List of Figures |
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List of Tables |
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Author Biographies |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Introductory Chapter |
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1 Relationship Marketing and the Digital Age |
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Relationship Marketing as a Source of Sustainable Competitive Advantage A Brief Overview of Relationship Marketing |
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Definition of Relationship Marketing |
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Distinguishing Relationship Marketing From Other Marketing Domains |
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Evolution of Relationship Marketing Terminology |
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Key Trends Increasing the Importance of Relationship Marketing |
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Transition to Service-Based Economies |
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Faster Product Commoditization |
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20 | (1) |
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The Digital Age: The Mega-Trend Increasing the Importance of Relationship Marketing |
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Evolution of the Digital Age |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (1) |
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Characteristics of Customer-Seller Relationships in the Digital Age |
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30 | (4) |
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Using Relationship Marketing to Succeed in the Digital Age |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (9) |
Part I Understanding Relationship Marketing |
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2 Relationship Marketing Theory |
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49 | (38) |
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49 | (1) |
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Overview of the Evolution of Relationship Marketing Theory |
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50 | (5) |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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Twin Pillars of Relationship Marketing Effectiveness: The Evolutionary Psychology of Gratitude and Unfairness |
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Understanding Gratitude and Reciprocity |
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Understanding Unfairness and Punishment |
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57 | (2) |
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A Typology of Marketing Relationships |
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59 | (12) |
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Interpersonal Relationships |
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60 | (3) |
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Customer Commitment and Trust |
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60 | (1) |
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Customer Gratitude and Reciprocity Norms |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (5) |
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65 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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Implications of Multilevel Interfirm Relationships |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (20) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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An Integrative Theoretical Framework of Relationship Marketing |
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71 | (6) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (8) |
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3 Relationship Marketing Framework |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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Seller Relationship Marketing Investments |
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88 | (4) |
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Financial Relationship Marketing Investments |
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88 | (3) |
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Social Relationship Marketing Investments |
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91 | (1) |
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Structural Relationship Marketing Investments |
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91 | (1) |
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Customer Relational Mechanisms |
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92 | (20) |
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Emotional Relational Mechanisms |
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93 | (14) |
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Cognitive Relational Mechanisms |
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107 | (2) |
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Conative Relational Mechanisms |
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109 | (1) |
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Behavioral Relational Mechanisms |
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110 | (2) |
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Seller Relationship Marketing Performance Outcomes |
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112 | (3) |
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Financial Relationship Marketing Performance Outcomes |
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113 | (1) |
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Nonfinancial Relationship Marketing Performance Outcomes |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (1) |
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117 | (6) |
Part II Applying Relationship Marketing |
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4 Relationship Marketing Dynamics |
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125 | (19) |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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Approaches to Managing Relationship Marketing Dynamics |
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126 | (10) |
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Incremental Relationship Change |
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Relationship Life Cycle Stages |
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126 | (3) |
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129 | (2) |
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Relationship States and Migration Mechanisms |
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131 | (3) |
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Disruptive Relationship Change |
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134 | (2) |
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Guidelines for Managing Relationship Marketing Dynamics |
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136 | (4) |
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Diagnosing Relationship Change Through Market Research Techniques |
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137 | (1) |
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Diagnosing Relationship Change Through CRM Database Analyses |
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138 | (1) |
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Diagnosing Relationship Change Through Big Data Analytics |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (2) |
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5 Relationship Marketing Strategies |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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Approaches for Managing Relationship Marketing Strategies |
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145 | (19) |
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Relationship Marketing Strategies for Building Relationships |
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145 | (7) |
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Understanding Relationship Drivers |
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145 | (4) |
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Stimulating Gratitude and Reciprocity Norms |
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149 | (2) |
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Forming Relationships Online |
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151 | (1) |
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Relationship Marketing Strategies for Maintaining Relationships |
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152 | (5) |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (3) |
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Institutionalized Relationship Marketing Programs |
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157 | (7) |
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Installing Customer-Centric Structures |
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157 | (3) |
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Implementing Loyalty Programs |
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160 | (4) |
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Guidelines for Managing Relationship Marketing Strategies |
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164 | (6) |
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Established Best Practices |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (18) |
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Enhancing Communication Strategies |
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166 | (2) |
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Enhancing Personalization Strategies |
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168 | (1) |
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Enhancing Experiential Benefits Strategies |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (8) |
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6 Relationship Marketing Targeting |
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181 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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Managing Relationship Marketing Targeting |
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182 | (8) |
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The Concept of Customer Relationship Orientation |
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182 | (2) |
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Customer-Specific Drivers of Customer Relationship Orientation |
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184 | (1) |
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Industry-Specific Drivers of Customer Relationship Orientation |
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185 | (2) |
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Culture-Specific Drivers of Customer Relationship Orientation |
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187 | (3) |
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Guidelines for Managing Relationship Marketing Targeting |
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190 | (8) |
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Using Field Experiments to Improve Targeting |
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191 | (4) |
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Targeting Groups of Customers |
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195 | (3) |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (5) |
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205 | (2) |
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7 Research and Managerial Guidelines for Relationship Marketing in the Digital Age |
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207 | (24) |
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207 | (1) |
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207 | (3) |
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Enhancing Relationship Marketing Understanding |
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210 | (7) |
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Relationship Marketing Theory |
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210 | (3) |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (2) |
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Relationship Marketing Framework |
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213 | (4) |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (3) |
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Enhancing Relationship Marketing Applications |
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217 | (9) |
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Relationship Marketing Dynamics |
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217 | (2) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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Relationship Marketing Strategies |
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219 | (4) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (2) |
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Relationship Marketing Targeting |
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223 | (3) |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (3) |
Glossary |
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Index |
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