[ noun ] skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy <noun.cognition> he read a book on salesmanship but it didn't help
Though government salesmanship may bring short-term gains, it is bad for everyone in the longer term.
In a flash of salesmanship in September, the Italian computer maker Ing.
Anyone who achieves leadership in Israel is adept at the art of political salesmanship.
Trinity's products are hardly the stuff of quick-buck salesmanship; behind the growth lies a knack for accurate assessment of the needs of its target markets. Typical of these products is the Dart midibus, produced under the Dennis marque.
Somehow, Bock catches the rhythm of shop life and the way that assistants have to suppress their sincerer emotions behind the brio of salesmanship.
His work and salesmanship turned the company into a multimillion-dollar enterprise by the time the Dalkon Shield was added to Robins' product line in 1971.
For Mr. Voinov and his colleagues, the show is another chance to practice high-stakes salesmanship.
There is a need for the sort of radicalism that stirs up trouble and requires skilful salesmanship.
Mr. Bettenhausen, a balding 38-year-old, is unlikely to win Sunday, but thanks to a lot of aggressive salesmanship, at least he will have the thrill of competing in the world's most famous motor race.
Much of his success is due to shrewd marketing and salesmanship.
For all of his salesmanship finesse, Pistner also has a reputation for a brash, impersonal management style that has alienated both top brass and sales clerks.