door-to-door visits
Knocking on homes
Door-to-door visits are calls made by going from one house or building to the next in sequence, typically by salespeople, canvassers, or census workers.
The phrase emphasizes systematic coverage of a neighborhood or area: Campaign volunteers made door-to-door visits throughout the district.
Religious groups and political campaigns rely heavily on door-to-door visits to reach people directly.
- canvassingSystematic direct voter outreach
- knockingStriking to announce presence
- salesmanOne who moves merchandise
- sales pitchPersuasive commercial presentation
- solicitingActively seeking responses
no soliciting · peddling · threshold · pitch · pamphlets · neighborhood · walking · foot traffic · clipboard · stranger · front porch · porch · greeting · not interested · rejection · persistence · vacuum · evangelism
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, health education, epidemiology
door-to-door visitsphone calls
Auditory telecommunication sessions
cold calling · telemarketing · direct mail · online advertising · text messaging
door-to-door visitsmass marketing
Undifferentiated consumer outreach
broadcast advertising · television commercials · viral marketing
door, doors, doored, doorway, doorways, doorstep, doorsteps, doorbell, doorbells