detailer n.— «The sale of prescription data, in which individual patients’ identities have been removed, has become a lucrative industry. The information is purchased from pharmacy chains and the companies that manage drug benefits for...
blue-bird n.— «Her quota production is correct, but since she was the first salesperson in the company, she got a lot of “blue-bird” sales that came to her because she was the first, and for a while, the only salesperson in...
bluebird sale n.— «“Given that the environment favors such action at the large, troubled, earnings-strapped banks, the possibility looms for a large ’bluebird’ sale,” he said, referring to a transaction on highly favorable...
bluebird n.— «In sales lingo, bluebirds are those opportunities that fly in the window with the salesperson not having to lift a finger. In some sourcing deals I do, I get the opportunity to deliver bluebirds—at least get some vendors in...
comp-store sale n.— «“If you shrink portion sizes, you kind of have to reduce prices,” said John Glass, an analyst at CIBC World Markets. “A lower check drags down comp-store sales. What you hope is, you offset the check with higher...
poison put n.— «In December 1995, following several quarters of weak sales, Kmart Corp. came on the brink of a bankruptcy filing: Their problems stemmed from the possible exercise of $550 million of poison put bonds outstanding, which...