direct marketing
noun
: marketing by means of direct communication with consumers (as through catalogs and telemarketing)
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Auto components; automobiles; distributors; diversified consumer services; hotels, restaurants & leisure; household durables; internet & direct marketing retail; leisure products; multiline retail; specialty retail; textiles, apparel & luxury goods.
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
And since 1995, the European Union and its member countries have allowed individuals to object to using their information for direct marketing purposes.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
Cynthia, a graduate of Harvard Business School, always had a refined palate for wine, particularly after living in France and creating a direct marketing travel club for American Express.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Some are moving toward marketing and presenting art through new venues such as direct marketing, supported by some nonprofit arts and entrepreneur support groups.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
And since 1995, the European Union and its member countries have allowed individuals to object to using their information for direct marketing purposes.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
Cynthia, a graduate of Harvard Business School, always had a refined palate for wine, particularly after living in France and creating a direct marketing travel club for American Express.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Some are moving toward marketing and presenting art through new venues such as direct marketing, supported by some nonprofit arts and entrepreneur support groups.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Direct marketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/direct%20marketing. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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