How to Say "to advertise" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to advertise” is “promocionar” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Queremos promocionar nuestro nuevo café en las redes sociales.
We want to promote our new coffee on social media.
El actor está viajando por el mundo para promocionar su película.
The actor is traveling the world to publicize his movie.
Es necesario promocionar el turismo local para ayudar a la economía.
It is necessary to promote local tourism to help the economy.
Using 'a' with people
When you promote a person (like an artist), you must add the word 'a' before their name: 'Promocionaron a Shakira'.
It's a regular verb
This verb follows the standard pattern for all '-ar' verbs, making it very predictable to conjugate.
Promocionar vs. Promover
Mistake: “Using 'promocionar' to describe encouraging a feeling or health.”
Correction: Use 'promover' for ideas or health (promover la salud) and 'promocionar' for sales or career moves.
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