Definition of Soft sell

1. Noun. Suggestive or persuasive advertising.

Generic synonyms: Advertising, Publicizing

Definition of Soft sell

1. Noun. A sales technique which is quietly persuasive and subtle; seeking to convince the buyer without being forceful. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Soft Sell

soft point
soft power
soft pretzel
soft pulse
soft rays
soft redirect
soft redirects
soft rock
soft roe
soft roll
soft rot
soft rush
soft sawder
soft scale
soft sell (current term)
soft serve
soft shield fern
soft shoe
soft shoulder
soft shoulders
soft skill
soft skills
soft soap
soft soaped
soft soaping
soft soaps
soft solder
soft spot

Literary usage of Soft sell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Accounting for Pow/Mias from the Korean War and the Vietnam War: Hearing edited by Robert K. Dornan (1998)
"The soft sell aproach was initially used by "Fidel" in an attempt to ... When the soft sell was found to be ineffective, brutal measures were applied. ..."

2. Crossover: Architecture, Urbanism, Technology by Ad Graafland, Leslie Jaye Kavanaugh, George Baird (2006)
"23 soft sell' is documented in Diller + Scofidio and Teyssot, George; Flesh: Architectural Probes: The Mutant Body of Architecture (Princeton, NJ: Princeton ..."

3. The Statutes of Nova Scotia by Nova Scotia (1906)
"The parish is hereby authorized and empowered to power to soft sell and convey all or any part of the lands and premise*land, situate within the city of ..."

4. The Teacher and His Staff: Differentiating Teaching Roles: Report of the by Thomas Charles Bridges, H Hessell Tiltman, National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards (U.S.) (1909)
"... that the CAI people are employing a soft-sell approach. One gets the impression that they are selling a new detergent. CAI is represented as being a ..."

5. Storms Over the Urban Forest: Planning, Responding, and Regreening by Lisa L. Burban, John W. Anderson (1996)
"The 'soft sell' Works Best To help others use Tree City USA to promote community forestry in more towns and cities, several veteran foresters were asked to ..."

6. Plug Your Book: Online Book Marketing for Authors, Book Publicity Through by Steve Weber (2007)
"A soft-sell approach works best when approaching Top Reviewers. Offer a complimentary book in return for their considering to review it, no obligation. ..."

7. Tomorrow's Women by Helen Wilkinson, Melanie Howard (1997)
"Diplock S and Wilkinson H, 1996, soft sell or hard policies: how can the parties best appeal to women?, Demos, London. 35. Friedan B, 1963, The feminine ..."

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