Sales marketing glossary

19 Business management vocabulary terms

If you want to learn more words, so you can be more fluent in the business field. Here’s a list of commonly used marketing terms to help you.

A/B Tests
A/B testing is a scientific experimentation method that compares two versions of a single element—Version A (the control) and Version B (the variation)—to determine which one performs better in achieving a specific goal, such as increased conversions or user engagement.
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Adoption process
Another way of saying "the buying process." The stages a potential buyer goes through, from learning about a new product or service to either becoming a loyal customer or rejecting it. The potential buyer may or may not end up purchasing/adopting that product or service.
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AIDA
An acronym used in Sales that stands for Attention/Awareness, Interest, Desire, Action. They are the four steps of the now somewhat-outdated Purchase Funnel (although most agree the funnel is much more complex than what is represented in this traditional model), wherein customers travel from awareness to purchase.
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Bad Leads
Leads that are unlikely to become paying customers -- and a sales rep's worst nightmare, because they are a waste of time
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BANT
An acronym used in sales for lead qualification that stands for Budget, Authority, Need, Timeline. It's a famous tool for sales reps and sales leaders to help them determine whether their prospects have the budget, authority, need, and right timeline to buy what they sell.
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Bluebird Sales
A "bluebird" is a sale that came seemingly from nowhere or with unexpected ease. A sales rep might say, "Fortunately, a bluebird flew right in at the end of the quarter, helping me reach my goal."
Bottom of the Funnel (BOFU)
A stage of the buying process leads reach when they're just about to close into new customers. They've identified a problem, have shopped around for possible solutions, and are very close to buying.
Bounce Rate
An engagement metric that shows the percentage of website visitors who left the site after viewing only one page.
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Churn Rate
A metric that measures how many customers you retain and at what value. To calculate churn rate, take the number of customers you lost during a certain time frame, and divide that by the total number of customers you had at the very beginning of that time frame. (Don't include any new sales from that time frame.)
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Clickbait
A term used to describe a way content creators can manipulate an individual to get them to click a link or press play. Generally speaking, clickbait takes advantage of provocative titles.
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Closed-Won
When a sales rep closes a deal in which the buyer purchases the product or service.
Closing Ratio
The percentage of prospects that a sales rep successfully close-wins. This ratio is usually used to assess individual sales reps on their short-term performance, but it can also be used to evaluate profits, forecast sales, and so on. Improving a closing ratio usually requires efforts to bring better-qualified leads into the funnel.
Commission
The payment a sales rep gets when they successfully sell something; usually a percentage of sales revenue.
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Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
Specific metrics that show whether a company is meeting its marketing goals.
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Landing Page
A static, stand-alone website page that includes a strong call to action as part of a marketing campaign.
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Likert Scale
A Likert scale is a rating tool used to measure attitudes, opinions, or perceptions by presenting a series of statements or questions, each with a range of response options, such as "Strongly Agree" to "Strongly Disagree".
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Point of Contact (POC)
The moment at which a business and customer begin exchanging information, providing a service or handling a transaction.
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Testimonial
A common element found in marketing materials, a testimonial is a person’s written or spoken statement explaining the value of a product or service. These often come from customers and are used to bolster the credibility of a marketing message.
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User Experience (UX)
It refers to the design process of making a website (or app) easy for visitors to understand and navigate.
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