Would you agree or disagree with the following statement? "It's a lot cheaper and easier to keep existing customers than to try to find new ones." Explain your answer.

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Students should agree. Firms have begun to put a financial value on good customer relationships. Firms try to put a dollar value on what satisfied loyal, repeat customers spend on the firm's product during a year or a lifetime. These calculations have focused marketer attention on customer retention. Examples in the textbook include Frito-Lay, Exxon, Kimberly-Clark, and Ford Motor Company. Firms have learned that it's a lot cheaper and easier to keep existing customers than to try to find new ones, particularly due to the high cost of promotions.

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