However, Dell as a company never had an original idea in its corporate life beyond the direct model that caused other companies to sit up and take notice.
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The direct intervention model is not always the best method, experts say.
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The direct sales model also lends itself to fostering personal relationships between sales associates and their clients, creating brand loyalty and opening up opportunities for expansion through networking and word of mouth.
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Dell's biggest push, going forward, is an effort to move the company past the direct-sales model pioneered by its founder (see " The Second Coming").
The direct-pay model does force patients to shoulder more of the upfront cost of their care.
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The founders of aQuantive, Amazon, Dell and Expedia have backed Qliance, one of the pioneers of the direct primary care model.
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Regardless, from what we know, Xiaomi may partner with Chunghwa Telecom to sell the Xiaomi Phone 2 in Taiwan, whereas in Hong Kong it may utilize the same old online direct sale model to begin with -- unlike Meizu who has a physical shop in the city, as well as a partnership with local carrier PCCW. Now, how about a full schedule for your world domination, Mr. Lei?
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It then takes knowledge that the workers (direct employees or consultants) are both familiar with the model and have the responsibility to carry it out.
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In early stages, it is much more beneficial to employ a direct revenue model as the market will be unfamiliar with you and your product.
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As Tesla pursues the direct-to-customer sales model, it has stated that it intends to become fully licensed as a seller of automobiles under the laws of each state.
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Regardless of what you think about the history of direct sales, this model now has potential to tap into customer demand for alternative shopping channels and drive sales more efficiently than traditional retailers.
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Direct Primary Care is the only available model that could accomplish these goals.
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Compaq's attempts to embrace Dell's direct-from-the-web model have appeared half-hearted.
These were good years, during which Dell became the world's largest and most profitable computer-maker, with a supply chain that was easily the most efficient in the industry, if not the world, and a direct-sales model that seemed to keep Dell one step ahead of rival companies selling computers through old-fashioned stores.
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Michael Dell and others strode in with their Web direct-sales model and changed the rules.
While competitors' pods are available on grocery-store shelves, the company says it won't budge from its direct-to-consumer model, selling coffee capsules online, in its boutiques and over the phone.
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That direct-from-manufacturer model allows the Warby crew to keep costs down and donate one pair of glasses to someone in need for every pair that it sells.
With the Nexus One phone, Google also presented a direct sales model that revamped current distribution systems.
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Both should also benefit some from the recent problems that Dell is having with its direct sales model, once thought to be a bigger threat to retail store computer sales.
Groupon is moving from the once-lucrative model of daily deals into more direct e-commerce sales, bringing it into competition with powerhouses Amazon ( AMZN) and, to a lesser extent, eBay ( EBAY).
And the move to installing fiber and manufacturing its own hardware mean that the company is diversifying its business model to include more direct payments from users and not be wholly dependent on advertising revenues to fund all of this infrastructure.
The snacks business, which will operate via a direct store delivery model, will be headed by current CEO Irene Rosenfeld.
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In the 1990s, it was easy for Dell to use its direct-sales model to take share from companies like Compaq that were selling through higher cost retail stores.
Later, Mr. Lauzon and his CEO concluded that the business would benefit by shifting to an online, direct-to-consumer model.
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Dell has aggressively moved its renowned direct-sales, build-to-order business model to the Internet.
She and her husband pioneered a direct-to-spa and salon business model that took on the distributorship status quo in the United States.
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