marketing-n; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: commercial product strategies

Commentary: MARKETING[+event][+activity][+commercial][+product][+strategy] a strategy for selling products that includes advertisement, promotion, analysis, distribution

Examples:
The product failed because of poor marketing.
They're going to try direct marketing for their line of kitchen utensils.
John does marketing research for a firm in New York.
The cellphone makers have succeeded in lowering their marketing costs.
That entrepreneur loves inventing things but hates the marketing of them.

Mappings:
PropBank: marketing.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Placeholder Sense: Do Not Choose

Commentary: MARKETING[+event]

Examples:

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 3: Going to market

Commentary: MARKETING[+event][+activity][+personal][+shopping] The act of shopping at the market.

Examples:
John did the weekly marketing at the supermarket.
I do my marketing at three different grocery stores.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 4: People who promote, etc.

Commentary: MARKETING[+enterprise][+commercial][+department] The people involved in development, promotion, and sales, either as individuals or as a collective.

Examples:
Have you sent the files to Marketing yet?
We have a new director of marketing.
Marketing doesn't have a good grasp of the technology they are trying to sell.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1