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.

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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