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Basic Business English vocabulary for beginners 9

✓ Useful for TOEIC ✓ Useful for Cambridge BEC
Whether you’re just starting out in a new job or preparing for a business English exam, this exercise covers the core vocabulary that every professional needs to know.



📚 Key vocabulary
brand equity — the commercial value derived from consumer perception of a brand name rather than the product itself
market segmentation — dividing a broad market into subgroups of consumers with common needs or characteristics
conversion rate — the percentage of website visitors or leads who complete a desired action, such as making a purchase
customer acquisition cost (CAC) — the total cost of winning a new customer, including marketing and sales expenses
return on investment (ROI) — a measure of the profitability of an investment, calculated as net profit divided by cost
lead generation — the process of attracting and capturing interest from potential customers for a business's products or services
value proposition — a clear statement explaining how a product solves a customer problem and why it is better than alternatives
positioning — the process of establishing how a brand or product occupies a distinct place in the minds of target customers
B2B (business-to-business) — commercial transactions conducted between two businesses, rather than between a business and a consumer
B2C (business-to-consumer) — commercial transactions where a business sells products or services directly to individual consumers


READY TO PRACTICE? LET’S GO!

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

1. Following months of ________________________ a successful strategy, we finally succeeded.
2. With ________________________ ( = as for) Jim's project, let's leave that for the next meeting.
3. We plan to implement this in the ________________________ months. ( = in the near future)
4. There's ________________________ ( = it's very clear) that he is unhappy working here.
5. He ________________________ two examples. = He gave/showed two examples.
6. If something is ________________________, it gives you the wrong idea.
7. Digital media is ________________________ changing the marketing world. ( = it is causing big changes)
8. We don't ________________________ this. = We agree that this is true.
9. This product never saw the ________________________. ( = it was never launched/released)
10. This serves to ________________________ us that we should never neglect our core customers.




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