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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Sales Sheet vs. Sell Sheet

These terms are used interchangably in the market and I'm interested in learning which if either is correct.

Thank you,
Marketing Guy
  

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If they are used interchangeably by native English speakers in the industry then they are both de facto correct. To an outsider like me, "sales sheet" seems right, and "sell sheet" seems odd.

  • If they are used interchangeably by native English speakers in the industry then they are both de facto correct.
  • To an outsider like me, "sales sheet" seems right, and "sell sheet" seems odd.
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If they are used interchangeably by native English speakers in the industry then they are both de facto correct. To an outsider like me, "sales sheet" seems right, and "sell sheet" seems odd.
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And hey, I do marketing, and I don't use "sell sheet" either, but within each industry, you'll find specific jargon. I googled "sell sheet" and it seems to be the same as a brochure. I've never used that term, and I write brochures ALL the time! However, I don't seem to work in the industry that uses this term.
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Grammar GeekI googled "sell sheet" and it seems to be the same as a brochure
In that case, I'm surprised it's used interchangeably with "sales sheet". I thought a "sales sheet" was a list of sales data of some kind. How do you understand "sales sheet", GG?
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To your boss sales sheet, to your co workers sell sheet.
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I would have guessed that a "sales sheet" had some sort of sales data on it too too, but at least I had an idea in mind about what that meant. I had no idea what a "sell sheet" was, so I googled it and got that understanding (that it's a type of brochure) from what I read there.

As I said, I don't work in an industry that uses "sell sheet" and I'm not part of sales (marketing and sales
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WilliamCTo your boss sales sheet, to your co workers sell sheet.

Are you familiar with these terms? Do you use them? Can you explain them to us in simple terms, because obviously we're all confused.
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I have worked in marketing for over 25 years and have used the term sell sheet. I have worked in consumer marketing and B2B marketing. A sell sheet is usually a 1-page flyer about a product.

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I've heard both. I use sell sheet.

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