Marketing: An Introduction (12th Edition)
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Author: Gary Armstrong, Philip Kotler
Publisher: PEARSON
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To discuss: The strategy used by the company to manage a true friend’s relationship.
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The company classifies its customers according to their potential profitability. They are as follows:
- Butterflies
- True friends
- Strangers
- Barnacles
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