sales pitch

British  

noun

1. an argument or other persuasion used in selling

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sales pitch Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

They make phone calls, pay for advertising and even hold events where participants get a free meal in exchange for listening to the sales pitch for that plan.

From Science Daily

Lippmann’s sales pitch was as alien to them as it was intriguing.

From Literature

By approaching the decision well in advance — and getting unbiased advice rather than heeding the ever-growing stack of sales pitches in your mailbox — you’ll avoid mistakes.

From MarketWatch

Artificial intelligence is now part of advertisers’ arsenal, and some are using it to blur the line between newscast and sales pitch.

From Los Angeles Times

The chancellor went to some effort in her off-the-cuff UK sales pitch to worldwide investors in the US last week.

From BBC

Related Words

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