hot button
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hot button
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Registered as a trademark by American sales trainer Jack Lacy in 1956, first used in the 1940s.
noun hot buttons · hot-button · hotbutton
- A central issue, concern or characteristic, especially one that motivates people to make a choice; sometimes also one that people seek to delay taking sides on. That issue was mostly solved in the modern forces, but it was still a hot button for every student of modern military history.
- The principal desire that a salesman needs to "hit" in order to make a sale. Jack Lacey^([sic]), a top rating salesman, says that sales are made by touching off a “hot button” within the prospect’s mind.’
- An emotional trigger; something that arouses strong emotion or opinions. Because when you recognize your main hot button, you can take the necessary steps to diffuse anger and reestablish connectedness in a healthy relationship.
adjective more hot button · most hot button · hot-button · hotbutton
- Alternative form of hot-button a hot button issue
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title = {hot button},
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