"Direct marketing is a type of advertising campaign that seeks to elicit an action from a selected group of consumers in response to communication from a marketer."
"Montgomery Ward pioneered mail-order catalogues in the 19th century, successfully removing the middleman and reducing prices for customers."
"The main challenge with direct marketing is overcoming the image of junk or spam mail/email, resulting in ineffective and costly campaigns."
"Certain solutions include using opt-out lists, preference lists, and creating targeted campaigns with an accurate database to minimize waste."
Direct marketing seeks to engage a targeted audience to prompt actions such as making purchases or requesting information based on direct communication from marketers. Historical roots trace back to Montgomery Ward's mail-order catalogues, which eliminated middlemen, and the term was popularized in 1967 by Lester Wunderman. Challenges include being perceived as spam, leading to ineffective campaigns. Solutions involve leveraging opt-out preferences and databases to create more targeted marketing efforts. Common channels for direct marketing include email, SMS, voicemail, direct mail, and personalized couponing.
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