self-promotion

Noun

Meaning

self-promotion (countable and uncountable, plural self-promotions)

The purposeful act of presenting oneself to others in a favorable way, often viewed by others negatively as forceful, exaggerated, or self-indulgent.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

publicity coverage

Examples

I've never been big into self-promotion. It's awkward for me. Just seeing my name on a T-shirt freaks me out. Chris Cornell

I think as far as self-promotion goes, I probably have a lot to learn. Chris Isaak

There was a time when self-promotion was considered so verboten, especially for authors. Jess Walter

We're so very focused on ourselves and on self-promotion. It goes on all day with Facebook and Twitter and Instagram. Nancy Jo Sales

The making of a picture ought surely to be a rather fascinating adventure. It is not it is an endless contention of tawdry egos, some of them powerful, almost all of them vociferous, and almost none of them capable of anything much more creative than credit-stealing and self-promotion. Raymond Chandler

A great satire of low-budget filmmaking, but also of the powers of self-promotion, and self-delusion, in the pursuit of one's dreams. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

self-professed self-profit self-promote self-pronouncing self-propagating self-propagating script