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MANAGING CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS 33 CHAPTER 1 MANAGING CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPSRUTH N. BOLTON AND CRINA O. TARASIA bstractThe CUSTOMER relationship management (CRM) literature recognizes the long-run value of po-tential and current customers. Increased revenues, profits, and shareholder value are the result of marketing activities directed toward developing, maintaining, and enhancing successful com-pany CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS . These activities require an in-depth understanding of the underlying sources of value that the firm both derives from customers, as well as delivers to customers. We built our review from the perspective that customers are the building blocks of a firm. In order to endure long-term success, the role of marketing in a firm is to contribute to building strong market assets, including a valuable CUSTOMER portfolio. CRM is an integral part of a company s strategy, and its input should be actively considered in decisions regarding the development of organizational capabilities, the management of value creation, and the allocation of resources.

4 RUTH N. BOLTON AND CRINA O. TARASI for customers and the firm, managing sources of value (acquisition, retention, etc.), investing resources across functions, organizational units, and channels, and globally optimizing product

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