direct selling

British  

noun

1. another name for direct marketing

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Example Sentences

The company calculated what it stood to gain through direct selling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The company said in its bankruptcy filing that direct selling still drove more than 90 percent of its sales in 2023, with about 465,000 sellers, mostly women, comprising the Tupperware sales force.

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2024

The bribes were intended to help Los Angeles-based Herbalife obtain direct selling licenses, reduce government scrutiny of its Chinese operations, and suppress negative coverage by state-controlled media, authorities said.

From Reuters • Nov. 14, 2019

LuLaRoe rose as the number of people involved in direct selling in the U.S. grew to a record 20.5 million in 2016, up from 15.9 million in 2012, according to the Direct Selling Assn.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2017

I asked its advertising manager if, in his opinion, the window space would not bring better returns if it were devoted to direct selling, instead of mere indirect selling through display.

From The Romance of a Great Store by Hungerford, Edward