McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., All Rights Reserved. .Direct Marketing Defined “The total of activities by which the seller . . . direct efforts to a target audience using one or more media for the purpose of soliciting a response by phone, mail, the internet or personal visit from a prospective customer.” Includes: Direct selling Direct mail Telemarketing Internet selling Direct action marketing Catalog selling Television/ print media Cable TV .Factors contributing to the growth of direct marketing Consumer Credit Cards Over 1 billion credit cards in circulation List development Statement inserts Catalogs/Sweepstakes Direct Marketing Syndicates Creating Opportunities Changing Structure of American Society Increase in two income.
