2. BENEFITS OF DIRECT MARKETING
Benefits buyers in several ways:
o Convenience
o Greater Product access and
Selection
o Selective Attention
Also yields various benefits to
sellers:
o Customer Relationship Building
o Cost-effective
o Well-defined target costumers
3. GROWTH OF DIRECT MARKETING
Facilitating Factors:
•Database technology
advances
•Impact of new
communications
technology
Pull Factors:
•New links with online
marketing •Increased Customer
Push Factors: Confidence
•Changing Demographics •New Distribution Channel
and Lifestyles •Contact and Relationship
•Increasing Competition Building
•Media Fragmentation •More precise targeting
•Increasing Media and Sales •Cross-selling
Opportunities