Sales Promotion

Business: Cambridge International GCSE (2027 Exams), topic 3.3.19

Sales Promotion

In sales promotions, businesses try to boost sales using a temporary promotion. There are lots of types of sales promotions:

Point of sales displays

Point of sales displays

Samples

Samples

Competitions

Competitions

  • Businesses are increasingly using competitions on social media.
  • For example, “like and share this post for a chance to win a free meal for two at Nandos.”
Value for money offers (e.g buy one get one free)

Value for money offers (e.g buy one get one free)

Free gifts

Free gifts

Discount coupons

Discount coupons

Reward schemes

Reward schemes

  • Customers earn points or benefits for repeated purchases.
  • e.g., loyalty cards at supermarkets

Test yourself on Sales Promotion

  • What is a competition by Nando's on social media to win a free meal for two an example of?

  • What type of sales promotion is a "buy one get one free" deal?

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