› the activity of marketing products and services by communicating directly with consumers by phone, mail, or on the internet: Direct marketing advertising is targeted, in that it seeks to create direct contact with individual consumers.direct marketing agency/company/consultancyOur initial plan includes newspaper and magazine ads as well as a direct marketing campaign to targeted consumers.
direct marketernoun[C]›They help direct marketers target their markets by providing consumer and business data, software, and consulting services.