Call Centers
Customer Service
Dealing with problem with telephone
Writing
Products and packaging
100

To drive people from one place to another in a bus....

Bus

100

Clip

A small tool used to hold things together (like hair or paper).

100

ASAP

As soon as possible; right now.

100

From the horse's mouth

Getting information directly from the person involved (the best source).

100

core product

the main benefit of the product

200

Something that is just a cheap copy of an original idea...

Copycat

200

Earth

To connect an electrical wire to the ground so it stays safe.

200

Upset

Feeling sad, worried, or angry.

200

To make something three times bigger or more.

Triple

200

Provocation

Doing something on purpose to make someone angry.

300

Tax break

A discount on the taxes you have to pay.

300

Retain

To keep something or someone (like keeping a customer).

300

Patch

A small software update to fix a bug or a hole.

300

How fast employees quit and get replaced by new ones.

Staff turnover

300

Focus group

A small group of people asked to give their honest opinion on a product.

400

Tax holiday

A period of time when the government lets you stop paying a certain tax.

400

Inconsistency

When two things don't match or make sense together.

400

Duplicate

An exact copy of something else.

400

Shift

A set period of time for work (like the "night shift").

400
4 main functions of packaging

Protection, information, convenience, promotion and brand identity

500

A person who is between 20 and 29 years old.

Twentysomething

500

Accounts payable

The list of money a company owes to other people.

500

Write-off

Something (like a car) that is so damaged it’s not worth fixing.

500

When something becomes "old news" or useless because better things exist.

Obsolescence

500

wrap rage

That extreme anger and frustration you feel when you're trying to open a plastic package (like those hard "clamshell" packs) and it’s so tough you almost need a chainsaw to get your new toy out.