TY - BOOK AU - Kumar,V. TI - Managing customers for profit: strategies to increase profits and build loyalty SN - 0132352214 (hbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 658.812 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Upper Saddle River, United States PB - Wharton School Pub., Pearson Education, Inc. KW - Customer relations KW - Management KW - Profit KW - BUSADM KW - December2014 KW - reading book N1 - Index : p. 283-296; Includes bibliographical references; Introduction-Maximizing profitability-Customer selection metrics-Managing customer profitability-Maximizing customer profitability -Managing loyalty and profitability simultaneously-Optimal allocation of resources across marketing and communication strategies-Pitching the right product to the right customer at the right time-Preventing attrition of customers-Managing multichannel shoppers-Linking investments in branding to customer profitability-Acquiring profitable customers-Managing customer referral behavior-Organizational and implementation challenges-The future of customer management ER -