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    Fishing in a Barrel Definition

    Definition: This phrase means to make something very easy. In sales and marketing, it can refer to targeting customers who are most likely to make a purchase or using an easy way to reach them.

    When a sales funnel has a high percentage of “touch-1 conversions,” almost any top of funnel feels like fishing in a barrel.

    Conversion rate optimization can help teams move towards a feeling that they are fishing in a barrel.

    Fishing in a Barrel Definition

    Use It In a Sentence: We’re fishing in a barrel with this new sales strategy, it’s going to make it very easy for us to hit our targets.

    Related Terms: Low-Hanging Fruit Definition, Drilling Down Definition, Boiling the Ocean Definition, Crack the Code Definition, Shiny Object Syndrome Definition, Throwing a Hail Mary Definition

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