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The vision is to restore Avon to an iconic beauty brand and to our leadership position in global direct selling, as well as continuing to ensure that we live up to our mission of empowering women.
Sheri McCoy

Meaning of "direct selling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIRECT SELLING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIRECT SELLING

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Direct selling is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DIRECT SELLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Direct selling

Direct selling is the marketing and selling of products directly to consumers away from a fixed retail location. Peddling is the oldest form of direct selling. Modern direct selling includes sales made through the party plan, one-on-one demonstrations, and other personal contact arrangements as well as internet sales. A textbook definition is: "The direct personal presentation, demonstration, and sale of products and services to consumers, usually in their homes or at their jobs." Industry representative, the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations, reports that its 59 regional member associations accounted for more than US$114 billion in retail sales in 2007, through the activities of more than 62 million independent sales representatives. The United States Direct Selling Association reported that in 2000, 55% of adult Americans had at some time purchased goods or services from a direct selling representative and 20% reported that they were currently or had been in the past a direct selling representative.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIRECT SELLING

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direct labour
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direct marketing
direct memory access
direct method
direct motion
direct object
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direct rule
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direct speech
direct tax
direct taxation

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIRECT SELLING

bestselling
billing
calling
chilling
compelling
controlling
drilling
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feeling
filling
hot-selling
installing
killing
modelling
rolling
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telling
travelling
willing

Synonyms and antonyms of direct selling in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «direct selling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIRECT SELLING

Find out the translation of direct selling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of direct selling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «direct selling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

直销
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

venta directa
570 millions of speakers

English

direct selling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रत्यक्ष बिक्री
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البيع المباشر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прямые продажи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

venda direta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সরাসরি বিক্রয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la vente directe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jualan langsung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Direktvertrieb
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

直接販売
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

직접 판매
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Langsung sade
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bán hàng trực tiếp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேரடி விற்பனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थेट विक्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

direkt satış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vendita diretta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sprzedaż bezpośrednia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прямі продажі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vânzare directă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

άμεσης πώλησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

direkte verkope
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

direktförsäljning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

direktesalg
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIRECT SELLING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about direct selling

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2 QUOTES WITH «DIRECT SELLING»

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Andrea Jung
Avon invented the concept of direct marketing and direct selling beauty. And that's still very valid to us. We'll have a firm that will be around for another 114 years as strongly as it was the first 114.
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Sheri McCoy
The vision is to restore Avon to an iconic beauty brand and to our leadership position in global direct selling, as well as continuing to ensure that we live up to our mission of empowering women.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIRECT SELLING»

Discover the use of direct selling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to direct selling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Be a Direct Selling Superstar: Achieve Financial Freedom for ...
Mary Christensen has empowered and equipped thousands of direct sellers to succeed, and in her newest book, Be a Direct Selling Superstar, she delivers an all-encompassing guide to building, leading, and managing a profitable direct sales ...
Mary Christensen, 2013
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Build It Big: 101 Insider Secrets from Top Direct Selling ...
101 Insider Secrets from Top Direct Selling Experts connects you with 89 remarkable people who have achieved unparalleled success.
‎2005
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Direct Selling Channels
This paper describes findings from an investigation of consumers' experiences with and attitudes toward direct selling methods, based upon face-toface interviews with 491 residents in three Pacific Northwest metropolitan areas. Demographic ...
Bert Rosenbloom, 2013
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Be a Party Plan Superstar: Build a $100,000-a-Year Direct ...
This is the one book that shows women how to become direct-selling superstars…simply by being the life of the party. "This wonderful book has all the answers you need to build a profitable party plan business from home.
Mary Christensen, 2010
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Charismatic Capitalism: Direct Selling Organizations in America
Studies the direct sales industry, the social and cultural factors that have given rise to direct selling and the dynamics of its organizational life.
Nicole Woolsey Biggart, 1989
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Making Up the Difference: Women, Beauty, and Direct Selling ...
Addressing gender relations (including a look at men's direct and indirect involvement), the importance of image, and the social and economic context of direct selling, Casanova challenges assumptions that this kind of flexible employment ...
Erynn Casanova, 2011
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Direct marketing, direct selling, and the mature consumer: a ...
This book reports and interprets the results of a major research study that investigated the shopping behavior of the mature consumer with regard to the principal types of direct response marketing: catalog shopping, direct mail, media ads, ...
James R. Lumpkin, Marjorie J. Caballero, Lawrence B. Chonko, 1989
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Social Selling: How Direct Selling Companies Can Harness the ...
This groundbreaking book from one of direct selling's leading progressive voices explains how your company can capitalize on these incredible opportunities and help map to a future bigger than our industry ever dreamed.
Jonathan Gilliam, 2012
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Quick Steps To Direct Selling Success: Turn Your ...
Quick Steps to Direct Selling Success tells you everything you need to know about direct selling, including network marketing.
Gary Spirer, 2011
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The hard sell: an ethnographic study of the direct selling ...
In this work John Bone provides a lively and engaging insight into the social world of direct selling organizations.
John Bone, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIRECT SELLING»

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Zacks Rating on Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. | American Trade Journal
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. is a global direct selling company with operations in 53 markets worldwide. The Company develops and distributes ... «American Trade Journal, Jul 15»
2
LifeVantage Flagship Product, Protandim, Registered in Mexico …
“The Network Marketing and Direct Selling industry in Mexico generates nearly $8 billion per year with approximately 2.2 million distributors ... «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Quarto Starts New Consumer Site - Publishers Weekly
Consumer in the U.S. will be able to buy directly from the site beginning August 31 and the U.K. direct selling site will go live September 31. «Publishers Weekly, Jul 15»
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National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG)'s Owned Bank Attracts …
... in addition to selling banc assurance products through the Bank's network and also by direct selling. The Bank offers various banc assurance ... «Live Trading News, Jul 15»
5
Avon Products Short Interest Down 6.3% in June (AVP) | sleekmoney
The Company's business is conducted primarily in one channel, direct selling. The Company has sales operations in 60 countries and ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
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Omega Commercial Finance Corporation (OTCMKTS:OCFN …
Omega Commercial generated $469,578 from non-refundable fees in FY2014.The direct selling of its convertible preferred series “2020” stock ... «StocksnTrade, Jul 15»
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Local biz: New executives at doTerra and Young Living Essential Oils
"Prior to launching Young Living with Gary, I established and grew my own successful direct selling business. This experience has led to a ... «Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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Herbalife Downgraded by Zacks to Hold (HLF)
It distributes and sells its products through a network of independent distributors, using the direct selling channel. The Company categorizes its ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Avon Products Raised to Hold at Zacks (AVP) | sleekmoney
... Europe, Middle East & Africa; North America, and Asia Pacific. The Company's business is conducted primarily in one channel, direct selling. «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
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LifeVantage Recognized as One of Direct Selling Association's Top …
In addition to its top 20 ranking by the DSA, LifeVantage has been ranked the 67th largest direct selling company in the world by Direct Selling ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»

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