It isn't a straightforward matter to adapt the Internet to the world of direct sales.
In theory, state legislatures could now cite the decision to ban all direct sales.
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We feel that the role of social media is to generate awareness, not direct sales.
With the Nexus One phone, Google also presented a direct sales model that revamped current distribution systems.
The company won't make any money from direct sales of the Nexus S, a Google spokesman said.
Emachines will market its new desktop business systems through retailers, direct sales, and value-added resellers, Dukker says.
The Hartford reaches diverse markets thorough multiple channels including direct sales to the consumers, brokers and independent agents.
Tempur-Pedic built a profitable business through direct sales, but its retail channel currently generates nearly 75% of total revenue.
Whether it's perceived or actual, EMC's 4, 000-plus direct sales force has a reputation for overly aggressive, tough-guy sales tactics.
The court ruled that because federal law prohibits direct sales of prescription pharmaceuticals, no rep actually sells a drug or sample.
Self-publishing is on the rampage and its effect is to force publishers to think in terms of direct sales to customers.
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As more travellers switch to using do-it-yourself online travel agents, the industry systems will become less important as direct sales channels.
Salesforce.com has a large direct sales force and a direct marketing model.
At the same time they are beefing up their own direct sales network which is attracting users to the hotel sites directly.
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During the same time, direct sales have fallen from 50% to 9%.
However, the fine from the FSA does not include this and only relates to the hundreds of thousands of direct sales by CPP.
For more than a decade, Dell rode its direct sales model and surging demand from businesses for bland, affordable personal computers to industry dominance.
We need to enable direct sales channels that we control, so that we get the benefit of all the data and intelligence that produces.
He quit last year as Compaq dealers rebelled at his plans to dramatically increase direct sales of PCs, the better to compete with Dell.
At FORBES, direct sales for our premium content (as opposed to programmatic buying) consistently yields much higher CPMs for desktop and frequently for mobile.
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Only 3% of business-to-business Web sites are designed for direct sales, rather than for marketing and customer service, says Forrester Research, a Massachusetts consultancy.
Basically we view the Internet as an amazing and multi-faceted platform for building a brand, building an audience and conducting lead generation and direct sales.
For larger deals, Alfresco and other companies have direct sales staff.
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Avon is going further: having finally received permission to resume direct sales in February, the American cosmetics group has already recruited over 114, 000 sales agents.
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Direct sales at Verizon stores and several European outlets followed later.
That means offering direct sales, but also maintaining traditional distribution channels.
Besides TIAA, Fidelity, Vanguard and USAA offer low-cost annuities through direct sales, but less than 4% of all annuities are of the low-cost, directly marketed variety.
Also, many reps go into direct sales because they want to buy their favorite products at a discount and have fun earning a little extra spending money.
'The information available to date suggests the prices of both will be too high to capture significant market share, and a direct sales approach will prove inadequate.
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