As defined by the American Marketing Association, marketing is a set of institutions and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large.

The success of marketing is measured by its ability to drive a company’s overall profits. Companies that are more successful than their competitors in their marketing efforts grow their business faster, gain market share, build barriers to entry, and ultimately succeed while competitors fail.

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