Direct marketing in the B-to-B future
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A study sponsored by the Direct Marketing Assn. reveals that the business-to-business sector accounted for 46% or $498.1 billion of the entire $1.09 trillion in direct marketing sales in 1995. These sales are expected to rise to $550.7 billion in 1996. The study also shows that business-to-business direct marketing sales yielded an annual increase of 8.1% from 1990 to 1995. These sales are predicted to rise at 10%-20% annually from 1995 to 2000.
Publication Name: Business Marketing
Subject: Business
ISSN: 1087-948X
Year: 1996
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Direct marketing boosts b-to-b selling
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The Direct Marketing Assn. reports that around 1.7 million firms in the US use business-to-business marketing techniques and more than 33% of that number are prone to use direct marketing approaches. Furthermore, many firms do not realize that they are using direct marketing techniques. In this regard, the trade association is engaged in helping businesses consciously take part in the benefits of direct marketing.
Publication Name: Business Marketing
Subject: Business
ISSN: 1087-948X
Year: 1995
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A global stage for B-to-B DM
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Direct marketing helps in international business expansions by offering a cost-effective approach in the establishment of customer contact and loyalty worldwide. With the advent of the Internet and the rise in world economic interdependence, solutions to customer needs can now be implemented on a global scale. However, cultural differences among nations should be considered in international direct marketing.
Publication Name: Business Marketing
Subject: Business
ISSN: 1087-948X
Year: 1996
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