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@article{Kumar2018ATO, title={A Theory of Customer Valuation: Concepts, Metrics, Strategy, and Implementation}, author={Vinay Kumar}, journal={Journal of Marketing}, year={2018}, volume={82}, pages={1 - 19}, url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:168900510}}
  • Vinay Kumar
  • Published 1 January 2018
  • Economics, Business
  • Journal of Marketing

Customer value refers to the economic value of the customer's relationship with the firm. This study approaches the topic of customer value for measuring, managing, and maximizing customer contributions by proposing a customer valuation theory (CVT) based on economic principles that conceptualizes the generation of value from customers to firms. The author reviews the established economic theories for valuing investor assets (e.g., stocks) and draws a comparison to valuing customer…

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