Meaning of elevator pitch | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A brief and simple sales pitch; a short summary of a business plan, process, or product, and its selling point and value proposition.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see elevator, pitch.

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Examples

“Once you've found the right person, the art is in making an elevator pitch—spill the beans fast.”

“An elevator pitch raises more questions than it answers but they are likely to be questions about how the business works, not what it is.”

“This chapter is about the elevator (or lift) pitch: what it is, how you develop one and how to use it effectively. It is a single sentence that describes your work and which you can deliver in 30 seconds or less – the time it takes an elevator to travel from one floor to another. […] If you want to create a compelling elevator pitch, it needs to be short and accurate. […] The elevator pitch is about getting your message across in the shortest possible time.”

“Elevator pitches are called what they are for a reason. They force you to focus your personal pitch to the mere 30 seconds or so a typical elevator ride takes. The term is old, but the concept remains relevant.”

“Control the glide descent angle through small amounts of elevator pitch movements.”

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