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((Short description|Sales and canvassing technique))
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[[File:GroenLinks members going door-to-door, Groningen (2018).jpg|thumb|Members of the Dutch political party [[GroenLinks]] canvassing door-to-door in Groningen]]
'''Door-to-door''' is a [[canvassing]] technique that is generally used for [[sales]], [[marketing]], [[advertising]], [[evangelism]] or [[Political campaign|campaigning]], in which the person or persons walk from the door of one house to the door of another, trying to sell or advertise a product or service to the general public or [[Information gathering|gather information]]. People who use this sales approach are often known as ''traveling salesmen'', or by the [[Archaism|archaic]] name ''drummer'' (someone who "drums up" business), and the technique is also sometimes called ''[[Direct selling|direct sales]]''. A variant of this involves [[cold calling]] first, when another sales representative attempts to gain agreement that a salesperson should visit.

Historically, this was a major method of distributing goods outside large towns, with the salesmen, often [[self-employed]] known as pedlars or [[peddler]]s, also [[Hawker (trade)|hawkers]].  With the huge growth of retail shops in the 19th century, it became less important, and the development of [[mail order]] and finally sales via the [[internet]] gradually reduced its significance in advanced economies except in a few fields, such as repairs and improvements to homes.

==Model==
Products or services sold door-to-door are generally in one of seven industries: cable, telecommunications, solar, energy, security, landscaping and construction.<ref name=":0">((Cite news|url=https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2016/10/door-door-solar-sales-back/|title=Door-to-door solar sales is back—but why?|date=2016-10-04|work=Solar Power World|access-date=2017-11-07|language=en-US))</ref> There are also many [[multi-level marketing]] products sold door-to-door.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.mlmlaw.com/library/guides/dortodor.htm|title=MLM Law - Door-to-Door Sales- Attorney Specializing in Multilevel Marketing and Direct Selling Reese, Poyfair, Richards|website=www.mlmlaw.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-07|archive-date=2017-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108035834/https://www.mlmlaw.com/library/guides/dortodor.htm|url-status=dead))</ref> The industries accounting for the largest share of direct-sales revenue include construction and telecommunications.<ref>((Cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3403859/ns/business-us_business/t/revival-door-to-door-marketing/#.WgIp7BOPIWo|title=A revival for door-to-door marketing|date=2003-11-12|work=msnbc.com|access-date=2017-11-07|language=en))</ref> The largest subset of these would be the home improvement products/services where items sold could be new or repaired roofs, [[siding (construction)|siding]], new replacement windows, and decorative stone. ((As of|2008)) the [[business model]] of many companies that participate in this type of [[direct marketing]] has changed with the growth of the [[Information Age]]. Products sold door-to-door are now more likely to be more subtle in nature: such as sheets of [[coupon]]s to events or local businesses, [[season ticket]]s to local professional sports teams (both of these are known in the industry as "Cert [or certificate] Sales", or subscriptions to home [[Pay television|television services]] or [[Broadband Internet access|broadband internet]] services. [[Telecommunications]] companies like [[Verizon Communications]] ([[Verizon Fios|Fios]]), [[Comcast]] (cable [[cable television|television]] and [[Cable Internet|internet]]) and [[AT&T]] ([[U-verse TV]]) all contract with various marketing companies for nationwide sales fulfillment at the residential level. While the practice of the salesman carrying a bag of goods on his shoulder to sell to the public declined with advances made in technology and internet selling, there has been a resurgence of door-to-door selling in recent years, especially in the energy and solar industries, such as [[SolarCity]] and [[Vivint Solar]]).<ref>((cite news|last1=Sweet|first1=Cassandra|title=SolarCity Aims to Cut Marketing Costs as Competition Heats Up|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/solarcity-aims-to-cut-marketing-costs-as-competition-heats-up-1474563276|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=22 September 2016 |access-date=2017-01-17))</ref><ref>((cite news |title=Main Street Home Repairs |url=https://www.goodlettsvillehomerepairs.com/ |access-date=21 July 2023))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Door-todoor Sales: The Forgotten Channel|url=https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/consumer_products_retail_door_to_door_sales/|publisher=Boston Consulting Group))</ref>

== History ==
((Main articles|Peddler))
Door to door sales likely have their root in [[Peddler|peddling]].

==Banning and regulation==
In the [[United States]], some communities attempted to criminalize this form of selling by passing what is known as a [[Green River Ordinance]] which bans all door-to-door sales.  In 1933, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit]] upheld such a law valid <ref>Town of Green River v. Fuller Brush Co. (1933) 65 F.2d 112</ref> but in 1976 the Supreme Court extended the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] to commercial speech<ref>Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. (1976) 425 U.S. 748 (96 S.Ct. 1817)</ref> and in 1980 set forth a four-pronged test regarding the regulation of door-to-door selling:<ref>Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp v. Public Service Comm. (1980) 447 U.S. 557, (100 S.Ct. 2343)</ref>

# The pitch itself must not regard things that are in themselves illegal and must be truthful to be protected by the First Amendment.<ref>Edenfield v. Fane: Project 80’s Inc. v. Cit of Pocatello (1988) 876 F.2d 711.</ref>
# Assertive governmental interest is substantial.
# The regulation directly advances point 2.
# If the regulation is necessary to serve that interest (i.e. demonstrating “no solicitation” signs and already existing trespass laws are not sufficient).

