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Blandishment (Noun)

Flattery intended to persuade.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The salesman used blandishments to convince the hesitant customer to buy the expensive car.
She won the vote by making blandishments to key delegates at the conference.
He often resorted to blandishments when dealing with difficult clients, lavishing them with excessive praise.
Her manager made blandishments about the potential for advancement to convince her to stay at the company.
The company used blandishments to recruit new employees, exaggerating the benefits and salary.

The act of urging by means of teasing or flattery.

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

The teacher's constant blandishment of her students to pay attention, though playful, hid a more serious concern for their education.
The politician's blandishment of key voters raised suspicions of hidden agendas and backroom deals.
His blandishment of the customer into purchasing the more expensive model left her wondering if she'd been tricked.
The use of blandishment in advertising sometimes backfires, as consumers grow wary of insincere flattery.
Despite his blandishment of his girlfriend, the man couldn't convince her to move to the city with him.