The Main Difference Between Direct-Mail Retailers and Catalogue Retailers Is

question 43

Multiple Choice

The main difference between direct-mail retailers and catalogue retailers is that direct-mail retailers are:

• A) businesses that have low start-up costs
• B) consistent with catalogue retailers in that they maintain long-term relationships
• C) highly involved in database management
• D) primarily interested in a single sale from a specific mailing while catalogue retailers maintain relationships with customers over time
• E) usually considered junk mail and are discarded

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