soft sell
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verb (used with object)
1.
to promote (a product, service, etc.) using indirect or gentle persuasion: an advertising campaign to soft-sell a new perfume.
adjective
2.
(of a sales technique) quietly or indirectly persuasive: a soft-sell approach to marketing.
Origin:
1950–55
1950–55
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| Compare hard sell a method of selling based on indirect suggestion or inducement | |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
It's a soft sell, because the world of work is becoming a global market whether or not you operate in other countries.
Introduce yourself via a phone call, e-mail or letter, but make it a soft sell.
Most churches that bother to put on a haunted house are not interested in such a soft sell.
Cooper explained it is a soft sell and simply an additional choice made available.
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