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Up Selling

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Increasing the value of an individuals planned purchase of a specific product, by extending the offer based on increasing the value or volume of the product intended for purchase

Unique Selling Proposition

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The single feature that differentiates a seller”s offering slots online from that of their competitors

Trade Advertising

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Advertising directed at the distribution channels rather than to the end-consumers

Spot Colour

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Single colour used to highlight an area in a black and white image

Single Customer View

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The combination of intelligence from every point at which the customer interacts with your company – to enable the company to understand the full extent of the customers engagement with them

SIC

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Standard Industrial Classification. A hierarchical structure of codes used to categorise companies within industries and their sub groups

Self-Mailer

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A single communcation sent by mail, but that does not require an envelope. The addressing and postal payment information is printed on the outside of the piece

Segmentation

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Segmentation is the process of dividing the target market into groups of individuals or businesses who share common characteristics

Personalisation

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The use of personal data within a marketing communication for the individual to whom it is directed

Opt Out Permissions

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Where individuals have withdrawn permission for a specific company to contact them. This may be given by channel or purpose