hard sell

Noun

Meaning

forceful and insistent advertising

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

hard-sell

Synonyms

persuasion exhortation sweet talk wheedling high-pressure salesmanship pushy sales tactics hard-sell approach working over aggressive sales approach aggressive sales strategies aggressive sales tactics aggressive way of selling persuasive sales strategies winning over tough sell
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Antonyms

soft sell low-pressure selling

Hypernyms

advertising publicizing

Examples

As a parent, navigating the anxieties inherent in trying to ensure your kid gets some nutrients in their diets, I resent it, yet I can see how desperate parents would fall for the hard sell. Source: Internet

For most homeowners, however, the relative dearth of features offered by YoLink makes it a hard sell over more capable—and more widely compatible—systems such as SmartThings. Source: Internet

One reason non-Hollywood films have always been an afterthought at the Oscars is because non-English films with subtitles have traditionally been a hard sell in America. Source: Internet

After you give your reader the hard sell, now you can give them another education message about why your product helps relieve their pain points. Source: Internet

Historical fiction is sometimes a hard sell for contemporary teens; however, Medina’s novel entices readers by developing realistic characters and a strong plot framed by the turbulence of 1977 in NYC. Source: Internet

For many in the native space, the always-on-the-horizon prospect of the Promised Land has been a hard sell to other digital stakeholders. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hard sector hard sectoring hard self-reliance hard seltzer hard shelled clam hard shoulder