sales promotion
noun
the methods or techniques for creating public acceptance of or interest in a product, usually in addition to standard merchandising techniques, as advertising or personal selling, and generally consisting of the offer of free samples, gifts made to a purchaser, or the like.
Nearby words
sales, sales check, sales finance company, sales forecast, sales pitch, sales promotion, sales register, sales rep, sales representative, sales resistance, sales slip
Origin of sales promotion
First recorded in 1915–20
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British Dictionary definitions for sales promotion
sales promotion
noun
activities or techniques intended to create consumer demand for a product or service
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