Advertising

Advertising

ad·ver·tis·ing
/ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ/
Spelled Pronunciation[ad-ver-tahy-zing]
–noun
1. the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., esp. by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
2. paid announcements; advertisements.
3. the profession of planning, designing, and writing advertisements.

Source:
advertising. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved May 09, 2008, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/advertising