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General Business English Terms 4

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A general business vocabulary exercise covering the kind of English you'll hear and read in professional environments around the world. Broad, practical, and useful at any level.



📚 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 correct response to complete each sentence.

1. John isn't a permanent employee; he's a ___________________.
2. ___________________ means that someone gets hired as a temporary employee, and then, in time, has the chance to become a permanent employee.
3. I won't be able to meet up for lunch. I have an important meeting ___________________ ( = I have to attend).
4. Make sure you ___________________ with Nancy about what we all discussed this morning.
5. He's got a really positive ___________________. He'll do well at this company.
6. A "micromanager" wants to ___________________.
7. You should always wear your name ________________. ( = a little piece of paper with your name that you wear on your shirt) when you're at work.
8. Tony, can you ___________________ these documents and see if there's anything in them about the Dell contract?
9. P1: Can we meet at 2:00 PM? P2: Let me check my ___________________.
10. Marketing really dropped the ___________________ on this one. ( = really made a big mistake)




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