1. Introduction: What is the Value of Your Customers? -- 2.The VARIED Tasks of the Customer Asset -- 3.The Customer Asset Approach -- 4. Who Is The Customer Assets Approach For? -- 5. Applying the Customer Asset -- 6.Communication about the Customer Asset -- 7.Conclusion -- 8. References.

Conflicts between marketing and sales functions concerning customer acquisition process in business-to-business firms hurt profits. Marketing claims that sales disregards qualified leads; sales questions lead quality. To address such conflicts and avoid threats to profits, we consider several...