www.forrester.com
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www.fedsa.eu
FEDSA is a European trade association which works to promote the interest of the direct selling industry at the European level. It is also a good source of accurate and up-to-date information on the direct selling market in Europe.
www.dsa.org
www.wfdsa.org
The Direct Selling Association (DSA) and the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations (WFDSA) are trade associations of the leading firms that sell and distribute goods and services directly to consumers.
The DSA website, among others, provides useful statistics for the relevant business, among others the 1999 US Direct Selling Growth and Outlook Survey
www.marketing.haynet.com
Marketing Online is produced by Marketing magazine for client marketers and their agencies. In addition to top stories and features from this week's magazine with regular news updates, the site also features direct marketing statistics (see the leagues).
www.dmis.co.uk/keystats/keystats.html
DMIS undertakes major research into the direct mail industry in the UK, among others on consumers' and business people's attitudes to direct mail. DMIS acts as a central source of industry information, and as a point of reference for enquiries
www.edithroman.com/static/calc.html
This list brokerage offers “free calculators” for the direct marketer to have an idea about return on investments and to determine pieces to mail
