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Concrete solution

/ˈkɒŋkriːt/

[phrase] a real or specific solution to a problem 具体的解决方案

I expect each of you to come to the meeting tomorrow with concrete solutions for our
recruitment problem.

Dale, have you come up with any concrete solutions?

I'm sorry, but I just can't offer any concrete solutions right now.

to drive sales

[phrase] to increase sales, to sell more

If we want to drive sales, I think we need to spend more time training our salespeople.

The most important thing for us right now is to focus on driving sales.

I think if we increase our marketing budget, it will help us to drive sales in the fourth
quarter.

promotion

[noun] something done to make people aware of a product 促销，推销，宣传

a sales promotion

We can't have a sales promotion right now because our costs are too high.

The department stores are offering a promotion. Everything is 50% off. Let's go
shopping.

A two-for-one promotion might be a way to attract new customers.