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soft sell

n.
A restrained, low-pressure method of selling or promotion.
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soft sell

n
(Commerce) a method of selling based on indirect suggestion or inducement. Compare hard sell
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soft′ sell′


n.
a method of advertising or selling that is quietly persuasive, indirect, and sophisticated (opposed to hard sell).
[1950–55]
soft′-sell′, v.t. -sold, -sell•ing, adj.
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hard sell, soft sell - Hard sell implies an aggressive approach toward a potential buyer; a soft sell is a more subtle, suggestive approach.
See also related terms for subtle.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.soft sell - suggestive or persuasive advertising
publicizing, advertising - the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
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Translations

soft sell

npersuasione f (indiretta) all'acquisto
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Her voice is warm and burnished with compassion on radio and TV voiceover spots for a health care provider, possibly the most melodic soft-sell ever.
They were afraid that this was simply the old proselytizing effort in a "soft-sell" guise.
Sure, the hard sell works well in this medium, too--especially with the ability to link to video messages--but the limited number of characters and the ability for the audience to re-tweet the messages that resonate the most with them personally is the ultimate soft-sell vehicle.
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