sales force
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- noun
- /seɪlz fɔrs/
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fuerza de ventas
- Management tries to incentivize its sales force in various ways.
And eventually over time, you inspire them, you don't bribe them, you inspire them to go be your sales force.
- And eventually over time, you inspire them, you don't bribe them, you inspire them to go be your sales force.
Examples
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Our sales force is composed of skilled professionals who understand customer needs.
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In these situations, your current sales force will feel overworked, underappreciated, and under-compensated.
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What does the sales force have need in terms of support?
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If you grow your sales force too quickly, it can be a huge problem.
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No matter the strategy, all four of these growth tactics require a sales force.
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The job of a good sales force is to make important decisions easy and intuitive.
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The three divisions are organized as profit centers and have their own sales force and production facilities.
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Determining the proper size of your company's sales force needs takes time and expertise.
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Businesses that appeared to generate food residuals were identified, and a sales force was deployed to locate potential clients.
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The hauler's sales force had a difficult time educating its clientele on source separation.
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Synonyms
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People who work for a company and sell its products or services
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'group of employees responsible for selling' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'sales' (selling activities) with 'force' (a group or team). This compositional noun–noun pattern is common in English and in other languages (e.g., French 'force de vente', Spanish 'fuerza de ventas'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Sales force joins sales, meaning selling, and force, meaning a strong group like soldiers. Imagine a team sent out together to win customers, so the phrase means 'the group of employees who sell the company's products'.