pitchmen
Infomercial sales talkers
Pitchmen are salespeople who deliver persuasive spiels, especially for products demonstrated in public venues or on television.
The term evokes aggressive selling—carnival barkers, infomercial hosts, street vendors with rehearsed patter.
Extended to anyone promoting something insistently: Politicians are just pitchmen for their donors.
Singular: pitchman.
Roving vocal merchant
- vendorOne who sells goods
- peddlerRoving small-goods merchant
- barkerShow entrance promoter
- crierPublic announcement maker
carnival · sideshow · snake-oil · boardwalk · fairground · midway · stallholder · huckster
Extended TV sales broadcast
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- airtimeScheduled transmission period
- spotMark or location
commercial · advertisement · telemarketing · demonstration · late-night · cable · presenter · host
Compellingly attractive to others
- smooth-talkerPersuasive, flattering speaker
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
- glibSuperficially articulate
- convincingAble to persuade
eloquent · fast-talking · patter · spiel · charm · rapport · demonstration · hook
One who moves merchandise
- representativeOne who acts for another
- dealerOne who sells goods
- retailerOne who sells goods
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
commission · quota · territory · customer · prospect · lead · demo · sample
hawker
Roving vocal merchant
crier · carnival · sideshow · snake-oil · boardwalk · fairground · midway · stallholder · huckster · costermonger
infomercial
Extended TV sales broadcast
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- airtimeScheduled transmission period
spot · commercial · advertisement · telemarketing · demonstration · late-night · cable · presenter · host · announcer
charismatic
Compellingly attractive to others
- smooth-talkerPersuasive, flattering speaker
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
- glibSuperficially articulate
convincing · eloquent · fast-talking · patter · spiel · charm · rapport · demonstration · hook · closing
salesman
One who moves merchandise
- representativeOne who acts for another
- dealerOne who sells goods
- retailerOne who sells goods
door-to-door · commission · quota · territory · customer · prospect · lead · demo · sample · order
- sales repssales reps, field agents, representatives, sales agents, drummers
- salespeoplecar salesman, sales reps, sales associates, sales agents, sales clerk
- broadcast advertisingTV commercials, radio spots, commercials, ad spots, spot ads
- endorserscelebrity endorsers, brand ambassadors, spokespeople, influencers
- commercetrade, banking, merchant, imports, sales
- marketingadvertising, digital marketing, ad campaign, advertisements, ads
pitchmenbuyers
Those who obtain goods
customers · consumers · purchasers · shoppers · clients
pitchmenlisteners
Those who attend aurally
mutes · wallflowers · introverts · observers · understaters