| Marketing | Selling |
| 1. Marketing is a wider term consisting of number of activities. | It is a narrow concept. |
| 2. It is concerned with product planning and development. | It is concerned with sale of goods already produced. |
| 3. It focuses on maximum satisfaction of the customer | It focuses on the maximum satisfaction of the sellers through the exchange of products. |
| 4. It aims at profits through consumer satisfaction. | It aims at maximum profit through maximisation of sales. |
| 5. Marketing begins before actual production. | Selling takes place after the production. |
| It is customer oriented. Customer is important. | It is product oriented. Product is more important. |
| The principle of “let the seller beware” is followed. | The principle of “let the buyer” beware is followed. |