One Direct-to-Consumer Company's Secrets to Success
Luxury handbag maker Dagne Dover has seen more than $1 million in direct-to-consumer sales through its online store.
In early 2012, Melissa Mash, Jessy Dover and Deepa Gandhi asked more than 1,000 people for input on designing a practical luxury handbag. The following year, during a three-month campaign on their website, the Dagne Dover founders presold nearly $40,000 worth of their high-end totes (featuring multiple enclosures to keep laptops, tablets, phones, water bottles, wallets and keys in place) and
