Table of Contents

Foreword xiii Preface xv Acknowledgments xviii About the Author xix Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Chapter 2: Maximizing Profitability 11 Chapter 3: Customer Selection Metrics 29 Chapter 4: Managing Customer Profitability 59 Chapter 5: Maximizing Customer Profitability 75 Chapter 6: Managing Loyalty and Profitability Simultaneously 93 Chapter 7: Optimal Allocation of Resources across Marketing and Communication Strategies 113 Chapter 8: Pitching the Right Product to the Right Customer at the Right Time 127 Chapter 9: Preventing Attrition of Customers 143 Chapter 10: Managing Multichannel Shoppers 163 Chapter 11: Linking Investments in Branding to Customer Profitability 187 Chapter 12: Acquiring Profitable Customers 205 Chapter 13: Managing Customer Referral Behavior 223 Chapter 14: Organizational and Implementation Challenges 249 Chapter 15: The Future of Customer Management 267 Index 283

About the Author

V. Kumar was recently honored as one of the world's top five-ranked marketing scholars. He has taught and consulted for many Global Fortune 500 firms and universities, and has published award-winning articles in many scholarly journals and business publications, including the Harvard Business Review and the Journal of Marketing. Kumar has co-authored textbooks on marketing research, including his recent Customer Relationship Management: A Databased Approach. His current research focuses on brand management, word-of-mouth marketing, international diffusion models, and customer relationship management.