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Basic Business English vocabulary for beginners 10

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Round out your foundation in business English with this general vocabulary exercise. The terms included reflect the kind of language used in everyday workplace situations at all levels of an organization.


📚 Key vocabulary
click-through rate (CTR) — the percentage of people who click on a link or advertisement after seeing it
funnel — a model representing the stages a potential customer goes through, from awareness to purchase
content marketing — a strategy focused on creating and distributing valuable content to attract and retain a defined audience
KPI (key performance indicator) — a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a company is achieving key business objectives
market share — the portion of total sales in a market captured by a particular company or product
customer retention — a company's ability to keep its existing customers over a specified period of time
product lifecycle — the progression of a product through introduction, growth, maturity, and decline stages
demographic — statistical data relating to a population, such as age, gender, income, and education level
psychographic — characteristics relating to consumers' attitudes, interests, values, and lifestyle choices
upselling — encouraging a customer to purchase a more expensive or upgraded version of the product they are considering


READY TO PRACTICE? LET’S GO!

Choose the best response to complete each of the sentences below.

1. We haven't been very ________________________ in promoting our products. = We haven't been promoting our products too much.
2. We're investing money in areas where we think we can grow and be ________________________.
3. The inflation rate has been ________________________ higher by rising food and energy costs.
4. The ________________________ results surprised everyone.
5. I expect this to become the next big ________________________. ( = popular thing)
6. Job opportunities are sometimes referred to as "job ________________________."
7. We expect this to ________________________ ( = change) in the months ahead.
8. They are the world's largest ________________________ of anti-inflammatory drugs.
9. We used to make these cups from glass, but we ________________________ to plastic in 2020.
10. Our factory is inspected on a ________________________. ( = regularly)



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