Definition

Noun: The practice of using telephone calls to actively promote and sell products or services directly to potential customers. It involves a salesperson initiating contact via phone to present offers, answer questions, and attempt to close a sale.

Usage

Teleselling is a direct marketing technique. It is used by businesses to reach a large number of potential customers without face-to-face meetings. The term describes the overall activity or industry.

Examples

• The company increased its revenue through an aggressive teleselling campaign.
• Many people find teleselling calls to be intrusive during dinner time.
• Her job in teleselling requires excellent communication and persuasion skills.

Advanced Usage

• "to engage in teleselling": to participate in or conduct telephone sales.
  • The firm decided to engage in teleselling to expand its market reach.
• "teleselling operations/techniques": refers to the organized activities or specific methods used in telephone sales.
  • They invested in training to improve their teleselling techniques.

Variants and Related Words

• Telemarketing (noun): A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with teleselling, though it can encompass a broader range of telephone-based marketing activities, including market research.
• Telephone Sales (noun phrase): A more general descriptive term for selling over the phone.
• Cold Calling (noun phrase): A specific teleselling technique involving calls to potential customers who have not previously expressed interest.

Synonyms

• Telemarketing
• Phone sales
• Telephone selling

Related Phrases

• "Do-not-call list": A registry where consumers can list their phone numbers to opt out of most teleselling calls.
  • She registered her number on the national do-not-call list to avoid teleselling.
• "Sales call": An individual instance of a teleselling attempt.
  • He made over fifty sales calls today.

Noun

1. the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion and sales