If a regulation meets these criteria, it is most likely legal.

== Revival ==
In 2011, door-to-door sales was named one of the top 10 dead or dying career paths with an 18 percent decline in positions expected by 2018.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/2011/01/18/jobs-outlook-decline-forbes-woman-leadership-careers_slide_7.html|title=In Pictures: 10 Top Dead Or Dying Career Paths|last=Goudreau|first=Jenna|date=2011-01-18|work=Forbes|access-date=2017-11-07|language=en))</ref> Instead, between 2012 and 2013, door-to-door sales positions started growing 34% year-over-year.<ref name=":0" /> In 2017 the market is believed to be worth $36 billion, an increase of $7.7 billion since 2009 (or $4 billion if adjusted for inflation).<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.safewise.com/blog/does-door-to-door-selling-still-work/|title=Does Door-to-Door Selling Still Work? - SafeWise|website=www.safewise.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-07|archive-date=2017-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503044713/http://www.safewise.com/blog/does-door-to-door-selling-still-work/|url-status=dead))</ref><ref name=":1">((Cite news|url=http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story/36674004/direct-selling-comes-into-a-new-age|title=Direct Selling Comes Into a New Age|last=Foit|first=Michael|access-date=2017-11-07|language=en))</ref> As of 2017, the research shows that 20.5 million people in the [[United States]] have signed agreements with direct selling companies making them eligible to purchase discounted products and resell them that at a profit, and to sponsor others individuals who also can sell the products.<ref name=":1" />

New technologies have also changed door-to-door sales' efficacy and appeal for organizations. Expansive databases of American households pull together demographic information, consumer data, and past-canvassing profiles to allow precise targeting of potential buyers. Corporations no longer knock on all the doors in an area, instead they focus on people most likely to buy their products or services.<ref>((Cite web |title=DataGrid AI - Sales Intelligence & Homeowner Information |url=https://salesrabbit.com/datagrid/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Salesrabbit.com |language=en-US))</ref>

== Law enforcement and detective work ==
Police detectives many times will go door-to-door at residences that exist nearby a crime scene, to see if the victim or suspect may have known (or may have been known by) any of the residents in the general vicinity, or to gather information from potential witnesses.<ref>Nyberg, Ramesh - [http://www.policemag.com/channel/patrol/articles/2006/07/going-door-to-door.aspx Cover Story - Going Door to Door] - ''Police Patrol - The Law Enforcement Magazine.''  policemag.com. July 1, 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2016.</ref>

==Religious work==
((Further|Approaches to evangelism))
The [[Bible]] records that [[Jesus]] sent out his disciples to evangelize by visiting peoples homes in pairs of two believers (cf. ((Bibleverse|Luke|10:1-12|KJV))).<ref name="Rainer1989">((cite book |last1=Rainer |first1=Thom S. |title= Evangelism in the twenty-first century: the critical issues |date= 1989 |publisher= H. Shaw Publishers |isbn= 978-0-87788-238-1 |page=148 |language=English))</ref>

Accordingly, in [[Christianity]], [[Methodist]] churches aligned with the [[holiness movement]] engage in door-to-door [[evangelism]]; in this tradition, it is frequently referred to as "calling".<ref>((cite journal |last1= Logan |first1= J. S. |editor1-last=White |editor1-first=Stephen S. |title=Prayer: the greatest spiritual power |journal=Herald of Holiness |date= 1957 |volume= 45 |issue=44 |page=5 |publisher=Nazarene Publishing House))</ref> [[Baptist]] congregations are known for door-to-door evangelism as well. In both the Holiness Methodist and Baptist Christian traditions, those visiting people's homes commonly distribute [[gospel tracts]] to residents.<ref name="Maynard2019">
((cite web
 |last1=Maynard |first1=Mark |title=Pastor finds door-to-door evangelism still cool - Baptist Press |url= https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/pastor-finds-door-to-door-evangelism-still-cool/ |publisher= [[Baptist Press]] |access-date=8 February 2021 |date=8 August 2019))
</ref>

[[Restorationist]] groups, such as [[Jehovah's Witnesses]], [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-Day Adventists]] and [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], are known for door-to-door evangelizing and [[proselytizing]].

==See also==
((Wiktionary))
*[[Canvassing]]
*[[Solicitation]]

==References==
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((Media manipulation))

((Authority control))

[[Category:Personal selling]]
[[Category:Non-store retailing]]

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