For marketing to be active, you have to interact with people. If you don’t get the business you expect from internet marketing, you’re probably relying on the wrong type of marketing. What people fail to understand is that there are 2 types of marketing. There’s passive marketing and active marketing. One is not better than the other. They both have their place in the marketing mix but expecting results from the wrong approach can be fatal to your business. Passive Marketing. Passive marketing consists of building infrastructure and waiting for customers to find you. You do!