The Impact and Future of Direct Marketing in India
Kunal singh
Abstract
term direct marketing was firstly born in the year 1961 in speech by Lester Wunderman he worked with the big brand American Express. he creates new ways to market direct to consumer. Today trade (buying and selling between the countries become more global .one of the major reasons is to be technology and better transportation and communication make it easier to trade now people and companies can buy the best product from the different companies.
According to the U.S. Direct Marketing Association, direct marketing is a way of using one or more advertising methods to contact customers directly and get a quick response or sale. Direct marketing in India has emerged as a vital channel for brand engagement, customer acquisition, and sales growth. Through the growth of the digital technology business are direct interact with customer.
Direct marketing differs from the usual mass marketing. Don peppers and Martha Rogers have differentiated the two (the one- to-one future1993). accordingly mass marketing is to be give attention to the average customer and customer profile is not very well known to him. on other side in direct marketing focus on the individual customer and its profile of the individual very well known to the marketer. Direct marketer faces a challenge in communicating with the customer because of the white noise. Marketer sent the information and customer refuse the communication, and they do read the mail, change tv channel, and not pay attention to the advertisement and mails. Major reason of such, large no of the marketer trying to reach with customer and promoting same product. marketer solve such kind of situation by providing various type of incentive and perk and attract more. Sore direct marketing changes the perception of the customer those who are willing and highly interested in the marketing communication. This paper explores direct marketing's scope, impact, and challenges in India, with a special focus on urban-rural dynamics, emerging techniques, and customer perceptions. . Data from a survey of 100 individuals in Delhi NCR supports the study. India’s diversity makes it both a challenging and rewarding space for direct marketing strategies.