1. Act of raising in rank or position
   "Her promotion to manager was well-deserved"
    
2. The advancement of some enterprise
   "his experience in marketing resulted in the promotion of his career";
   - forwarding, furtherance
    
3. Encouragement of the progress, growth or acceptance of something
   "The foundation's promotion of the arts has been invaluable";
   - furtherance, advancement
    
4. A message issued in behalf of some product, cause, idea, person or institution
   "the promotion of new ideas";
   - promo [informal], publicity, promotional material, packaging

Derived forms: promotions

Type of: advancement, change, content, encouragement, message, progress, subject matter, substance

Antonym: demotion

Part of: marketing

Encyclopedia: Promotion