1.0Top To Highhttps://toptohigh.comtripmegamarthttps://toptohigh.com/author/tripmegamart/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="AO6bnLbBly"><a href="https://toptohigh.com/the-difference-between-network-marketing-and-direct-sales-765/">The Difference Between Network Marketing And Direct Sales-765</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://toptohigh.com/the-difference-between-network-marketing-and-direct-sales-765/embed/#?secret=AO6bnLbBly" width="600" height="338" title="“The Difference Between Network Marketing And Direct Sales-765” — Top To High" data-secret="AO6bnLbBly" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> This post covers the different aspects of network marketing – Direct Marketing, Affiliate Marketing and Multi Level Marketing and makes a comparison with Direct Sales. This term really relates to the distribution system. It is the marketing and selling of products directly to consumers away from a fixed retail location ie bricks and mortar building. The oldest form of this selling was actually peddling! Modern direct sales includes sales made through one-on-one demonstrations, party plans, other personal contact arrangements such as home parties 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’. According to the WFDSA (World Federation of Direct Selling Associations) consumers benefit from direct sales because of the convenience and service it provides, including personal demonstration and explanation of products, home delivery and generous satisfaction guarantees. The cost for an individual to start an independent direct sales business is typically very low, in relation to franchising, with little or no required inventory or other cash commitments to begin. Direct Sales is distinct from direct marketing because it is about individual sales agents reaching and dealing directly with […]