(はんばいそくしん)

はんばいそくしん
noun
sales promotion
formalbusiness
1. sales promotion; marketing promotion; activities to boost sales
Activities and strategies designed to increase product or service sales, such as discounts, campaigns, giveaways, and advertising pushes.
販売促進(はんばいそくしん)キャンペーン(はじ)めた
We launched a sales promotion campaign.
We are putting effort into promoting the new product.
Sales promotion costs account for a large share of the annual budget.

A four-character compound of 販売(はんばい) (sales) + 促進(そくしん) (promotion, facilitation). Very commonly abbreviated to 販促(はんそく) in business conversation and internal documents. A standard term in marketing, retail, and business planning.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 販促(はんそく): sales promotion (abbreviation) — the same meaning, used more casually and frequently in daily business
  • 宣伝(せんでん): advertising, publicity — broader term focused on spreading awareness rather than directly boosting sales
  • マーケティング: marketing — the overall discipline, of which sales promotion is one component