Since the 1960's there has been a move to more innovative methods of direct selling including Party Plan and social selling with rewards for sales made by those recruited to the leaders who recruited them. These are often called bonuses but may have other names. The use of the internet has of course expanded since the arrival of the covid pandemic.
It is important to note however that in spite of the innovations in selling and the technology, it is the person to person contact that makes the sale because Direct Selling is a people relationship business and an industry that cares about not only the people involved but its customers satisfaction is paramount. Repeat business cannot occur if you do not form a relationship of trust with the customer.
Door to Door selling however has largely disappeared due to the impact of covid lockdowns although it does remain a viable method for contacting potential customers who no longer have a home phone line having moved to broadband and mobile only which negates the ability of telemarketing. This is mostly the domain of telco's and energy companies..
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