Sales and marketing Exercise 1: In the following sentences, the owner of a cell phone company is telling people about his company's latest model of cell phone. However, each sentence contains a spelling mistake. Identify and correct the word in each case. - Everybody says that the market for cell phones is very cowded, and there is no more room or demand for new products.
- However, we believe we've found a nich in the market for something a little bit different: a cell phone that lets you smell the person you're talking to! Wow!
- We call it the 'Smell-O-Phone®', and you can find it in our latest brocure, along with some of our other models.
- It's the ultimate must-have opmarket accessory.
- We made the decision to start making it after extensive reserch into what people wanted from a cell phone in the 21st century.
- Of course, we won't sell many without a great deal of advertiseing.
- As a result, we're launching a major campain to let the public know all about it.
- We're going to premote the Smell-O-Phone® any way we can.
- There are going to be comercials on all of the main radio stations and television channels.
- And advertisments in all the daily newspapers and major magazines.
- You won't be able to walk down the street without seeing one of our giant billyboards.
- And you won't even be able to visit the Internet without our plop-ups coming up on your screen all the time!
- We're also going to send mailshoots to everyone who has ever bought one of our phones in the past.
- And naturally we'll be making some sponsership deals with some of the country's major sporting teams.
- If we're lucky, we might even get a famous rock star, actor or sports personality to endoarse it for us.
- There will also be big posters at every pont of sale (including department stores and music stores).
- In fact, there probably won't be a single major retale outlet anywhere in the country that doesn't sell the Smell-O-Phone®!
- Our expert salesmen will be there to give potential customers their pich and persuade them that the Smell-O-Phone® is just what they need.
- There will be lots of special offers, including disconts on phone and talk-time packages.
- There will also be lots of giveways: free hands-free kits, free phone covers, free ring tones, and so on.
- Sales won't just be limited to the dommestic market.
- We believe that the Smell-O-Phone® will really catch on in the expot market as well.
- In fact, our overseas raps are already packing their suitcases and booking their flight tickets.
- Eventually we hope to have the Smell-O-Phone® made under franshise in Europe, the Far East and South America.
- You might also like to know that in addition to the phone itself, there will be a whole range of Smell-O-Phone® merchantising, including Smell-O-Phone® T-shirts, Smell-O-Phone® trainers and even Smell-O-Phone® candy!
- They will all carry the famous Smell-O-Phone® brant.
- And come in a unique Smell-O-Phone® pakaging.
- Check out our latest cattalog to see the whole range!
- We think it's the best invention since the microchip, although obviously some people will tell you that it's just hyp, and we're making a lot of fuss about nothing.
- They'll say that the Smell-O-Phone® is nothing more than a fat, and that this time next year nobody will want one!
- However, I just know it will sell well, and I bet our competiton is getting really worried!
- Perhaps I can canvince you to buy one? Go on! You know it's just what you've always wanted!
- Hmm, I can see you're somebody who is going to need a lot of perswading!
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