A Simple Analogy To Explain The Difference Between Marketing, Branding and Advertising

Peter Gasca
3 min readJul 8, 2018
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In my work with entrepreneurs and business students, I often hear marketing strategies explained as “having social media,” “having an online brand,” or “advertising a lot.”

These explanations make me cringe because, while they might be part of a plan, they grossly oversimplify the deeper and more complex concepts…

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Peter Gasca

Consultant, Entrepreneur, Fitness Nut, Writer, Dad.