Harridge-March Title: Direct marketing and relationships; An opinion piece Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing 2008. Vol. 2‚ Iss. 4‚ Page 192 Summary This article describes the basic concepts of direct marketing and relationship marketing‚ and then analyzes how the two can be used simultaneously for maximum effect. Direct marketing has a long history‚ traceable to organizations selling their products via catalogs and mail order. Relationship marketing was first described in
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DIRECT EXPORTING METHODS IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETING Agents • Agents provide the most common form of low cost direct involvement in foreign markets. • They are independent individuals or firms who are contracted to act on behalf of exporters to obtain orders on a commission basis and do not take ownership of the goods. • They typically represent a number of manufacturers and will handle non-competitive ranges. • They agree to meet certain targets and are expected to contribute towards
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CHAPTER 14 INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS: PERSONAL SELLING AND DIRECT MARKETING MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. __________________ is quoted as saying that “everyone lives by selling something.” a. Bill Gates b. Robert Louis Stevenson c. Arthur Miller d. Henry Ford Answer: (b) Difficulty: (2) Page: 513 2. All of the following were characterizations of salespeople brought about by Arthur Miller’s Death of Salesman and Meredith Wilson’s
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Week Six Case Analysis: Dell Direct and Not-So-Direct MRKT 5000 Online Course Julia Huelsmann Dell Direct and Not-So-Direct Case Summary: When the Texas-based Dell computer company started in 1984‚ its creator Michael Dell was interested in having a completely different distribution approach from his competitors. In order to keep costs low‚ minimize inventory costs and cater to customer needs‚ Dell sold directly to customers. By 1997‚ Dell’s distribution model was working extremely
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18:50:15] 1.0 Executive Summary An integrated marketing communications audit was performed on Dell Inc. The audit determined that Dell Inc. had successfully moved away from the mass media approach to marketing through the implementation of a direct marketing to the consumer strategy. The audit determined further that Dell Inc. could improve its marketing effort by building on the successful direct marketing to consumer program to develop and Integrated Marketing Communications Plan. The elements of
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Week 9 case study ING Direct Question 1: what level of the product hierarchy has ING Direct leveraged and how does this create value for both customers and the shareholders of ING Direct? ING Direct has leveraged the product from basic product to augmented product. Basic product from a bank industry is simply providing bank service through branch or call centre‚ which has meet core need of their target customer. The introduction of virtual Internet banking‚ which has exceeded the customer expect
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Direct selling is the marketing and selling of products directly to consumers away from a fixed retail location. Peddling is the oldest form of direct selling. Modern direct selling includes sales made through the party plan‚ one-on-one demonstrations‚ and other personal contact arrangements as well as internet sales. A textbook definition is: "The direct personal presentation‚ demonstration‚ and sale of products and services to consumers‚ usually in their homes or at their jobs." Advantages/Benefits
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their potential customers and in recent years the direct sales and product promotion method is gaining popularity among the companies‚ thus it is important to know what factors affect the company’s direct sales organization for direct selling business function to be successful. The bachelor thesis is based on the analysis of the theory by studying the organization of direct sales in company SIA "Bite Latvija"‚ research seeks proposals for direct sales organization within the enterprise. Undergraduate
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>cases Yahoo Consumer Direct Marries Purchase Metrics to Banner Ads >Abstract As little as two years ago‚ many advertising pundits were bemoaning the inevitable demise of the banner ad on the Internet. But maybe they were too quick to judge. This case reveals how Yahoo!‚ in combination with ACNielsen’s Homescan®‚ has developed a methodology (Consumer Direct) to evaluate the true effectiveness of banner ads‚ from ad exposure to shopping cart. It also reveals the role Dynamic Logic played
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International Journal of Advancements in Research & Technology‚ Volume 1‚ Issue 4‚ September-2012 ISSN 2278-7763 1 A Study On Direct Selling Through Multi Level Marketing F. MARY MERLIN Department of Management Studies‚ Manonmaniam Sundaranar University‚ Tirunelveli‚ India. Email: mary.fmerlin@gmail.com ABSTRACT Direct selling is a multi-level marketing in which the sales force is compensated not only for the sales they make but also for the sales done through their recruit. This recruited
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