English for Sales and Marketing/Choose the right synonym 4
A synonym-matching exercise for advanced sales and marketing vocabulary. The ability to use different words for the same concept is essential for natural, professional business communication.
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Choose the correct word(s) to make the two sentences have the same meaning.
1. He was _________________ a product we were not interested in. = He was trying to sell us a product we were not interested in.
Correct answer: pitching.
2. There are more effective ways to _________________ prospective customers to buy our products. = There are more effective ways to convince prospective customers to buy our products.
Correct answer: persuade.
3. The results of the research _________________ me to take a different approach. = After seeing the results of the research, I decided to (I had to) take a different approach.
Correct answer: prompted.
4. To ____________________ an idea = To reject an idea
Correct answer: shoot down.
5. Our customers don't like it when we ____________ things down for them. = Our customers don't like it when we oversimplify things for them in order to make them easier to understand.
Correct answer: dumb.
6. Why can't he ever answer a question directly? = Why does he always talk __________________ a question?
Correct answer: around.
7. How do you plan to _________________ this campaign? = What changes do you plan to make to this campaign?
Correct answer: restructure.
8. To take a _________________ view = To not be overly optimistic.
Correct answer: cautious.
9. What kind of _________________ will this have on sales? = How will this affect sales?
Correct answer: impact.
10. The budget cuts had a negative effect on national advertising. = National advertising was negatively ____________________.
Correct answer: affected.
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📚 Important Words to Know 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