sales pitch

noun

1. an argument or other persuasion used in selling

Idioms and Phrases

A line of talk that attempts to persuade someone of something, as in Let's hear your latest sales pitch for energy conservation . This term uses the noun pitch in the sense of “a talk,” or more literally, a throwing of words at one. [ Slang ; late 1800s]

Example Sentences

The Kemp/Jindal sales pitch is, "We'll show you--our free-market solutions will address your needs!"

From The Daily Beast

After all that windup, it was finally time for Mitt Romney to make the most difficult and important sales pitch of his life.

From The Daily Beast

The hype had been deafening on the work; the auction sales pitch even compared it to the “Mona Lisa.”

From The Daily Beast

Plus consider that fear is the vital organ in that other ubiquitous American sales pitch—political advertising.

From The Daily Beast

And based on the Web's reaction, the sales pitch has been pretty persuasive.

From The Daily Beast

He was getting angrier and angrier at the robot's unceasing sales pitch.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• appearance
• delivery
• demonstration
• display
• introduction
• offering
• production
• proposal
• reception
• show
• submission