It won't be exaggerating to say that direct sales happens to be the need of the hour. Ask marketing experts and they would agree to the view that direct sales is the need of the hour. They are well aware of the changing trends and changing tastes too and hence are very much aware that direct sales and marketing has its own relevance at all times, more so at present.
With the market getting all tough and highly competitive, it's only natural for people- companies, sales people and customers alike- to opt for the most direct and effective mode of marketing. Everyone knows, and knows it very well, that the only mode of marketing that's 100% direct and as much effective as well is direct marketing. It's this that accounts for the feasibility and accountability of this mode of selling and buying.
At a time when the average buyer is staggered with the torrent of advertisements reaching him and the innumerable kinds of products flooding the market, direct sales still holds utmost significance. He would very much appreciate it if he finds a well-intentioned guy coming up to him and trying to assess his needs and requirements and then provide him the necessary solutions, in terms of products or services. He is double happy when the same reaches his hands at a far more attractive price compared to that of similar products in the market. The fact that he doesn't have to take the pain of going there and doing all the product hunting, haggling and all too is worth mentioning.
On the other hand, the seller and of course the company for which he sells the wares gets to make not just a reasonable kind of profit, but also manages to forge a direct relationship with the customer, thereby finding a place in his heart.
All this works in favour of direct sales and marketing, at all times.