relating to a sales promotion |
promotional |
an event that is intended to advertise a product, company, brand, etc. |
promotional event |
something a company is willing to give to someone or do for someone as a way of raising the sales of a product, service, etc. |
promotional offer |
a plan or idea which is suggested formally to an official person, or when this is done |
proposal |
to suggest something such as a plan or course of action |
propose |
to give information about something to the public, so that they know about it |
publicise |
an examination that you have passed at school, university or in your profession |
qualification |
a skill, personal quality or type of experience that makes you suitable for a particular job |
qualification |
the process of making sure that an organisation's goods and services are produced and sold as planned and designed, and are of the right quality |
quality control |
the part of a business concerned with studying new ideas and planning new products |
R and D research and development |
the department in a company responsible for developing new products, improving existing products, etc. |
R and D research and development |
to make people consider a question, etc., for example by beginning to talk or write about it |
raise = bring up |
to speak or shout more loudly, especially because you are angry |
raise your voice |
increase the amount or level of something |
raise |
to collect the money, capital, etc. that is needed to do something |
raise |
a set of similar products made by a particular company or available in a particular shop |
range = product range |
to advise someone to do something, especially because you have special knowledge of a situation or subject |
recommend |
to say that something or someone would be a good thing or person to choose |
recommend |
official advice given to someone about what to do |
recommendation |
a suggestion that someone should choose a particular thing or person because they are very good or suitable |
recommendation |
to find new people to work for an organisation, do a job, etc. |
recruit |
the process or the business of recruiting new people |
recruitment |
an occassion when someone is recruited |
recruitment |
a letter written by someone who know you well. usually to a new employer, giving information about your character, abilities or qualifications |
reference |
a person who provides information about your character, abilities or qualifications when you are trying to get a job |
reference = referee |
an official rule or order |
regulation |
to borrow money by having a second or bigger mortgage on your property, especially a house |
remortgage |
to work under someone's authority, and to be managed by them |
report to |
something that an official organisation says a company or person must have or do |
requirement |
something that someone needs or wants |
requirement |
the process in which a company or organisation changes the way it is organised or financed |
restructuring |
the sale of goods to customers for their own use, rather than to shops, etc. |
retail |
the selling of goods or services to members of the public, or companies involved in this |
retail trade/market business |
a shop, etc. that is open to members of the public |
retail shop/outlet/store |
a business that sells goods to members of the public, rather than to shops, etc. |
retailer |
someone who owns or runs a shop selling goods to members of the public |
retailer |
money that a business or organisation receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services |
revenue |
something that you receive because you have done something good or helpful |
reward |
money that you earn for doing a job or providing a service |
reward |
to give someone something, such as money, because they have done something good or helpful |
reward |
to increase in number, amount or value |
rise rose risen |
the possibility that something may be lost, harmed or damaged, or that something bad, unpleasant or dangerous may happen |
risk |
put something in a situation in which it could be lost, destroyed or harmed |
risk |
the way in which someone or something is involved in an activity or situation, and how much influence they have on it |
role |
to control or be in charge of an organisation, company or system |
run |
to be doing everything later than planned or expected |
be running late |
to print something in a newspaper or magazine, or broadcast something on television |
run |
money that you receive as payment from the organisation you work for, usually paid to you every month |
salary |
the act of selling someone property, food or other goods |
sale |
the total number of products that a company sells during a particular period of time |
sales |
the part of a company that deals with selling products |
sales |
a calculation of how much of a product company expects to sell in the future |
projected sales |
a small amount of a product that people can use or look at in order to find out what it is like |
sample |
the act of keeping money to use later rather than spending it |
saving |
an amount of something that you have not used or spent, especially compared with a larger amount that you could have used or spent |
saving |
money that is kept in a bank to be used later or invested, rather than spent |
savings |
all the organisations or companies in a particular area of activity, industry, etc. |
sector |
someone who is able to work successfully on their own without needing other people's help or a lot of instructions |
self starter |
a particular type of help or work that is proviced by a business to customers, but not one that involves producing goods |
service |
repairs and advice given to a customer by a company after the customer has bought a product from the company |
after-sales service |
the business activity of giving advice about investments and selling investments to people and organisations |
financial service |
one of the parts into which ownership of a company is divided |
share |
the price of a particular company's shares at a particular time |
share price |
an ability to do something well, especially because you have learnt and practised it |
skill |
the ability to express yourself in a way that other people will understand, including the words you use and the way you behave when you are speaking |
communication skills |
the ability to use computers and the internet effectively |
digital skills |
an ability to do something practical that you have learnt and practised, for example reading, using a computer, or being able to do maths |
hard skill |