Curated OER
Magazine Sales Talks
Students role-play to determine the best types of magazines that should be purchased for their media center. They create a sales presentation for a particular magazine in small groups. As they listen to each presentation they evaluate...
Curated OER
Toy Planet
Students design a toy store, supply it with merchandise (on paper) and create advertisements. They also manage the store's debits and credits by using a spreadsheet. They consider how to promote the sale of their merchandise.
Other
Western Michigan: Writing Persuasive Messages
A comprehensive guide to writing persuasive and sales messages and letters. Includes information on requests, sales, letters that sell ideas, and collections.
BBC
Bbc: Ks3 Maths: Percentages
KS3 Math provides interactive activities on percentages, using pence and pounds. Use the factsheet for percentage information. You may use the worksheet for percentage practice and take the test provided to check your percentage skills....
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do Airlines Sell Too Many Tickets?
Have you ever sat in a doctor's office for hours, despite having an appointment? Has a hotel turned down your reservation because it's full? Have you been bumped off a flight that you paid for? These are all symptoms of overbooking, a...
Other
Creating Brochures That Sell
Quick review of purposes of company brochures, includes styles, copyediting, and other considerations in their production.
Other
Help for Growing and Starting Your Small Business
"From 200+ ways to be your own boss and how to calculate your start-up costs to sample business plans and more all from Business Know-How."
Biz Move
Biz Move: Retail Sales Training Tips
This article, which is provided for by BizMove.com, gives advice on developing an improved personal selling program.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Sales Letters: Four Point Action Closing
A good resource for effective sales writing skills. Describes a four-point system of attracting and convincing customers to order the product.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Shopping
Get tips for buying everything from laundry detergent to your dream home.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: A sse.b: Taxes and Sales
This task is not about computing the final price of the shirt but about using the structure in the computation to make a general argument. Aligns with A-SSE.B.
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Saving Money When You Shop
Learn how to save money when you shop. Tips for using coupons and how to find a good deal.
English Club
English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Business 6
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about terms related to sales. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.