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General Business English Terms 11



📚 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


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


1. Their profits increased dramatically. = Their profits went _____________________.
  by the wayside
  through the roof
  on and on

2. Not many people use this product. = The _____________________ for this product is weak.
  request
  use
  demand

3. The company is _____________________ ( = being criticized heavily) for some of their policies.
  overvalued
  under fire
  under-funded

4. He didn't write the report himself. He ____________________ it with his colleague.
  co-authored
  authorized
  cooperated

5. To write and release a public letter = To __________________ a public letter
  issue
  insure
  inspect

6. The buyout took him by surprise. = He was __________________ by the buyout.
  emboldened
  unaffected
  blindsided

7. They couldn't reach a deal. = They couldn't __________________ a deal.
  hammer out
  put out
  come across

8. They rejected his first offer. = They rejected his __________________.
  initial bid
  first bidding
  innovative bidding

9. He wasn't sure about the accepting the proposal. = He was __________________ about accepting the proposal.
  hesitated
  hesitant
  hesitate

10. The talks are at a __________________. = There is no progress being made at the talks.
  buyout
  bankruptcy
  standstill

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