What is the semantic difference between the two sentences, and which do you prefer?
I promote my new lemmy community
I advertise for my new lemmy community
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I’d say it’s advertising if money is involved, promoting if it’s not.
If you paid for the promotion to be mentioned or displayed, then it is an advertisement.
In my Venn diagram, “advertize” is a smaller circle wholly surrounded by “promote.” “Advertize” suggests to me there is a marketing effort with paid ads or something like that behind it. It’s simultaneously promoting whatever but promotion can be much broader. Preference doesn’t really come into it.
Why do you write it with z? advertise
advertizeI agree promote is an element of advertise subset.
Because I swipe typed it and didn’t give it another thought. I’m gonna leave it as is so your comment continues to make sense here and thank you for the correction.
Perspective?
- I’m promoting something.
- You’re advertising at me.
There is a connotational difference, but it’s pretty minor. By definition they’re synonyms. Advertise has a more organized corporate vibe, like there’s an underlying implication that there’s money involved. Promote can be more personal.
“Advertise” to me implies a commercial purpose. So for a Lemmy community “promote” sounds more appropriate IMO.
Advertise with commercial intent. Promote with personal intent.
The two words are spelled differently.
