vs seller? In that case, i would recommend you to read on push vs pull marketing. Quite simply, the seller is meant to use push strategy and make customers buy the product. And the marketer is meant to use pull marketing and attract the customer and convert him in buying the product.

      Reply
  14. M Essa says

    Hi
    Plz if any one leav me the explanation and differences between selling and marketing I would be very think full because I have written test for the position of sale Representativ officer

    Reply
  15. Nitish says

    Very nice article. Simple and crisp.
    Good job done (y)

    Reply
  16. Tanay says

    Perfect explaination

    Reply
  17. yash says

    Very useful article

    Reply
  18. ainie says

    very well explained sir. but yet, some people stay hard core on what they believe~~ like marketing is equal to selling and not bother to distinguish the difference between the two .it is really hard to break barriers with tons of explanations to people with this kind of attitude.. =)

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    • Hitesh Bhasin says

      People might believe that. But they will read the difference when they actually need Marketing over sales :) Sales is not enough to achieve the goals of any organization.

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      • Ratseno says

        Exactly sir

  19. piero middle says

    hi
    I have question,what is meant when it is said that marketing should be viewed as an “overall business philosophy”rather than merely another functional area of management?

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    • Hitesh Bhasin says

      To understand the same, you should read more about the Holistic marketing concept. Take apple for example – Each and every department is well branded including services (they have apple bars to service their customers and the employees wear apple t shirts). Their customer service departments have completely white interiors to go with the brand colors. Wherever you go, you will be in awe of the brand. Hence, we can safely say that Marketing can be viewed as an Overall business philosophy rather then just a function. When we view it as a business philosophy, we observe much better results.

      Reply
  20. omoakevictory says

    u guys have made it easy for students like us to understand marketing. thanks for its truly helping us

    Reply
  21. omoakevictory says

    thanks for ur hard work

    Reply
  22. Abrar yaseen says

    Thank you Sir! It proven so beneficial to me and words and concepts are to the point. So easy to understand.

    Reply
  23. Dr.Aliya sultana says

    remarkable and concept clarity

    Reply

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