social promotion
noun
: the practice of promoting a student from one grade level to the next on the basis of age rather than academic achievement
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The plan right now is a streaming release and social promotion for the song. 
Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2022 Just this week, he was tapped for Spotify's global emerging artist program RADAR, which includes features in the RADAR playlist, promotional support for his upcoming releases, on-platform marketing, bespoke content and social promotion. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2021 Or turning its most accomplished business leaders into beneficiaries of social promotion. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020 Her publisher wants more online social promotion, more appearances on TV or in radio. Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2020 In order to make sure that people are well aware of the improved product, Chipotle is planning a marketing push that includes television commercials, digital and social promotion. Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, 26 Feb. 2020 This takes away from others an important chance at social promotion in a country that offers surprisingly few. Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 22 Jan. 2020 According to an in-depth study released this week, wealth is increasingly concentrated in fewer hands because of uneven access to the educational opportunities necessary for social promotion, not to mention decades of tax breaks for the wealthy. Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2019 Some school districts do continue to have social promotion policies, which became popular over concerns that holding kids back would discourage them from trying and compound the problem. Emily K. Coleman, Lake County News-Sun, 11 Apr. 2018 See More
Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2022 Just this week, he was tapped for Spotify's global emerging artist program RADAR, which includes features in the RADAR playlist, promotional support for his upcoming releases, on-platform marketing, bespoke content and social promotion. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2021 Or turning its most accomplished business leaders into beneficiaries of social promotion. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020 Her publisher wants more online social promotion, more appearances on TV or in radio. Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2020 In order to make sure that people are well aware of the improved product, Chipotle is planning a marketing push that includes television commercials, digital and social promotion. Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, 26 Feb. 2020 This takes away from others an important chance at social promotion in a country that offers surprisingly few. Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 22 Jan. 2020 According to an in-depth study released this week, wealth is increasingly concentrated in fewer hands because of uneven access to the educational opportunities necessary for social promotion, not to mention decades of tax breaks for the wealthy. Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2019 Some school districts do continue to have social promotion policies, which became popular over concerns that holding kids back would discourage them from trying and compound the problem. Emily K. Coleman, Lake County News-Sun, 11 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
1948, in the meaning defined above