One of the most difficult transitions for established product brands is breaking dependency on third-party marketplaces.

More questionable MLMs emphasize recruitment over retail sales and may require significant purchases to maintain "active" status. Stay away from these. MLM, network marketing, or direct selling is ...

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A new study analyzed the product orders placed by nearly 2,000 multi-brand retailers in the U.K. and France before and after ...

When pressed on the direct sales PC and laptop sales offensive, Cheryl Cook, Dell’s senior vice president of global partner marketing, also emphasized the fact that both routes to market are ...

efforts to capture additional sales when shoppers intend to buy ... is too great to ignore. Moreover, going direct increases access to rich customer data, useful for future marketing campaigns and ...